Autism Spectrum Disorder
Conditions
Keywords
Autism Spectrum Disorder, Quality of life, sensory integration, fine motor skills
Brief summary
Clinically, infants with Autism spectrum often display gross motor delays in supine, prone, and sitting skills in their first year of life.
Interventions
OTHERfine motor skills
stretching and strengthening exercises in addition to exercises to enhance fine motor skills
OTHERsensory integration
* Tactile stimulation * Proprioceptive stimulation
Sponsors
Cairo University
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
TRIPLE (Subject, Caregiver, Outcomes Assessor)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
8 Years to 12 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Age ranges from 8 to 12 years. * Mild to moderate autistic features
Exclusion criteria
• Significant visual or auditory defects.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Gilliam autism rating scale | 3 months | higher the autism index, indicate the probability the individual has autism |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Bruininks-Oseretsky Test Of Motor Proficiency | 3 months | Fine manual control domain will be assessed in the current study. Gender specific norms were used for scoring as the scale's authors report these as being more accurate than combined gender norms |
Countries
Egypt
Outcome results
None listed