Effects of Ayres sensory integration therapy versus conservative treatment in autism spectrum disorder.

This was a randomised controlled trial — people were assigned to treatments by chance, which is the most reliable way to tell whether a treatment itself caused a change.

It involved 30 people — a modest group, enough to be interesting but not enough to settle a question on its own.

The abstract does not include a conclusions section, so this page does not state what the researchers concluded.

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• how long the study ran

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Journal: JPMA. The Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association

Year: 2026

Design: Randomized Controlled Trial

Participants: 30

Age range: 2-8 years

Intervention: Ayres sensory integration

Authors: Ramma Inam, Saleh Shah, Muhammad Sana Ullah, Tahreem Tariq, Hira Ashraf

The study was conducted to evaluate the effects of Ayres sensory integration therapy versus conservative treatment in autism spectrum disorder. In a prospective randomised controlled trial, we assessed pre- and post-intervention scores of both the intervention group (A) that took ASI and the control group (B) that received conservative treatment-only behaviour therapy, speech therapy, and educational activities of children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) -using sensory profile from Jan 2024 to July 2024. Thirty diagnosed ASD cases, age range 2-8 years, were randomly enrolled in both groups (n=15/group) at the RICCER Institute of Faisalabad. The intervention group (A) was noted to be significantly better in mean change as compared with the control group (B). Independent and paired t-test results showed significant relationship between ASI intervention group (A) and sensory integration dysfunction, while non-significant relationship between sensory integration dysfunction and conservative group (B) treatment (p> 0.05). Ayres Sensory Integration, an Occupational Therapy Approach, was significantly effective in developing socialisation, self-care, and aim accomplishment in comparison to conservative treatment in ASD.

JPMA. The Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association, 2026

PMID 42363339

DOI 10.47391/JPMA.21549

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