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Trial reportJournal of autism and developmental disorders2014

An intervention for sensory difficulties in children with autism: a randomized trial.

Roseann C Schaaf, Teal Benevides, Zoe Mailloux, Patricia Faller, Joanne Hunt, Elke van Hooydonk, Regina Freeman, Benjamin Leiby, Jocelyn Sendecki, Donna Kelly

Abstract readRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in Journal of autism and developmental disorders, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 76 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

76 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors.

Roseann C SchaafDepartment of Occupational Therapy, Faculty of the Farber Institute of Neuroscience, Thomas Jefferson University, 901 Walnut Street, Suite 605, Philadelphia, PA, 19107, USA, Roseann.schaaf@jefferson.edu.
Teal Benevides
Zoe Mailloux
Patricia Faller
Joanne Hunt
Elke van Hooydonk
Regina Freeman
Benjamin Leiby
Jocelyn Sendecki
Donna Kelly

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This study evaluated a manualized intervention for sensory difficulties for children with autism, ages 4-8 years, using a randomized trial design. Diagnosis of autism was confirmed using gold standard measures. Results show that the children in the treatment group (n = 17) who received 30 sessions of the occupational therapy intervention scored significantly higher (p = 0.003, d = 1.2) on Goal Attainment Scales (primary outcome), and also scored significantly better on measures of caregiver assistance in self-care (p = 0.008 d = 0.9) and socialization (p = 0.04, d = 0.7) than the Usual Care control group (n = 15). The study shows high rigor in its measurement of treatment fidelity and use of a manualized protocol, and provides support for the use of this intervention for children with autism. Findings are discussed in terms of their implications for practice and future research.

Indexed as

Autistic DisorderCaregiversChildChild, PreschoolFemaleHumansMaleOccupational TherapySelf CareSensation DisordersTreatment Outcome

Identifiers

PMID24214165
PMCPMC4057638

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