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The Development of Autistic Children Based on Mothers´Response in Autism Behavior Checklist

Phase 1
Completed
Conditions
Autism
Asperger Syndrome
Interventions
Other: Speech Therapy
Registration Number
NCT00725556
Lead Sponsor
Federal University of São Paulo
Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the process of development of autistic children, in a direct and indirect intervention context from mother´s response in Autism Behavior Checklist.

Detailed Description

Aim: We evaluated the process of development of autistic children, in a direct and indirect intervention context from mother´s response in Autism Behavior Checklist.

Method:

The sample were composed of 11 mothers of children diagnosed with Autism (6) and Asperger Syndrome (5), according to the criteria established by the DSM IVtr (APA, 2002). These children were randomly divided into two groups: Six were receiving both direct and indirect intervention (Therapy Group -TG), and five were receiving exclusively indirect intervention (Orientation Group - OG). We used the Autism Behavior Checklist (Krug et al., 1993), adapted to Portuguese on three occasions: at the beginning, six months later and 12 months later. This is a list of nonadaptive behaviors (57), in the areas: Sensorial, Body and Object Use, Language, Social and Relating.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
11
Inclusion Criteria
  • Clinical diagnosis of Autism or Asperger Syndrome
  • Age (children)
  • Adherence in the study (at least 70%)
Exclusion Criteria
  • Others clinical diagnosis

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
1Speech TherapySpeech therapy
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
To evaluate the process of development of autistic children, in a direct and indirect intervention context from mother´s response in Autism Behavior Checklist.one year
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Ana Carina Tamanaha

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São Paulo, Brazil

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