Parent-assisted friendship training for children with autism spectrum disorders: effects of psychotropic medication.
Twenty-five 6 to 13-year-old children with autism spectrum disorders, who were high functioning, were given 12 weeks of parent-assisted children's friendship training. Thirteen were prescribed various psychotropic medications by physicians in the community prior to treatment (medicated) while 12 were not (unmedicated). Two parent-rated and three teacher-rated social measures served as outcome variables. Results revealed that unmedicated subjects had greater positive change on three of these five measures when compared to children in the medicated group. It was hypothesized that being prescribed psychotropic medication was a marker for refractory psychosocial treatment response by children with autism spectrum disorders.
Frankel
Fred
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UCLA School of Medicine, 300 UCLA Medical Plaza, Suite 1402, Los Angeles, CA, 90095-6967, USA, ffrankel@mednet.ucla.edu
Myatt
Robert
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Feinberg
David
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D000293:Adolescent; D020817:Asperger Syndrome / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000523:psychology*; D001321:Autistic Disorder / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000523:psychology*; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D033062:Friends; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010290:Parents; D011368:Professional-Family Relations; D011619:Psychotropic Drugs / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012919:Social Behavior; D013663:Teaching / Q000379:methods*; D016896:Treatment Outcome
D011619:Psychotropic Drugs