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ERIC Number: EJ1328207
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2022-Feb
Pages: 15
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-1362-3613
EISSN: N/A
A Preliminary Randomized, Controlled Trial of Executive Function Training for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder
Faja, Susan; Clarkson, Tessa; Gilbert, Rachel; Vaidyanathan, Akshita; Greco, Gabriella; Rueda, M. Rosario; Combita, Lina M.; Driscoll, Kate
Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, v26 n2 p346-360 Feb 2022
This randomized, controlled study examined the initial efficacy of an executive function training program for children with autism spectrum disorder. Seventy 7- to 11 year-olds with autism spectrum disorder and intelligence quotients [greater than or equal to]80 were randomly assigned to receive a web-based set of executive function training games combined with in-person metacognition coaching or to a waitlist. Primary outcomes were evaluated for neural responses related to executive function, lab-based executive function behavior, and generalization of executive function skills. Secondary outcomes included measures of social function. Post-testing and analyses were conducted by staff naïve to group assignment. Children exhibited a change in neural response following training relative to the waitlist group ([eta][subscript p][superscript 2]=0.14). Training effects were not detected via lab-based tasks ([eta][subscript p][superscript 2]s<0.02) or generalized to caregiver-reported executive function skills outside the lab ([eta][subscript p][superscript 2]=0.0001). However, the training group demonstrated reduced symptoms of repetitive behavior ([eta][subscript p][superscript 2]<0.015) following training. There were no adverse events or attrition from the training group. Findings suggest that brief, targeted computer-based training program accompanied by coaching is feasible and may improve neural responses and repetitive behaviors of school-aged children with autism spectrum disorder.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: N/A
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) (DHHS/NIH)
Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers - Location: Massachusetts (Boston)
Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Wechsler Abbreviated Scale of Intelligence; Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule; Child Behavior Checklist
Grant or Contract Numbers: R00HD071966