Health Condition 1: F840- Autistic disorder
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: Symbolic Play based Intervention in Children with Autism: 11 Sessions with follow up after 15 days and one and half month
3 sessions per week
Control Intervention1: NIL: NIL
Sponsors
Central Institute of Psychiatry
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Patients diagnosed according to ICD-10 criteria (WHO, 1992) for childhood Autism 2. Patient has a mild level of autism in ISAA, having functional play. 3. Patients do not have a symbolic play. 4. Age range 5 â?? 10 years.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Patients diagnosed with Childhood Autism along with, moderate, severe or profound mental retardation. 2. Patients diagnosed with other pervasive developmental disorders 3. Patients diagnosed with Hyperkinetic disorders.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Symbolic play with Play Assessment Questionnaire Communication with Social Communication Questionnaire and MacArthur-Bates Communicative Development Inventories Cognition with Asperger Syndrome Diagnostic ScaleTimepoint: Pre-intervention (two days before session 1) Post-intervention (on the day of the last session) 15 days follow up one and half month follow up | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| NILTimepoint: NIL | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactDr Avinash Sharma
Central Institute of Psychiatry
Outcome results
None listed