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Kean Poon - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • music therapy as Social Skill Intervention for children with comorbid asd and id study protocol for a randomized controlled trial
    BMC Pediatrics, 2020
    Co-Authors: Yen Na Cherry Yum, Way Kwokwai Lau, Kean Poon
    Abstract:

    Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a developmental impairment characterized by persistent deficits in Social communication and interactions, and over half of children with ASD possess below average intellectual ability (IQ < 85). The Social development and response to Social Skill Interventions among children with ASD and comorbid intellectual disability (ID) is not well understood. Music therapy is a systematic process of Intervention, wherein a therapist may help clients promote their Social Skills by using musical experience. The proposed study will address limited research evidence on music therapy as an Intervention for Social functioning in children with ASD with mild to borderline ID. A randomized controlled trial (RCT) with two parallel groups of 40 children each (1:1 allocation ratio) is planned. Participants will receive 45 min of music therapy or non-musical Intervention targeting Social Skills once a week for 12 weeks. Primary outcome measures will be independent ratings on the Childhood Autism Rating Scale and parent ratings on the Social Responsiveness Scale-2. Linear mixed-effects models for these two outcome measures will be created for data collected at 2-week pre-Intervention, 2-week post-Intervention, and 4-month post-Intervention sessions. In-session behaviors at the first and last Intervention will be videotaped and coded offline and compared. Pretreatment neural response of quantitative electroencephalograms (qEEG) to Social scenes will be used to predict the outcomes of musical and non-musical Social Skill Interventions, whereas qEEG responses to music will be used to predict the effectiveness of musical Social Skill Intervention. If neural markers of Social Skill development are found, then the long-term goal is to develop individualized Intervention based on pre-treatment markers to maximize treatment efficacy. The proposed study’s results may also suggest directions to development and provision of music therapy services in Hong Kong. ClinicalTrials.gov ( NCT04557488 ). Registered September 21, 2020.

  • Music therapy as Social Skill Intervention for children with comorbid ASD and ID: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial.
    BMC pediatrics, 2020
    Co-Authors: Yen Na Cherry Yum, Way Kwokwai Lau, Kean Poon
    Abstract:

    Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a developmental impairment characterized by persistent deficits in Social communication and interactions, and over half of children with ASD possess below average intellectual ability (IQ 

Yen Na Cherry Yum - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • music therapy as Social Skill Intervention for children with comorbid asd and id study protocol for a randomized controlled trial
    BMC Pediatrics, 2020
    Co-Authors: Yen Na Cherry Yum, Way Kwokwai Lau, Kean Poon
    Abstract:

    Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a developmental impairment characterized by persistent deficits in Social communication and interactions, and over half of children with ASD possess below average intellectual ability (IQ < 85). The Social development and response to Social Skill Interventions among children with ASD and comorbid intellectual disability (ID) is not well understood. Music therapy is a systematic process of Intervention, wherein a therapist may help clients promote their Social Skills by using musical experience. The proposed study will address limited research evidence on music therapy as an Intervention for Social functioning in children with ASD with mild to borderline ID. A randomized controlled trial (RCT) with two parallel groups of 40 children each (1:1 allocation ratio) is planned. Participants will receive 45 min of music therapy or non-musical Intervention targeting Social Skills once a week for 12 weeks. Primary outcome measures will be independent ratings on the Childhood Autism Rating Scale and parent ratings on the Social Responsiveness Scale-2. Linear mixed-effects models for these two outcome measures will be created for data collected at 2-week pre-Intervention, 2-week post-Intervention, and 4-month post-Intervention sessions. In-session behaviors at the first and last Intervention will be videotaped and coded offline and compared. Pretreatment neural response of quantitative electroencephalograms (qEEG) to Social scenes will be used to predict the outcomes of musical and non-musical Social Skill Interventions, whereas qEEG responses to music will be used to predict the effectiveness of musical Social Skill Intervention. If neural markers of Social Skill development are found, then the long-term goal is to develop individualized Intervention based on pre-treatment markers to maximize treatment efficacy. The proposed study’s results may also suggest directions to development and provision of music therapy services in Hong Kong. ClinicalTrials.gov ( NCT04557488 ). Registered September 21, 2020.

