Sensorimotor Affect Relationship-based Therapy (SMART) for Children With Autism Spectrum Disorders Ages 2-12

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Autism Spectrum Disorder, Autistic Disorder

In brief

The SMART Program at Nationwide Children's Hospital is an interdisciplinary social skills group that teaches children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) ages 2-12 the fundamental social skills necessary to build and maintain relationships. The manualized curriculum addresses skills such as joint attention, eye contact, play, and peer engagement. Currently individual goals are set for each child who participates and this is documented in the daily treatment note. In order to research group outcomes, the investigators will use parent questionnaires (an addition to current clinical practices) to measure changes in behavior after each 12 week session for up to one year of treatment. The investigators hypothesize that maladaptive behaviors will decrease and adaptive behaviors will increase in children with ASD after participation in the SMART program.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01977248

Run by

Nationwide Children's Hospital

People needed

37

Starts

2013-10-01

Expected to finish

2014-12-01

Last updated by the study team

2015-02-04

Who can join

Age: 2 and older, up to 12. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Ages 2 to 12.5
• Diagnosis of ASD OR who meet a minimum ASD cutoff score on a screening questionnaire (SCQ or ASQ:SE, depending on age)

You may not qualify if…

• Non-English speaking
• Uncorrected vision disorder
• Moderate to severe hearing loss
• Non-ambulatory
• Previous participation in a SMART group
• Accompaniment by aide
• Extreme behavioral disorder

Where it is running

• Nationwide Children's Hospital Hilliard Close to Home — Hilliard, Ohio, United States

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