Neuro Strengths-Based Approach to Autism

Not Applicable

Active, not recruiting

• Conditions: Autism Spectrum Disorder

• Registration Number: NCT05499910
• Lead Sponsor: Baio Enterprises

Brief Summary

The Neuro-Strength-Based Approach to Autism (NSBAA) attempts to translate what research has discovered about the autistic brain into terms that autistics, and those involved with autistics, can understand. It is not intended to be a new approach to intervention but hopefully a unifying approach to understanding autism that all therapists, educators, clinicians, and parents can use when working with autistic individuals. It was developed by an autistic occupational therapist, based on her lifetime obsession of learning everything she could about how typical brains work, and, following her diagnosis, how the autistic brain works. Being on the autism spectrum herself and having worked with, and interacted with, autistic individuals of all ages and abilities in school, clinical, and personal settings, the author attempts to explain the autistic brain from both the scientific as well as autistic perspectives.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2022-07-18
• Study First Submitted QC: 2022-08-10
• Study First Posted: 2022-08-12
• Study Start: 2022-10-04
• Primary Completion: 2022-12-13
• Status Verified: 2023-02
• Last Update Submitted: 2023-02-21
• Last Update Posted: 2023-02-22
• Study Completion: 2023-07-30

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 16

Inclusion Criteria

• 5-20 SLPs / OTR/Ls, regardless of nationality
• working in a clinical, home or school setting with less than 25 years of experience
• at least 2 years of experience working with autistic clients

Exclusion Criteria

• Minors
• adults unable to consent
• undocumented individuals
• prisoners,
• uncertified therapists
• therapists from Baio Enterprises.

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: SINGLE_GROUP

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Measurable change in the participant's satisfaction with their ability to write neuro-strength-based goals	After 16 hours of training	Participants will show a significant increase (50% or higher) in their ratings on the NSBSA Satisfaction With Writing and Implementing Goals For Autistic Clients given to them pre-training, 3 months post-training, and 6 months post-training. They will rate their satisfaction with 28 elements included in the NSBSA Training Modules using a rating scale of 1-5, with 1 being very dissatisfied and 5 being very satisfied. The highest possible score is 140 and the lowest is 28.
Measurable change in participants' knowledge of the clinical reasoning for the goals they write	After 16 hours of training	Participants will show a significant increase (50% or higher) in the number of goal components they are able to include in their goal, with a maximum of 8, and the number of questions that challenge their reasoning for what they include, with a maximum of 23, in the goals they submit using the Pre- and Post-Training Goal Writing Forms. The highest possible score is 31 if they complete all components and answer all questions. The lowest possible score is 0.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Measurable change in the completeness of the goals:	After 16 hours of training	Participants will show a significant increase (50% or higher) in the score they receive on the Post-Training Goal Writing Form compared to the Pre-Training Goal Writing Form, using the Pre-and Post-Training Scoring for Goal Writing Form, with the highest possible score being +32 and the lowest score being -16 with an average score of 0.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Staci L Neustadt; 🇺🇸 Littleton, Colorado, United States