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Prospective , blinded exploratory evaluation of the PlayWisely program in children with autism spectrum disorder . The purpose of the study was to explore a low-cost intervention that targets an increasingly common developmental disorder . The study was a blinded , exploratory evaluation of the PlayWisely program on autism symptoms and essential learning foundation skills ( attention , recognition , and memory skills ) in children with a diagnosis of autism , autism spectrum disorder ( ASD ) , pervasive developmental disorder - not otherwise specified ( PDD-NOS ) , and Asperger syndrome ( AS ) . Eighteen children , 1 to 10 years of age , were evaluated using the Childhood Autism Rating Scale , Second Edition ( CARS2 ) ; the PlayWisely Interactive Test of Attention , Recognition , and Memory Skills ; Autism Treatment Evaluation Checklist ( ATEC ) , and the Modified Checklist for Autism in Toddlers ( M-CHAT ) . There were significant treatment effects for the PlayWisely measure on the Yellow Sets that examine recognition ; Purple Sets that examine brain region agility and early memory skills ; Blue Sets that examine phonemic awareness and recognition ; and for the Total Sets , with a similar trend toward improvement in the Green Sets that examine perception and Red Sets that examine attention . No other measures reached statistical significance . The results suggest that PlayWisely can improve recognition , brain region agility , phonemic awareness , letter recognition , and early memory skills in ASD . It was observed by the parents , coaches , and study investigators that the children who were less than 3 years of age showed improvements in autism symptoms ; however , the group was too small to reach statistical significance . Future studies are needed to see if this intervention can mitigate autism symptoms in very young children with ASD .
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Intervention_Educational
PlayWisely program
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Intervention_Other
low-cost intervention
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Intervention_Educational
PlayWisely program
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Outcome_Mental
autism symptoms and essential learning foundation skills
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recognition
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brain region agility
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early memory skills
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phonemic awareness
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recognition
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recognition
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brain region agility
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phonemic awareness
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letter recognition
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early memory skills
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autism symptoms
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Participant_Age
children
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Participant_Condition
autism spectrum disorder
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Participant_Age
children
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Participant_Condition
diagnosis of autism
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autism spectrum disorder ( ASD )
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pervasive developmental disorder
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not otherwise specified ( PDD-NOS )
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and Asperger syndrome ( AS )
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Participant_Sample-size
Eighteen
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Participant_Age
children
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Participant_Age
1 to 10 years of age