Department of Psychiatry, Saint Francis Hospital and Medical Center, Hartford, CT, USA.
J Altern Complement Med. 2011 Nov;17(11):1029-35. doi: 10.1089/acm.2010.0834. Epub 2011 Oct 12.
The study objectives were to develop and objectively assess the therapeutic effect of a novel movement-based complementary and alternative medicine approach for children with an autism-spectrum disorder (ASD).
A within-subject analysis comparing pre- to post-treatment scores on two standard measures of childhood behavioral problems was used. SETTINGS AND LOCATION: The intervention and data analysis occurred at a tertiary care, medical school teaching hospital.
Twenty-four (24) children aged 3-16 years with a diagnosis of an ASD comprised the study group.
The efficacy of an 8-week multimodal yoga, dance, and music therapy program based on the relaxation response (RR) was developed and examined.
The study outcome was measured using The Behavioral Assessment System for Children, Second Edition (BASC-2) and the Aberrant Behavioral Checklist (ABC).
Robust changes were found on the BASC-2, primarily for 5-12-year-old children. Unexpectedly, the post-treatment scores on the Atypicality scale of the BASC-2, which measures some of the core features of autism, changed significantly (p=0.003).
A movement-based, modified RR program, involving yoga and dance, showed efficacy in treating behavioral and some core features of autism, particularly for latency-age children.
本研究旨在开发一种新的基于运动的补充和替代医学方法，并客观评估其对自闭症谱系障碍（ASD）儿童的治疗效果。
采用一种在体分析方法，比较两种儿童行为问题标准测量方法的治疗前后评分。
干预和数据分析均在一所三级保健、医学院附属医院进行。
研究组由 24 名年龄在 3-16 岁、被诊断为 ASD 的儿童组成。
开发并检验了一种基于放松反应（RR）的 8 周多模态瑜伽、舞蹈和音乐疗法方案的疗效。
使用《儿童行为评估系统第二版》（BASC-2）和《异常行为检查表》（ABC）来衡量研究结果。
BASC-2 上的变化非常显著，主要针对 5-12 岁儿童。出人意料的是，BASC-2 的非典型性量表（用于衡量自闭症的一些核心特征）的治疗后评分也发生了显著变化（p=0.003）。
一种基于运动的、经过改良的 RR 方案，包括瑜伽和舞蹈，在治疗行为和自闭症的一些核心特征方面具有疗效，尤其对潜伏期儿童效果显著。
