There have always been alternative therapies and treatments for children with Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and their effects vary in a number of ways. Some are more novel, practical, specific, or general. Different forms of therapy demand different things of the child with ASD. This then results in the different forms of therapy producing different results. Collecting data from different articles and researches, there is an obvious difference in what the children with ASD get out of the therapy. With all the alternative forms of therapy, a question that can’t be fully answered but is still very important rises: What form of therapy is most effective and allows for the most growth and results for children with ASD? Considering this is somewhat
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The inspiration for the study was the observation that animals with behaviors similar to those of people with ASD decreased when certain things were added to or changed about their routines and environments. There were 15-30 minute activities and 4-7 were performed in a day. This form of therapy was perceived as a bit more rigorous therefore resulting in a large number of children dropping or no longer being considered for the experiment. They had recruited 97 children, then certain children didn’t fit the criteria and couldn’t participate. After participating in the treatment certain children could not keep up with the treatment, were noncompliant, or had to leave for different reasons. In the end, a group of 28 and a group of 22 participated in the treatment for the experiment. Those that were left could partake in the care and all or a fraction of the sensory and environment enrichment activities. The children who partook in all aspects of the treatment tended to get the most improvement out of the therapy. Ln this experiment what was measured was IQ, language, and sensory responsiveness. As for the two different groups, there was no difference between the two in the data for the language …show more content…
Medication is a form of treatment that is usually not used in the studies and research about therapy and treatment for ASD, however, there have been breakthroughs by medicating certain symptoms of ASD. In 1992, research was conducted and recorded by Charles T. Gordon and found that certain anti-depressants worked better for children with ASD. Using anti-depressants for people with ASD’s anxiety was nothing revolutionary, however, the use of clomipramine showed better results than a placebo and desipramine. Clomipramine made the children more likely to respond to therapy and reduced the frequency of repetitive behaviors (Bower, 1992). A more recent study, “The Treatment of Anxiety in Autism Spectrum Disorder (TAASD) Study: Rationale, Design, and Methods” by Kerns, et al., uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to treat anxiety in order to then treat the child’s ASD. Coping Cat was one form of CBT used that was a one hour once a week treatment while BAIC sessions were an hour and a half, both ran for 16 weeks. BIAC helped the children and their families identify what made them anxious, coping skills, and then additional social skills to help with the anxiety. The steps in Coping Cat were very similar, but it was more centered on self-reinforcement. After the 16 weeks, a third group was in TAU therapy as a control group. The
The inspiration for the study was the observation that animals with behaviors similar to those of people with ASD decreased when certain things were added to or changed about their routines and environments. There were 15-30 minute activities and 4-7 were performed in a day. This form of therapy was perceived as a bit more rigorous therefore resulting in a large number of children dropping or no longer being considered for the experiment. They had recruited 97 children, then certain children didn’t fit the criteria and couldn’t participate. After participating in the treatment certain children could not keep up with the treatment, were noncompliant, or had to leave for different reasons. In the end, a group of 28 and a group of 22 participated in the treatment for the experiment. Those that were left could partake in the care and all or a fraction of the sensory and environment enrichment activities. The children who partook in all aspects of the treatment tended to get the most improvement out of the therapy. Ln this experiment what was measured was IQ, language, and sensory responsiveness. As for the two different groups, there was no difference between the two in the data for the language …show more content…
Medication is a form of treatment that is usually not used in the studies and research about therapy and treatment for ASD, however, there have been breakthroughs by medicating certain symptoms of ASD. In 1992, research was conducted and recorded by Charles T. Gordon and found that certain anti-depressants worked better for children with ASD. Using anti-depressants for people with ASD’s anxiety was nothing revolutionary, however, the use of clomipramine showed better results than a placebo and desipramine. Clomipramine made the children more likely to respond to therapy and reduced the frequency of repetitive behaviors (Bower, 1992). A more recent study, “The Treatment of Anxiety in Autism Spectrum Disorder (TAASD) Study: Rationale, Design, and Methods” by Kerns, et al., uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to treat anxiety in order to then treat the child’s ASD. Coping Cat was one form of CBT used that was a one hour once a week treatment while BAIC sessions were an hour and a half, both ran for 16 weeks. BIAC helped the children and their families identify what made them anxious, coping skills, and then additional social skills to help with the anxiety. The steps in Coping Cat were very similar, but it was more centered on self-reinforcement. After the 16 weeks, a third group was in TAU therapy as a control group. The