47 research outputs found
Commentary: Filling out the evidence base for treatment of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder symptoms in children with intellectual and developmental disability: conclusions for clinicians - a response to Simonoff etĀ al. (2013)
Effects of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy on Daily Living Skills in Children with High-Functioning Autism and Concurrent Anxiety Disorders
CBT is a promising treatment for children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) and focuses, in part, on childrenās independence and self-help skills. In a trial of CBT for anxiety in ASD (Wood et al. in J Child Psychol Psychiatry 50:224ā234, 2009), childrenās daily living skills and related parental intrusiveness were assessed. Forty children with ASD (7ā11Ā years) and their primary caregiver were randomly assigned to an immediate treatment (IT; nĀ =Ā 17) or 3-month waitlist (WL; nĀ =Ā 23) condition. In comparison to WL, IT parents reported increases in childrenās total and personal daily living skills, and reduced involvement in their childrenās private daily routines. Reductions correlated with reduced anxiety severity. These results provide preliminary evidence that CBT may yield increased independence and daily living skills among children with ASD
Commentary: RCT of optimal dose methylphenidate in children and adolescents with severe ADHD and ID - a reply to Arnold (2013)
The commentary by Arnold (2013) raises a number of interesting issues and speculations about the action of methylphenidate in children with intellectual disability (ID) and associated neurodevelopmental disorders, such as autism spectrum disorders. In our article (Simonoff etal., 2013), we were careful to stick closely to the statistical analysis plan drawn up (and approved by the Data Monitoring Committee) during data collection and prior to any exploratory analysis. However, a number of the issues raised by Arnold warrant further response, with the aim of clarifying the lessons that can reasonably be drawn for clinical practice.</p