Guangxi Zhuangzhu Autonomous Region Disabled Rehabilitation Research Center, Nanning, China.
Eur Rev Med Pharmacol Sci. 2022 Aug;26(16):5786-5792. doi: 10.26355/eurrev_202208_29516.
Rehabilitation of disabled children with autism has become a challenge for current rehabilitation centres. This study conducted psychological investigations on disabled children and analysed the symptoms and characteristics of autism in these children to develop more reasonable rehabilitation treatment plans that would help the children receive psychological counselling and effective rehabilitation.
This study investigated 107 disabled children from the Disabled Rehabilitation Research Centre of the South China Minority Autonomous Region. Using the PEP-3 scale as a research tool, a questionnaire was developed to investigate and collect data on the mental health of disabled children. The survey was conducted from 2017 to 2021, and 107 children's mental health data were collected in the form of questionnaires based on PEP-3 evaluation indicators. After cleaning the data, the questionnaire data were screened and processed. Descriptive statistical and correlation analysis tools were used for model analysis to understand the overall data distribution and the potential relationships among various data variables.
The results of correlation analysis showed that cognition, language expression, language understanding, emotion, and social interaction in the subtest of developmental behaviour were the main indicators of the degree of autism in children. These indicators had a strong and significant correlation with the comprehensive score. Moreover, these indicators had a significant correlation with the individual self-care and adaptive behaviours reported by the children's caregivers. Small muscles, big muscles, and imitation (vision and movement) indicators had a significant correlation with problematic behaviours and physical fitness, and language and cognitive indicators also had a strong correlation with emotion and social interaction.
Emphasis should be placed on the improvement of the language and cognitive abilities of disabled children with autism, and corresponding rehabilitation plans, and training can be formulated according to children with different degrees of illness to get a better rehabilitation outcome. Further, identification of key indicators of autism will be of help in aiding the development of rehabilitation treatment for disabled children with autism and formulation of long-term rehabilitation plans.
残疾儿童自闭症的康复已成为当前康复中心面临的挑战。本研究对残疾儿童进行心理调查，分析这些儿童自闭症的症状和特征，制定更合理的康复治疗计划，帮助儿童接受心理咨询和有效的康复。
本研究调查了华南少数民族自治区残疾人康复研究中心的 107 名残疾儿童。使用 PEP-3 量表作为研究工具，编制问卷，调查和收集残疾儿童心理健康数据。调查时间为 2017 年至 2021 年，根据 PEP-3 评估指标，以问卷形式收集 107 名儿童的心理健康数据。对数据进行清理后，对问卷数据进行筛选和处理。采用描述性统计和相关分析工具进行模型分析，了解整体数据分布和各数据变量之间的潜在关系。
相关分析结果表明，发展行为子测验中的认知、语言表达、语言理解、情绪和社会互动是儿童自闭症程度的主要指标。这些指标与综合评分呈强显著相关，且与儿童照顾者报告的自理和适应行为的个体指标呈显著相关。小肌肉、大肌肉和模仿（视觉和运动）指标与问题行为和身体健康显著相关，语言和认知指标也与情绪和社会互动有很强的相关性。
应重视提高自闭症残疾儿童的语言和认知能力，并根据儿童的不同病情制定相应的康复计划和训练方案，以获得更好的康复效果。此外，识别自闭症的关键指标将有助于制定自闭症残疾儿童的康复治疗方案和长期康复计划。
