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Objective:To observe the effect of speech training based on mirror neuron theory on children with functional articulation disorder (FAD).Methods:Fifty children with FAD were randomly divided into a training group and a control group, each of 25. Both groups received 30 minutes of conventional speech training 5 times a week for 24 weeks, while the training group was additionally given 20 minutes of speech training based on mirror neuron theory simultaneously. Before and after the intervention, both groups were evaluated using the articulation speech ability assessment scale and the oral motor ability assessment scale.Results:Before the treatment, there were no significant differences between the 2 groups in any of the measurements. After the treatment, significant improvement was observed in all of the measurements for both groups, but at that point the training group′s articulation, motor ability of the lower jaw, tongue and lips were all significantly superior to the control group′s averages.Conclusions:Speech training based on mirror neuron theory can significantly improve the articulation, intelligibility and oral motor functioning of children with functional articulation disorder.
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Objective:To understand the sensory characteristics of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), and to explore its relationship with the clinical symptoms and to provide a reference basis for early diagnosis and intervention treatment of ASD.Methods:A cross-sectional survey was conducted to collect 216 children diagnosed with ASD according to DSM-5 from September 2021 to December 2021.All children were investigated with short sensory profile (SSP), autism behavior checklist (ABC) and social response scale (SRS). SPSS 21.0 was used for statistical analysis and the correlation between sensory characteristics and clinical symptoms of ASD children was analyzed by Pearson correlation.Results:The results showed that 120 of 216 with ASD children had abnormal SSP total score, with an abnormal rate of 55.6%.Among the seven dimensions, the abnormal rate of auditory filtering was the highest, reaching 83.8%, followed by low strength/weakness(60.2%), motor sensitivity(43.5%), low response/sensation seeking(39.8%), taste/smell sensitivity(37.5%), vision / hearing sensitivity(27.8%) and tactile sensitivity(17.6%), and the total incidence of paresthesia was 92.1%.There were significant differences in the total score of ABC and the five dimensions of sensation, communication, body movement, language and life self-care of ASD children with different sensory characteristics ( F=39.15, 39.99, 46.02, 29.18, 50.98, 51.76 respectively, all P<0.01). There were significant differences in the total score of SRS and social perception, social cognition, social communication, social motivation among ASD children with different sensory characteristics ( F=19.33, 29.47, 24.82, 29.68, 31.48, 39.86 respectively, all P<0.01). With the aggravation of sensory abnormalities, the total scores of ABC and SRS and the scores of each dimension increased.The total score of SSP was negatively correlated with the scores of sensation, communication, body movement, language, self-care and the total score of ABC ( r=-0.613, -0.631, -0.643, -0.558, -0.657, -0.679 respectively, all P<0.01). The total score of SSP was negatively correlated with social perception, social cognition, social communication, social motivation, autism behavior and the total score of SRS ( r=-0.440, -0.527, -0.504, -0.522, -0.542, -0.595 respectively, all P<0.01). Conclusion:Sensory abnormalities are common in ASD children, and with the aggravation of sensory abnormalities, the core symptoms and behavioral performance of ASD children are more obvious and positively correlated.