  • Music therapy as Social Skill Intervention for children with comorbid ASD and ID: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial.
    BMC pediatrics, 2020
    Co-Authors: Yen Na Cherry Yum, Way Kwokwai Lau, Kean Poon
    Abstract:

    Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a developmental impairment characterized by persistent deficits in Social communication and interactions, and over half of children with ASD possess below average intellectual ability (IQ 

Lawrence Scahill - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • Randomized Controlled Trial: Multimodal Anxiety and Social Skill Intervention for Adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorder
    Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2013
    Co-Authors: Susan W. White, Thomas Ollendick, Anne Marie Albano, Donald Oswald, Cynthia Johnson, Michael A. Southam-gerow, Inyoung Kim, Lawrence Scahill
    Abstract:

    Anxiety is common among adolescents with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) and may amplify the core Social disability, thus necessitating combined treatment approaches. This pilot, randomized controlled trial evaluated the feasibility and preliminary outcomes of the Multimodal Anxiety and Social Skills Intervention (MASSI) program in a sample of 30 adolescents with ASD and anxiety symptoms of moderate or greater severity. The treatment was acceptable to families, subject adherence was high, and therapist fidelity was high. A 16 % improvement in ASD Social impairment (within-group effect size = 1.18) was observed on a parent-reported scale. Although anxiety symptoms declined by 26 %, the change was not statistically significant. These findings suggest MASSI is a feasible treatment program and further evaluation is warranted.

Way Kwokwai Lau - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • music therapy as Social Skill Intervention for children with comorbid asd and id study protocol for a randomized controlled trial
    BMC Pediatrics, 2020
    Co-Authors: Yen Na Cherry Yum, Way Kwokwai Lau, Kean Poon
    Abstract:

    Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a developmental impairment characterized by persistent deficits in Social communication and interactions, and over half of children with ASD possess below average intellectual ability (IQ < 85). The Social development and response to Social Skill Interventions among children with ASD and comorbid intellectual disability (ID) is not well understood. Music therapy is a systematic process of Intervention, wherein a therapist may help clients promote their Social Skills by using musical experience. The proposed study will address limited research evidence on music therapy as an Intervention for Social functioning in children with ASD with mild to borderline ID. A randomized controlled trial (RCT) with two parallel groups of 40 children each (1:1 allocation ratio) is planned. Participants will receive 45 min of music therapy or non-musical Intervention targeting Social Skills once a week for 12 weeks. Primary outcome measures will be independent ratings on the Childhood Autism Rating Scale and parent ratings on the Social Responsiveness Scale-2. Linear mixed-effects models for these two outcome measures will be created for data collected at 2-week pre-Intervention, 2-week post-Intervention, and 4-month post-Intervention sessions. In-session behaviors at the first and last Intervention will be videotaped and coded offline and compared. Pretreatment neural response of quantitative electroencephalograms (qEEG) to Social scenes will be used to predict the outcomes of musical and non-musical Social Skill Interventions, whereas qEEG responses to music will be used to predict the effectiveness of musical Social Skill Intervention. If neural markers of Social Skill development are found, then the long-term goal is to develop individualized Intervention based on pre-treatment markers to maximize treatment efficacy. The proposed study’s results may also suggest directions to development and provision of music therapy services in Hong Kong. ClinicalTrials.gov ( NCT04557488 ). Registered September 21, 2020.

  • Music therapy as Social Skill Intervention for children with comorbid ASD and ID: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial.
    BMC pediatrics, 2020
    Co-Authors: Yen Na Cherry Yum, Way Kwokwai Lau, Kean Poon
    Abstract:

    Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a developmental impairment characterized by persistent deficits in Social communication and interactions, and over half of children with ASD possess below average intellectual ability (IQ 

Susan W. White - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • Randomized Controlled Trial: Multimodal Anxiety and Social Skill Intervention for Adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorder
    Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2013
    Co-Authors: Susan W. White, Thomas Ollendick, Anne Marie Albano, Donald Oswald, Cynthia Johnson, Michael A. Southam-gerow, Inyoung Kim, Lawrence Scahill
    Abstract:

    Anxiety is common among adolescents with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) and may amplify the core Social disability, thus necessitating combined treatment approaches. This pilot, randomized controlled trial evaluated the feasibility and preliminary outcomes of the Multimodal Anxiety and Social Skills Intervention (MASSI) program in a sample of 30 adolescents with ASD and anxiety symptoms of moderate or greater severity. The treatment was acceptable to families, subject adherence was high, and therapist fidelity was high. A 16 % improvement in ASD Social impairment (within-group effect size = 1.18) was observed on a parent-reported scale. Although anxiety symptoms declined by 26 %, the change was not statistically significant. These findings suggest MASSI is a feasible treatment program and further evaluation is warranted.