Communication intervention for autism spectrum disorders in minimally verbal children

Brignell, Amanda; Song, Huan; Zhu, Jianwei; Suo, Chen; Lü, Donghao; Morgan, Angela

doi:10.1002/14651858.cd012324

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“…Subsequently, the first and third authors chose MeSH terms for explosion if all subordinate terms were truly relevant to the content area and research questions. Second, review of other relevant systematic or scoping reviews revealed additional possibilities for MeSH terms and context-dependent terms (eg, title, abstract and keywords) in the areas of swallowing-feeding65–68 and communication 69–72. The two authors (HF and ME) developing the search strategy selected terms for a paediatric population from a published filter,73 identified by the research librarian, rather than limit the search within Medline.…”

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Swallowing behaviours and feeding environment in relation to communication development from early infancy to 6 years of age: a scoping review protocol

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IntroductionUnderstanding the influences of early swallowing function and feeding environment on the development of communication will enhance prevention and intervention initiatives for young children. This scoping review will help elucidate key elements affecting the developmental trajectory of communicative systems, typically robust and well-developed by formal school entry. We aim to (1) map the current state of the literature in a growing field of interest that has the potential to advance knowledge translation, (2) identify existing gaps and (3) provide research direction for future investigations surrounding feeding-swallowing functions and environment that support or forestall communication development in young children.Methods and analysisWe are proposing a scoping review to identify the breadth and depth of the existing literature regarding swallowing-feeding functions and environment relative to the onset and progression of communicative behaviours from infancy to 6 (<6;0) years of age. Our protocol delineates rigorous methods according to Arskey and O’Malley’s framework and includes elaborations by Levac and colleagues. We will search the literature based on 10 databases, 17 peer-reviewed journals, 4 conference proceedings and 6 grey literature sources. Two authors will independently screen abstracts and review full articles, remaining blind to each other’s results. A third author will contribute to resolving any discrepant results from both the abstract and article review. Subsequently, we will extract data and chart information from accepted articles using a pre-established data collection form. We will stratify results according to healthy versus impaired swallowing-feeding functions and communication development.Ethics and disseminationOur scoping review does not require ethical approval. We will disseminate our final study results through international and national conference presentations, publication in a peer-reviewed journal and knowledge translation activities with stakeholders.

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Swallowing behaviours and feeding environment in relation to communication development from early infancy to 6 years of age: a scoping review protocol

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“…It could be argued that the priority for costly commissioned research should not be to examine RPM, which has been discredited in the literature, but instead examine promising AAC interventions for children with ASD (see Iacono et al, 2016) that involve independent forms of communication (see Brignell et al, 2016).…”

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“…Schlosser et al, (2016) recently registered a systematic review of rapid prompting method on the Prospero International Prospective Register of Systematic Reviews. A new protocol for a Cochrane review of communication interventions for minimally verbal children with ASD (Brignell et al, 2016), that specifically excludes FC and RPM or any other interventions that require physical support to communicate, will complement Schlosser et al (2016) in helping key stakeholders to make evidence-based decisions in relation to communication interventions for children with ASD.…”

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Evidence does not support the use of Rapid Prompting Method (RPM) as an intervention for students with autism spectrum disorder and further primary research is not justified

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Evidence-Based Communication Assessment and Intervention

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“…Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) refers to a pervasive developmental disorder with severe impairment of social interaction and communicational skills as well as manifestations of stereotyped behaviors, interests, and activities. [ 1 2 3 ] In this children, problems in emotional behaviors, motor skills particularly using the hand for delicate works, routine daily activities, plays, learning language, and natural speech as well as issues in imitation of others. [ 4 5 ]…”

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“…A common therapy for ASD is applied behavior analysis (ABA). [ 1 2 3 ] The recent studies have suggested a multidimensional efficacy of behavioral therapies based on ABA in children with autism but using adjunct therapies it can enhance this improvement. [ 4 ]…”

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Efficacy of Memantine as Adjunct Therapy for Autism Spectrum Disorder in Children Aged <14 Years

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Background:Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a neurodevelopmental disorder with a recent increase in prevalence. A timely appropriate treatment for the disorder may play a crucial role in improvements in behaviors, interactions, and communications in an individual's life. It appears that evaluation of therapeutic approaches to the patients is essential and of importance. Thus, the aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of memantine as adjunct therapy in children with ASD.Materials and Methods:This randomized single-blind clinical trial included 60 children with ASD aged <14. The children undergoing applied behavior analysis (ABA) were divided into two groups of placebo and memantine (5 mg/day: a half of tablet in the morning and a half in the evening). After a 3-month course, improvements in symptoms of ASD were evaluated in both groups based on Gilliam autism rating scale. The collected data were analyzed with SPSS (version 20) using independent samples t-test, paired samples t-test, Chi-squared test and Fisher's exact test.Results:Both groups were similar in baseline characteristics including age, gender, and ASD symptoms (P > 0.05) but post intervention, total scores of ASD symptoms in both groups of memantine (mean score1 =95.20 ± 14.49; mean score2=73.50 ± 9.81) and control group (mean scorebefore = 91.50 ± 14.35; mean scoreafter = 89.63 ± 13.95) showed a decrease which was only significant in intervention group (P < 0.001).Conclusion:Accordingly, memantine administration as adjunct therapy can be more effective in improvement of ASD symptoms in children than ABA alone. Thus, it can be considered as a new selective adjunct therapy.

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Communication intervention for autism spectrum disorders in minimally verbal children

Cited by 14 publications

References 60 publications

Swallowing behaviours and feeding environment in relation to communication development from early infancy to 6 years of age: a scoping review protocol

Swallowing behaviours and feeding environment in relation to communication development from early infancy to 6 years of age: a scoping review protocol

Evidence does not support the use of Rapid Prompting Method (RPM) as an intervention for students with autism spectrum disorder and further primary research is not justified

Efficacy of Memantine as Adjunct Therapy for Autism Spectrum Disorder in Children Aged <14 Years

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