Effects of acupuncture combined with occupational therapy on the social life ability of children with au-tism spectrum disorder
10.3969/j.issn.1001-1242.2024.05.009
- VernacularTitle:针刺联合作业疗法干预孤独症谱系障碍社会生活能力的临床研究
- Author:
Hui WANG
1
,
2
;
Weili DANG
;
Bingxiang MA
Author Information
1. 河南中医药大学第一附属医院儿科,河南省郑州市,450000
2. 河南中医药大学儿科医学院
- Keywords:
acupuncture;
occupational therapy;
autism spectrum disorder;
social life skills
- From:
Chinese Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine
2024;39(5):669-674
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective:To observe the clinical effect of acupuncture combined with occupational therapy on children with autism spectrum disorder(ASD). Method:Seventy-two children aged 3-6 with ASD admitted to our hospital from January 2021 to December 2022,were randomly divided into two groups(control group and observation group)by simple number table method,with 36 cases in each group.The control group was treated with occupational therapy,and the obser-vation group was treated with acupuncture on the basis of the control group.Both groups were treated continu-ously for 12 weeks.To compare the clinical effects of the two groups.The Gesell developmental scale(GDS),the autistic child behavior scale(ABC),the infantile and junior high school social living ability scale(S-M)and the psychoeducational scale for autistic children(PEP-3)were evaluated before and after treat-ment.And the side effects of acupuncture were analyzed. Result:The total response rate of the observation group was 83.33％,which was significantly improved com-pared with the total response rate of the control group of 61.11％in the study(P＜0.05).After treatment,the total score of Gesell in the two groups,adaptive behavior,gross motion,fine movement,language and personal-social,were improved compared with those before treatment,and the effect of observation group was signifi-cantly better than that of the control group,with statistically significant difference(P＜0.05).In both groups,ABC communication,self-care factor score and total score were lower compared with those before treatment,and the effect of the observation group was better than that of the treatment group(P＜0.05).The S-M score of the two groups was higher than before treatment,and the effect of the observation group was better than that of the control group(P＜0.05).The scores of self-care and adaptive behavior of PEP-3 in both groups were significantly improved,and the improvement was more obvious in the observation group(P＜0.05).The side effects of acupuncture were seldom in the observation group. Conclusion:Acupuncture combined with occupational therapy can effectively improve the developmental level of children with autism,improve their social life ability,and benefit the prognosis of children with autism.
