Clinical Changing of Children with Autism Assessed by Vajirapattana Tool
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Objective: To compare clinical scores of children with autism before and after therapy with Vajirapattana tools and to determine factors related to score changing.
Methods: Retrospective chart review of 32 autistic children aged 18 months to 7 years at child developmental and adolescence unit, Vajira Hospital during January 2012 to October 2014. Individual received Vajirapattana programme that intervened via daily activities with parent-mediated techniques. Wilcoxon signed-rank test was used to compare Vajirapattana score, and Spearman’s rank correlation test to analyses factors correlated with score changing.
Results: There were significant difference of clinical scores in all aspects assessed by Vajirapattana tools before and after therapy (p <0.001). Total behavior score change correlated with sex (rs = -0.476), receiving of speech therapy (rs = -0.387), number of interventions (rs = 0.463) and duration of assessment (rs = 0.442). Family income correlates with score changes on social and total score aspects (rs = -0.383 and rs = -0.358)
Conclusion: Clinical of autistic children were changed. Further, experimental research that adapted Vajirapattana tools according to DSM-5 criteria may useful to improve autistic symptoms.
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