The effect of Son-Rise and Floor-Time programs on social interaction skills and stereotyped behaviors of children with Autism Spectrum Disorders: a clinical trial

Abstract

Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is a neurodevelopmental disorder in which difficulty in social interaction skills and performing limited and stereotyped activities are among its symptoms. This study aims to determine the effect of Son-Rise and Floor Time programs on social interaction skills and stereotyped behaviors in children with ASD. The present study was a Clinical Trial. The participant were 60 children with ASD who were selected by convenience sampling method and randomly assigned to three groups (Son-Rise intervention, Floor-Time intervention, and control group with routine occupational therapy interventions). For data gathering, Autism Spectrum Screening Questionnaire, Gilliam Autism Rating Scale, and Autism Social Skills Profile were used, respectively. For data analysis, repeated measures and analysis of variance were used (two-way between and within- subjects). The results of data analysis showed that Son-Rise and Floor Time programs had a positive effect on social interaction skills of children with ASD, and reduced stereotyped behaviors of these children; Also, there is a significant difference between the effectiveness of Son-Rise and Floor-Time programs on social interaction skills and stereotyped behavior in the post-test, which is more effective in the Floor Time compared to Son-Rise program.

Play and dance therapy: a review of theories, techniques and didactic methodologies for the motor recovery of children with disabilities

“…With regard to play, electronic devices have been shown to be effective in supporting both whole-body muscle activation accompanied by improved communicative exchanges (Howcroft et al, 2012;Stancheva-Popkostadinova & Andreeva, 2018); Furthermore, in the two DIRimè projects aimed at ASD subjects, the involvement of family members has been shown to be effective in improving the quality of behaviours enacted by subjects with Autism Spectrum Disorder (Mahoney & Solomon, 2016;Mirzakhani et al, 2022).…”

“…The two following protocols being part of the DIRimè Project (Developmental-Individual-Relationship based model and Integration of Developmental Models), applied during play sessions, investigated the social behaviour of children with autism spectrum disorders by actively involving family members (Mirzakhani et al, 2022;Mahoney and Solomon, 2016), as autism spectrum disorder can be defined as "A multifactorial disorder: a consequence of the influence of genetic and environmental factors" (Prokopiak, 2022).…”

“…The study carried out by Mirzakhani et al (2022) involved 60 children with ASD, aged 6-8, and their respective family members throughout a three-month period during which parents took part in play sessions. Although the Floor-time programme proved to be more fruitful than the Son-Rise one, the GARS-2 and ASSP scales showed that there were overall positive outcomes with a non-statistically significant variation between post-test and follow-up, demonstrating the stability of the improvements obtained over the time.…”

Effectiveness of a Sensory Play Activity Program with Parent Engagement for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Randomized Control Trial

“…Previous studies investigating the effects of sensory interventions on sensory processing patterns and performance skills in children with ASD have yielded inconsistent results (15,31). Some studies (18,(32)(33)(34)(35)(36)(37) have reported positive effects of sensory interventions on sensory processing patterns, functional capacities, and adaptive behaviors in children with ASD. However, other studies (19,(38)(39)(40) have declared limited to moderate effectiveness for sensory interventions.…”

Meningkatkan Keterampilan Sosial Anak dengan Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) dengan metode DIR Floortime: Systematic Literature Review

“…Penerapan metode DIR/Floortime® terbukti efektif digunakan sebagai upaya intervensi pada anak ASD. Dalam penelitian yang dilakukan oleh (Mirzakhani et al, 2022) mengenai perbandingan penerapan metode Son-Rise dan Floor Time pada anak ASD membuktikan bahwa kedua metode memiliki efek positif pada keterampilan Keterampilan Sosial anak-anak ASD. Namun, metode Floortime lebih efektif dibandingkan dengan program Son-Rise.…”