Title

The Conclusion That Abi Has Inconclusive Effects For Children With Autism May Stem From The Fact That There Are Few High Quality Studies

Abstract

Design: Systematic review and meta-analysis. Data sources: The studies for this review were obtained from 7 different electronic database searches, including the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, MEDLINE Advanced, EMBASE, PsycInfo, CINAHL, and AMED. The years searched varied by database but started no earlier than 1982 and searched through November 2007. Search terms used for the disorder category included autism, autistic spectrum disorder (ASD), Asperger syndrome, Pervasive Developmental Disorders (PDD), and child development disorder. Search terms to identify the type of intervention included behavior therapy, early childhood intervention, applied behavior analysis, and early behavioral treatment. improve outcomes in preschool children with Search terms to identify the correct outcome included cognition outcomes, rehabilitation,and child health outcomes. Study selection and assessment: Studies had to meet the following criterion to be included in the meta-analysis: (1) Systematic review, randomized controlled trial (RCT), quasi-randomized control trial or control trial, (2) preschool child with ASD or PDD diagnosis, (3) ABI intervention, including direct management, parent education, and consultation with community caregivers, (4) intervention delivered by qualified health care specialist, (5) child in preschool between 18 months and 6 years of age, and (6) cognitive, language, or adaptive behavior outcome. The initial search yielded a total of 64 studies that were screened at the title and abstract level using the above criteria. Of these 64, 25 were reviewed at the full-text level for inclusion. The review included a total of 13 studies, with 4 used for the meta-analysis. The Physiotherapy Evidence Database (PEDro) Scale was used to assess study quality. Studies with a score of 6 or higher (Highest: 9) were determined to have sufficient internal validity for the quantitative analysis. Review Manager (Version 4.2, Windows) was used to calculate effectsize, standardized mean differences, confidence intervals and a heterogeneity measure. © 2010 Psychology Press.

Publication Date

8-6-2010

Publication Title

Evidence-Based Communication Assessment and Intervention

Volume

4

Issue

2

Number of Pages

62-64

Document Type

Article

Personal Identifier

scopus

DOI Link

https://doi.org/10.1080/17489531003802590

Socpus ID

77955168780 (Scopus)

Source API URL

https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/77955168780

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