Autism Spectrum Disorder
Conditions
Brief summary
Primary aim: evaluate the effect of MITA application on language improvement in children with Autism. Secondary aim: evaluate the effect of MITA application on sociability and cognitive awareness in children with Autism.
Detailed description
One of the most important behavioral and developmental features that suggest autism is language delays and deviations, so that social communication and social interaction is a real challenge during management of ASD patients. Among individuals diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder ASD, the prevalence of prefrontal synthesis (PFS) paralysis is 30 to 40% ,and may be as high as 60% among children enrolled into special ASD schools The management of ASD is mainly non-pharmacological like cognitive, behavioral, speech therapy which may help to maximize communication skills The use of technology in the delivery of much needed therapy called digital therapeutics promises to be effective for shrinking the gap between the therapy that is recommended for children with ASD and the amount they receive. There has been a promising trend towards computer-based interventions which capitalize on the often observed preference children with ASD show for flat screen information. Mental imaginary therapy for autism MITA application hypothesized to be used in early PFS-targeting intervention can improve language ability in children with ASD .
Interventions
OTHERapplication called Mental Imagery Therapy for Autism (MITA)
If an application called Mental Imagery Therapy for Autism (MITA) has an effect on language improvement,sociability and cognitive awareness in a sample of children with Autism to seek to provide a tablet-based therapeutic application as a means of reducing the therapy gap and improve quality of care .
Sponsors
Ain Shams University
Study design
Observational model
COHORT
Time perspective
PROSPECTIVE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
8 Years to 8 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
1. Age: 2 year to 8 years. 2. Both sexes 3. Diagnosed with autism spectrum disorders
Exclusion criteria
* A history of other developmental disorders or neuropsychiatric disease.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| evaluate the effect of MITA application on language improvement in children with Autism. | baseline , after 3 months and after 6 months . | evaluation through :Autism Treatment Evaluation Checklist and Mental Synthesis Evaluation Checklist. |
Countries
Egypt
Outcome results
None listed