Pediatric resources

Secondary Analysis of Reading-Based Activities Utilizing a Scripted Language Approach: Evaluating Interactions Between Students With Autism and Their Interventionists (2020)

January 16, 2022 by Megan Berg.
Participants/Methods/Design: Through local recruitment procedures, this research study included a total of 20 students (17 boys; 3 girls; age range of 7-11 years) who had a diagnosis of ASD. Subjects were excluded if there was a significant medical diagnosis that prevented consistent attendance from school, or if there was a diagnosis of severe motor delay […]
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Outcomes for Feeding Tube-Dependent Children With Oral Aversion in an Intensive Interdisciplinary Treatment Program (2020)

January 16, 2022 by Megan Berg.
Design/Methods/Participants: Subjects for this study were attending the intensive feeding program at Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital. Inclusion criteria established for this study required that subjects receive more than 90% of daily caloric intake via an NG-tube (nasogastric) or a G-tube (gastronomy) with limited oral intake (less than 60 g). After eliminating ineligible candidates for the […]
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Communication Interventions for Autism Spectrum Disorder in Minimally Verbal Children (2018)

January 16, 2022 by Megan Berg.
Search Methods: An online search was conducted using a variety of electronic databases. Strict inclusion criteria were used including randomized controlled trials with subjects under twelve years old with a diagnosis of Autism, and considered minimally verbal. Results/Findings: After inclusion criteria was applied, the search resulted in two randomized controlled trials (RCTs). Between the two […]
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A Systematic Review of Interventions to Promote Varied Social-Communication Behavior in Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder (2019)

January 16, 2022 by Megan Berg.
Search Methods: Articles were retrieved using a comprehensive online search using various electronic databases. The initial search resulted in 169 studies; the authors applied the following inclusion criteria: experimental design with a researcher or therapist to administer intervention, report quantitative information on “at least one dependent variable related to varied communication behavior (p. 798), and […]
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Evidence of Orofacial Myofunctional Therapy Patients With Asthma and Rhinitis (2019)

January 16, 2022 by Megan Berg.
Search Methods: The authors used an extensive online search through various electronic databases to find relevant articles. The PICOT (population, intervention, comparison, outcomes, and type of study) method was used to establish inclusion criteria. This systematic review included clinical trials with patients diagnosed with asthma and/or rhinitis (no filter on age/gender) receiving OMT and a […]
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Systematic Review Using a Clinical Scenario with One Clinician

January 16, 2022 by Megan Berg.
Search Methods: An online search was conducted using a variety of electronic databases. After thorough review of search results, a total of five studies were included in this review. It was found that each study used “different methodologies and investigated different aspects of therapy intensity” (p. 2), therefore the authors evaluated each study rather than […]
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Clinical Feeding Examination With Cervical Auscultation for Detecting Oropharyngeal Aspiration: A Systematic Review of the Evidence (2019)

January 16, 2022 by Megan Berg.
Search Methods: An online search was conducted using a variety of electronic databases. The authors set inclusion criteria to studies 1) with children, 2) comparing dysphagia exams using cervical auscultation to VFSS/FEES, 3) with a variety of feeding disorders, and 4) all studies types in English. With regards to data analysis, the primary outcome “for […]
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Should Heritage Languages be Incorporated into Interventions for Bilingual Individuals with Neurodevelopmental Disorders? (2018)

January 16, 2022 by Megan Berg.
Search Methods: An online search on electronic databases was conducted that results in a total of 18 studies included in this review. Studies that used an experimental design, had an intervention to teach a skill/behavior, had subject(s) with some sort of neurodevelopmental disability, had bilingual subject(s), and studied outcomes from using two different languages in […]
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Using Visual Supports to Facilitate Audiological Testing for Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder (2019)

January 16, 2022 by Megan Berg.
Design/Participants/Methods: The two types of visual supports developed and used in this study include video models and visual schedules “that can be used in a clinical setting to facilitate the successful completion of an audiological evaluation for children with ASD” (p. 826). The participants in this study include eight children (ages 4-12 years) from various […]
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Current Evidence on the Effects of Intensive Early Reading Interventions (2019)

January 16, 2022 by Megan Berg.
Search Methods: Because this meta-analysis was meant to update a previous study done by Wanzek (2007), all articles from that synthesis were used, in addition to conducting an online search to include articles from 2006-2015. Each included study had to pass inclusion criteria of: being done in English, being peer- reviewed, having participants in grades […]
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