Clinical Trial: The Development of Autistic Children Based on Mothers´Response in Autism Behavior Checklist

Study Status: Completed
Recruit Status: Completed
Study Type: Interventional

Official Title: The Development of Autistic Children Based on Mother´s Response in Autism Behavior Checklist

Brief Summary: The purpose of this study is to evaluate the process of development of autistic children, in a direct and indirect intervention context from mother´s response in Autism Behavior Checklist.

Detailed Summary:

Aim: We evaluated the process of development of autistic children, in a direct and indirect intervention context from mother´s response in Autism Behavior Checklist.

Method:

The sample were composed of 11 mothers of children diagnosed with Autism (6) and Asperger Syndrome (5), according to the criteria established by the DSM IVtr (APA, 2002). These children were randomly divided into two groups: Six were receiving both direct and indirect intervention (Therapy Group -TG), and five were receiving exclusively indirect intervention (Orientation Group - OG). We used the Autism Behavior Checklist (Krug et al., 1993), adapted to Portuguese on three occasions: at the beginning, six months later and 12 months later. This is a list of nonadaptive behaviors (57), in the areas: Sensorial, Body and Object Use, Language, Social and Relating.

Sponsor: Federal University of São Paulo

Current Primary Outcome: To evaluate the process of development of autistic children, in a direct and indirect intervention context from mother´s response in Autism Behavior Checklist. [ Time Frame: one year ]

Original Primary Outcome: Same as current

Current Secondary Outcome:

Original Secondary Outcome:

Information By: Federal University of São Paulo

Dates:
Date Received: July 28, 2008
Date Started: March 2006
Date Completion:
Last Updated: July 31, 2008
Last Verified: July 2008