Pivotal Response Treatment with and without robot-assistance for children with autism: a randomized controlled trial

Hyperbaric treatment for children with autism: a multicenter, randomized, double-blind, controlled trial

BACKGROUND Several uncontrolled studies of hyperbaric treatment in children with autism have reported clinical improvements; however, this treatment has not been evaluated to date with a controlled study. We performed a multicenter, randomized, double-blind, controlled trial to assess the efficacy of hyperbaric treatment in children with autism. METHODS 62 children with autism recruited from ...

Author's response to reviews Title: Hyperbaric treatment for children with autism: a multicenter, randomized, double-blind, controlled trial Authors:

Daniel A Rossignol ([email protected]) Lanier W Rossignol ([email protected]) Scott Smith ([email protected]) Cindy Schneider ([email protected]) Sally Logerquist ([email protected]) Anju Usman ([email protected]) Jim Neubrander ([email protected]) Eric M Madren ([email protected]) Gregg Hintz ([email protected]) Barry Grushkin ([email protected]) Elizabet...

Empirically Supported Pivotal Response Interventions for Children with Autism

In 1943, Kanner coined the term "autism" to describe a group of children who displayed similar behavioral characteristics related to difficulties with social communication and social interaction (Kanner, 1943). T o date, there is not yet a known cause of autism, and individuals are diagnosed based on three general behavioral categories: impairments in social interaction; impairments in verbal a...

Pivotal Response Treatment for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders: A Systematic Review

Effect of Treatment with Vitamin D on Maternal and Neonatal Indices in Pregnant Women with Hypocalcemia: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Background The impact of concomitant vitamin D deficiency and maternal hypocalcemia on fetal growth has is not clear. The aim of this study was to determine the effect of treatment with vitamin D on maternal and neonatal indices in pregnant women with hypocalcemia. Materials and Methods This clinical trial was conducted on 110 pregnant women (22-26 weeks of gestational age) with simultaneous m...