The Clinical Effect of the Comprehensive Therapy on 24 Cases of Children with Autism

Objective To study the clinical effect of comprehensive therapy including social skill training,speech and language training,cognitive training,behavior modification and sensory integrative training on children with autism.Methods 24 children with autism were collected and treated with the comprehensive therapy.Every child was assessed independently by CARS and ABC before and after the treatment.They were required to be trained for 3 hour per day and the average period of treatment was 2 to 12 months.Results At the end of the treatment,the score of CARS and ABC was statistically significantly decreased,including relationship,imitation,affective response and so on(P0.05),but there was no statistical significance on the items of relationship with non-living objects andactivity;On the score of ABC,all of the items were statistically changed after the treatment(P0.01).Conclusion The comprehensive therapy was an effective treatment to autism in Children.