The use of Treatment and Education of Autistic and Related Communication Handicapped Children in schools to improve the ability of children with autism to complete tasks independently: A single-case meta-analysis.
Child Care Health Dev
; 50(2): e13234, 2024 03.
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
To investigate the effectiveness of a Treatment and Education of Autistic and Related Communication Handicapped Children (TEACCH) intervention in schools for improving independent task performance in children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD).METHODS:
We screened relevant studies published up to December 2022 from Web of science, ERIC, PsycINFO and other databases using predefined inclusion/exclusion criteria to identify suitable intervention studies for meta-analysis. Tau-U effect sizes were calculated for each A-B comparison extracted from the included experiments. Moderated analyses were conducted to examine the type of intervention (independent variable), intervention target behaviours (dependent variable), participant characteristics, setting characteristics and intervener characteristics.RESULTS:
A total of 14 studies (38 participants) met the criteria and were included in the meta-analysis. The analysis results showed that TEACCH had a significant intervention effect, and the overall intervention effect size was Tau-U = 0.85[0.77, 0.91]. There were significant differences in the intervention target behaviour variables (p < 0.01), limited variation in the intervention type variables, but no differences in participant characteristics, setting characteristics and intervenor characteristics.CONCLUSION:
The use of TEACCH is effective in improving independent task completion in children with ASD and provides evidence-based recommendations for its extended use in schools.Palavras-chave
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Assunto principal:
Transtorno Autístico
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Transtornos Globais do Desenvolvimento Infantil
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Crianças com Deficiência
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Transtorno do Espectro Autista
Limite:
Child
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Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Child Care Health Dev
Ano de publicação:
2024
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
China