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Qigong massage treatment for sensory and self-regulation problems in young children with autism : a randomized controlled trial . Autism is commonly associated with sensory and self-regulatory disturbances . This article presents a randomized controlled study evaluating the effect of a 5-month intervention directed toward improving sensory impairment , digestion , and sleep in 46 children with autism < age 6 . The intervention , Qigong Sensory Training ( QST ) , is a qigong massage intervention based in Chinese medicine . It is two-pronged : Trainers work with children directly 20 times over 5 months , and parents give the massage daily to their children . Improvement was evaluated in two settings -- preschool and home -- by teachers ( blind to group ) and parents . Teacher evaluations showed that treated children had significant classroom improvement of social and language skills and reduction in autistic behavior compared with wait-list control participants . These findings were confirmed by parent data , indicating that the gains had generalized across contexts . A model and supporting data for understanding and treating sensory and self-regulation problems in autism is presented .
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Intervention_Physical
Qigong massage treatment
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Intervention_Physical
Qigong Sensory Training ( QST )
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Intervention_Physical
qigong massage intervention
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Outcome_Mental
sensory and self-regulation problems
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Outcome_Mental
sensory and self-regulatory disturbances
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Outcome_Mental
sensory impairment
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Outcome_Physical
digestion
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Outcome_Physical
sleep
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Outcome_Mental
social and language skills
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Outcome_Mental
reduction in autistic behavior
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Outcome_Other
gains
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Outcome_Mental
sensory and self-regulation problems
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Participant_Age
young children
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Participant_Condition
autism
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Participant_Sample-size
46
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Participant_Age
children
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Participant_Condition
autism
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Participant_Age
age 6