Iffat Batool, Ayesha Ijaz.
Effectiveness of Speech and Language therapy for Autism Spectrum Disorder.
J Pak Psych Soc Jan ;12(1):14-7.

Objective: The present study was conducted to evaluate the effectiveness of Speech and Language therapy for children with Autism Spectrum Disorder. Design: ABA and pre and post research design. Place and duration of study: The study was conducted in Center of Mentally & Physically Affected Special Students, (COMPASS) in six and half months. Subjects and Methods: 2 students were taken, assessed by, psychologist and speech and language therapist. Childhood Autism Rating Scale, (CARS) was used for the assessment of the severity of symptoms, before and after the implementation of the therapy. Records were kept through reports by therapists, observations and reflective journals. Children were reassessed again to measure the effectiveness of therapeutic interventions by CARS. Wilxocon test and bar graph were used for statistical analysis of the data. Results: Results showed significant differences in children’s rating on CARS. Scores of the children improved after the therapy. The severity of symptoms decreased from severe to moderate category. Pretest and posttest results had mean differences; child 1 scored 2.67/.816 (M/SD) in pre test and 2.23/.651 (M/SD) in post test, child 2 scored 2.50/.462 (M/SD) in per test and 2.03/.399 (M/SD) in post test. Conclusion: Speech and language therapy helps enhancing speech, vocabulary, verbal and non verbal communication as well as sentence building in children with Autism Spectrum Disorder.

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