TY - JOUR
T1 - A Randomized Control Trial of Cognitive Behavior and Emotional Enhancement Intervention for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder
AU - Kanagaraj, Sagayaraj
AU - Kancharla, Kinjari
AU - Sridhar, O. T.Sabari
AU - Lakshmi, R. Vani
AU - Karthikeyan, Sundaravadivel
AU - Gopal, C. N.Ram
AU - Ramdoss, Sathiyaprakash
N1 - Funding Information:
This work was supported by the Ningxia Natural Science Foundation (2022AAC05058).
Publisher Copyright:
© 2022, The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Nature Switzerland AG.
PY - 2022
Y1 - 2022
N2 - Objectives: To evaluate the effects of cognitive behavioral intervention (CBI) alone versus cognitive behavioral intervention plus emotional enhancement intervention (EEI) on adaptive behavior, social interaction, and emotional reciprocity among a sample of children with autism spectrum disorder. Methods: Thirty-four children (aged 4 to 10 years) were randomly assigned to an experimental group receiving CBI plus EEI versus a CBI-only control group. Children in both groups received 24 one-hour sessions of intervention over 6 months. They were assessed on the functioning level of autism, specifically in the areas of adaptive behavior, social interaction, and emotional reciprocity, before intervention and at 3 and 6 months using the Indian Scale for Assessment of Autism (ISAA) and the Gilliam Autism Rating Scale, third edition (GARS-3). Results: Children in the experimental group showed significantly greater improvement in adaptive behavior, social interaction, and emotional reciprocity than children in the CBI-only control group. Conclusions: Adding EEI enhances the effectiveness of CBI for improving adaptive behavior, social interaction, and emotional reciprocity in children with autism spectrum disorder. Trial Registration: Clinical Trials Registry of India CTRI/2021/03/031763.
AB - Objectives: To evaluate the effects of cognitive behavioral intervention (CBI) alone versus cognitive behavioral intervention plus emotional enhancement intervention (EEI) on adaptive behavior, social interaction, and emotional reciprocity among a sample of children with autism spectrum disorder. Methods: Thirty-four children (aged 4 to 10 years) were randomly assigned to an experimental group receiving CBI plus EEI versus a CBI-only control group. Children in both groups received 24 one-hour sessions of intervention over 6 months. They were assessed on the functioning level of autism, specifically in the areas of adaptive behavior, social interaction, and emotional reciprocity, before intervention and at 3 and 6 months using the Indian Scale for Assessment of Autism (ISAA) and the Gilliam Autism Rating Scale, third edition (GARS-3). Results: Children in the experimental group showed significantly greater improvement in adaptive behavior, social interaction, and emotional reciprocity than children in the CBI-only control group. Conclusions: Adding EEI enhances the effectiveness of CBI for improving adaptive behavior, social interaction, and emotional reciprocity in children with autism spectrum disorder. Trial Registration: Clinical Trials Registry of India CTRI/2021/03/031763.
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U2 - 10.1007/s41252-022-00283-5
DO - 10.1007/s41252-022-00283-5
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85138266419
SN - 2366-7532
JO - Advances in Neurodevelopmental Disorders
JF - Advances in Neurodevelopmental Disorders
ER -