Influential factors for the sensory integration training effects in children with autism / 中国当代儿科杂志

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>There are many factors affecting the sensory integration training (SIT) effects in children with autism. This study explored the influential factors for SIT effects in the aspect of the model of sensory processing.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>Ninety-three autistic children aged 1.8-8.3 years were evaluated by the autism behavior checklist (ABC) and the Dunn's model of sensory processing. The SIT effects were evaluated by the sensory integrative schedule. The effects of sex, age, ABC scores and the Dunn's model of sensory processing were investigated by logistic regression analysis.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>Logistic regression analysis showed that ABC scores (Wald=6.768, <0.01) and the Dunn's model of sensory processing (Wald=13.549, <0.01) were influential factors for the SIT effects. The Dunn's model of sensory processing was shown as a more important influential factor. Sex (Wald=1.549, >0.05) and age (Wald=0.010, >0.05) were not related to the STT effects.</p><p><b>CONCLUSIONS</b>The Dunn's model of sensory processing is a major influential factor for the SIT effects in children with autism.</p>

Effect of acupuncture on rehabilitation training of child's autism / 中国针灸

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To observe the effect of acupuncture on rehabilitation training for children's autism.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>Forty autistic children receiving rehabilitation training were divided into a control group and a treatment group, 20 cases in each group. The control group received rehabilitation training including ABA training, the Conductive Education Approach and the training of sensory integration, about 90 sessions for each training; the treatment group received acupuncture treatment for 60-90 sessions after the rehabilitation training. Their results were detected by the revised Chinese version of Psycho-Educational Profile for autistic and developmentally disabled children (C-PEP).</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>The markedly effective rate was 55.0% in the treatment group and 15.0% in the control group with a very significant difference between the two groups (P < 0.01); the differences before and after training in some projects such as the total score of development, imitation, oral cognition in the treatment group were very significantly different from those in the control group (P < 0.01).</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>Acupuncture combined with scientific and effective rehabilitation training has a better therapeutic effect than that of the simple rehabilitation training for child's autism.</p>