The Effect of Pivotal Response Treatment in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders: A Non-randomized Study with a Blinded Outcome Measure

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• 作者：E. A. Duifhuis ; J. C. den Boer ; A. Doornbos…
• 关键词：Autism ; Pivotal response treatment ; Children ; ADOS
• 刊名：Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders
• 出版年：2017
• 出版时间：February 2017
• 年：2017
• 卷：47
• 期：2
• 页码：231-242
• 全文大小：705KB
• 刊物类别：Behavioral Science
• 刊物主题：Child and School Psychology; Pediatrics; Neurosciences; Public Health;
• 出版者：Springer US
• ISSN：1573-3432
• 卷排序：47

文摘

Purpose of this quasi-experimental trial was to investigate the effect of Pivotal response treatment (PRT) versus treatment as usual (TAU) on autism symptoms. Children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), aged 3–8 years, received either PRT (n = 11) or TAU (n = 13). Primary outcome measure was the total score on the Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule at pre- and posttreatment. Additionally, general problem behavior and parental stress levels were measured. Children in the PRT condition improved on the primary outcome measure compared to the TAU group with a small effect size [partial η2 = 0.22 (95 % CI 0.00–0.46)]. Neither group demonstrated significant changes in the secondary outcomes. This study suggests that PRT may improve autism symptoms in children with ASD over TAU.