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- A study in Iran investigated the effectiveness of Brain Gym (BG) in reducing behavioral problems in children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) by conducting a clinical trial with 36 children.
- The intervention group participated in ten BG sessions, while the control group received no intervention; behavioral issues were assessed at three different time points.
- Results indicated that the BG intervention significantly improved behavioral problems in children with ASD compared to the control group, suggesting it could be a beneficial complementary treatment.
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Introduction: Children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) present with a variety of behavioral problems. The aim of this study is to investigate the effectiveness of Brain Gym (BG) on the behavioral problems of children with ASD in Iran.
Methods: This clinical trial was conducted on 36 children with ASD at Kashan and Arak in 2019. Samples were selected using the block randomization method and assigned to the intervention and control groups. The intervention group received ten sessions of BG according to Dennison's protocol. There was no intervention in the control group. The stereotyped behavior, communication, and social interactions of the behavioral problems were assessed at the beginning (T0), the end of the intervention (T1), and two months later (T2). The data were collected using the Demographics, Rutter, GARS-2, and Raven scales. Data from 33 children were analyzed via per-protocol and intention-to-treat analysis using repeated measures analysis of variance.
Results: The two groups did not differ significantly in demographic variables. The results showed a significant interaction effect of time and intervention on the severity of behavioral problems (p < 0.0001). There was a significant difference in the severity of behavioral disorders between the two groups at T1 and T2 (p < 0.05). A within-group analysis revealed a significant difference in the severity of the behavioral disorder at the three time points between the BG and control groups (p < 0.0001).
Conclusion: BG can alleviate the behavioral problems of children with ASD. This intervention is recommended as a complementary treatment for affected families with children with ASD.
Trial Registration Number: IRCT20100211003329N5.
Date Of Registration: 2020-07-16.
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