Health Condition 1: F840- Autistic disorder
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: SENSORY INTEGRATION+BEHAVIORAL INTEREVNTION: In addition to receiving the therapy provided to the control group,
participants in the experimental group will also receive behavioural in
Sponsors
Dr Muskaan Kaul
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: -children with autism in the age range -children receiving regular occupational therapy -children with feeding problems such as selective eating,meal time more than thirty mintutes,food intake with onky certain preferred food textures
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Children diagnosed with any other comorbidity -Children with dysphagia, tube feeding or any other oral motor impairment.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The primary outcome of the study will determine the effectiveness of integrating behavioural strategies with sensory integration therapy to increase the acceptance of non-preferred food texture in children with ASD aged 3 years 0 months to 6 years 11 months. The secondary outcome will be to correlate the acceptance of non preferred food textures with severity of autismTimepoint: Baseline assessment (0 weeks) Mid-week assessment (4 weeks) Post intervention assessment (8 weeks) | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The secondary outcome is to correlate the acceptance of non preferred food textures with severity of autismTimepoint: Baseline assessment (0 weeks) Mid-week assessment (4 weeks) Post intervention assessment (8 weeks) | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactMuskaan Kaul
Occupational Therapy Training School and Centre,Seth GSMC & KEMH Mumbai
Outcome results
None listed