Modular cognitive behavioral therapy for autism-related symptoms in children: A randomized controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To date, no one-on-one psychotherapy protocol for elementary and middle school-aged children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) has been found to be efficacious for treating autism-related symptoms such as failure to initiate social interactions. This study compared modular cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) with enhanced standard community treatment (ESCT) in terms of impact on the severity of autism-related symptoms.

Method

Children with ASD (N = 107; aged 6-13 years) were randomly assigned to a treatment condition (CBT or ESCT). Both treatments provided 32 therapy sessions. The CBT condition utilized a modular design, matching specific evidence-based treatment elements to each child's clinical needs (e.g., social-communication symptoms). The ESCT condition prov

SUBMITTER: Wood JJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8284564 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature