Research summaries for autism therapy: high-functioning autism

definition of high-functioning autism: Refers to higher skill levels in people who have some kind of special need or impairment. For people with autism, there is a range of severity of autism between individuals. For example, someone who has good communication skills and appropriate behaviors is said to be high functioning.
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The Impact of Children with High-Functioning Autism on Parental Stress, Sibling Adjustment, and Family Functioning, Summarized Feb 8, 2010

Family therapy may help with the stress that comes from parenting a child with high-functioning autism.

This study included parents of 15 children with high-functioning autism and parents of 15 matched normally-developing children (controls). The children were 8 to 15 years old. Parents of children with autism scored higher on the Parenting Stress Index scale than controls. There were more internalizing behaviors (for example, keeping feelings in) for children with autism and their siblings than in control families.... Read more...

Effects of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy on Parent-Reported Autism Symptoms in School-Age Children with High-Functioning Autism, Summarized Jan 6, 2010

Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) may be helpful for reducing autism symptoms, such as poor social responsiveness and low social motivation, in school-age children.

This pilot study asked whether cognitive behavioral therapy may be helpful for children with autism (ages 7-11 years old). Nine children received cognitive behavioral therapy for 3 months, and an additional10 children did not receive therapy until 3 months later (wait-listed controls). Parents were asked to score their autism symptoms before and after treatment. Children who received therapy improved as compared to children who did not receive therapy. The improvements lasted at least 3 months after the therapy was stopped.

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Bossy and Nice Requests: Varying Language Register in Speakers with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), Summarized Jul 22, 2009

Children with autism may need help figuring out when it is acceptable to use bossy or polite requests.... The children with autism were high-functioning (nonverbal IQ higher than 80). Children were tested twice for ability to use polite requests correctly in different situations.... Read more...

Psychiatric Comorbidity and Drug Treatments in High Functioning Children and Adolescents with Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Summarized May 22, 2009

Many children with autism also have other mental health issues that can be treated.

The purpose of this study was to compare the pattern of mental health problems in children with high functioning autism to children without autism. The authors looked at children with Autistic Disorder (AD), Asperger Syndrome (AS), and Pervasive Developmental Disorder Not Otherwise Specified (PDD-NOS). They rates of mental health problems in these children was 72.2% of cases of AD, 81.8% of AS, and 90.9% of PDD-NOS. These rates are very much like the rates seen in other studies. The most frequent diagnosis was disruptive behavior disorder and the second most common was anxiety disorder. Read more...

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Synonyms for high-functioning autism include: high functioning, high functioning autism, high-functioning
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