Autism Spectrum Disorder. Autistic disorder
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention 1: Arranging the environment: Providing online parent training to structure the child's daily routine in order to form routines, limiting the environment, waiting for the child to ask for
Sponsors
Iran University of Medical Sciences
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
3 Years to 6 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Having definitive diagnosis of autism based on the psychiatrist's clinical judgment and the Gilliam Autism Diagnostic Scale - Second Edition (Garz-2). Being 3–6 years old. Having verbal imitation skill . Having less than a hundred functional words.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Having neurological problems such as cerebral palsy, seizures, and brain injuries that are identified through observation, examination as well as the use of the child's history and medical records. Having sensory problems such as obvious hearing loss or visual impairment that cannot be compensated by assistive devices. Being Bilingual.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Children's communication skills including communication intentions, frequency of communication, means of communication, non-verbal communication, mean length of utterance, expressive and receptive vocabulary. Timepoint: Evaluation of communication variables before the intervention, after the intervention and two months after the intervention (the follow-up stage). Method of measurement: Structured observation and MacArthur-Bates Communicative Development Inventories. | — |
Countries
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Contacts
Public ContactSalman Abdi
Iran University of Medical Sciences
Outcome results
None listed