자폐스펙트럼장애 아동에서 통합적 조기중재치료가 언어 발달에 미치는 효과에 대한 고찰

Abstract

Objectives The purpose of this study is to provide information on the therapeutic effect of integrated early inter-vention by comprehensively performing speech therapy, applied behavior analysis, and sensory integration ther-apy in children with autism spectrum disorder.
 Methods 30 children treated for more than 6 months at the P University Hospital's Autism and developmental dis-order treatment center were evaluated at the mean monthly language growth rate after 6 months of integrated intervention.
 Results At the start of treatment, the mean monthly growth rate of the receptive languages was 0.35 months (SD=.22, S.E. Mean=.04), and the mean monthly growth rate of the expressive languages was 0.33 months (SD=.20, S.E. Mean=.04), whereas the mean monthly growth rate of the receptive languages after 6 months’ treatment was 1.31 months (SD=1.61, S.E. Mean=.29), and the mean monthly growth rate of the expressive lan-guages was 1.13 months (SD=1.31, S.E. Mean=.24) and paired t-tests showed significant differences.
 Conclusions This study is significant in that it established the evidence base for integrated early intervention ther-apy by confirming that integrated early intervention therapy is effective for children's language growth.