Green Vanessa A, Pituch Keenan A, Itchon Jonathan, Choi Aram, O'Reilly Mark, Sigafoos Jeff
Department of Educational Psychology, The University of Texas at Austin, 1 University Station, D5300, 78712-1290, USA.
Res Dev Disabil. 2006 Jan-Feb;27(1):70-84. doi: 10.1016/j.ridd.2004.12.002.
We developed an Internet survey to identify treatments used by parents of children with autism. The survey listed 111 treatments and was distributed via colleagues and through chapters of the Autism Society of America and Autism Organizations Worldwide. A total of 552 parents submitted usable returns during the 3-month survey period. On average the parents reported using seven different treatments. The number of treatments used varied as a function of the child's age and type/severity of disability within the autism spectrum. Speech therapy was the most commonly reported intervention, followed by visual schedules, sensory integration, and applied behavior analysis. In addition, 52% of parents were currently using at least one medication to treat their child, 27% were implementing special diets, and 43% were using vitamin supplements. Because parents were using a large number of treatments, many of which lack empirical support, future research should focus on understanding the decision-making processes that underlie treatment selection by parents of children with autism.
我们开展了一项网络调查，以确定自闭症儿童家长所采用的治疗方法。该调查列出了111种治疗方法，并通过同事以及美国自闭症协会和全球自闭症组织的分会进行分发。在为期3个月的调查期内，共有552名家长提交了有效回复。家长们平均报告使用了七种不同的治疗方法。所使用的治疗方法数量因孩子的年龄以及自闭症谱系内的残疾类型/严重程度而异。言语治疗是最常被报告的干预措施，其次是视觉日程安排、感觉统合和应用行为分析。此外，52%的家长目前正在使用至少一种药物来治疗他们的孩子，27%的家长正在实施特殊饮食，43%的家长正在使用维生素补充剂。由于家长们使用了大量治疗方法，其中许多缺乏实证支持，未来的研究应侧重于了解自闭症儿童家长选择治疗方法背后的决策过程。
