A prospective randomized controlled study of neurofeedback combined with learning style profile intervention training in children with high-functioning autism

HUANG Ming-Xin; YU Qing; LI Yuan-Yuan

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Chinese Journal of Contemporary Pediatrics ›› 2024, Vol. 26 ›› Issue (10) : 1066-1071. DOI: 10.7499/j.issn.1008-8830.2405054

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A prospective randomized controlled study of neurofeedback combined with learning style profile intervention training in children with high-functioning autism

HUANG Ming-Xin, YU Qing, LI Yuan-Yuan

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Objective To explore the application of neurofeedback (NFB) combined with learning style profile (LSP) intervention training in children with high-functioning autism (HFA). Methods A prospective study was conducted to select 86 children with HFA admitted to the hospital from February 2022 to February 2024. They were divided into two groups according to the random number table method, with 43 cases in each group. In this double-blind study, the control group was given LSP intervention training, and the observation group was given NFB intervention on the basis of the treatment used in the control group. Both groups were treated for 6 months. The scores of Autism Behavior Checklist (ABC), Autism Treatment Evaluation Checklist (ATEC), Social Responsiveness Scale (SRS), and Pediatric Quality of Life (PedsQL) were compared between the two groups before intervention and at 6 months after intervention. The relationship of PedsQL score with ABC, ATEC, and SRS scores was analyzed in children with HFA. Results After 6 months of intervention, the scores of ABC, ATEC, and SRS in the observation group were significantly lower than those in the control group, while the PedsQL score in the observation group was significantly higher than that in the control group (P<0.05). The PedsQL score was negatively correlated with the ABC, ATEC, and SRS scores in children with HFA (r=-0.238, -0.381, -0.219 respectively; P<0.001). Conclusions NFB combined with LSP can effectively improve the clinical symptoms and social ability, control the development of the disease, and improve the quality of life in children with HFA.

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High-functioning autism / Neurofeedback / Learning style profile / Clinical symptom / Quality of life / Social ability / Child

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HUANG Ming-Xin, YU Qing, LI Yuan-Yuan. A prospective randomized controlled study of neurofeedback combined with learning style profile intervention training in children with high-functioning autism[J]. Chinese Journal of Contemporary Pediatrics. 2024, 26(10): 1066-1071 https://doi.org/10.7499/j.issn.1008-8830.2405054

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