Behavioral and physiological effects of deep pressure on children with autism: A pilot study evaluating the efficacy of Grandin's Hug Machine
Behavioral and physiological effects of deep pressure on children with autism: A pilot study evaluating the efficacy of Grandin's Hug Machine
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DOI：
10.5014/ajot.53.2.145
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发表时间：
1999-03-01
影响因子：
2.9
通讯作者：
Grandin, T
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作者：
Edelson, SM;Edelson, MG;Grandin, T
目标。许多自闭症患者的一个共同症状是高度唤醒或焦虑。这项研究使用Granin‘s Hug Machine来研究深度压力对自闭症患者觉醒和焦虑减轻的影响，这种设备允许自我施加身体侧向压力。12名自闭症儿童被随机分配到试验组(接受深度压力)或安慰剂组(不接受深度压力，但在自由拥抱机器中)。所有儿童在6周的时间里每周接受两次20分钟的治疗。用Conners父母评定量表测量唤醒行为，用皮肤电反应(GSR)读数测量生理唤醒。行为结果表明，与没有接受深度压力的儿童相比，接受深度压力的儿童的紧张程度显著降低，焦虑程度略有降低。此外，实验组的儿童，其GSR测量在深压力后平均下降，在某种程度上可能具有更高的GSR唤醒优先级。这些初步发现支持这样一种假设，即深度压力可能对自闭症患者有镇静作用，特别是那些高度唤醒或焦虑的人。
Objective. One symptom common to many persons with autism is a high arousal or anxiety level. This study investigated the effects of deep pressure on arousal and anxiety reduction in autism with Grandin's Hug Machine, a device that allow self-administration of lateral body pressure.Method. Twelve children with autism were randomly assigned to either an experimental group (receiving deep pressure) or a placebo group (not receiving deep pressure but in the disengaged Hug Machine). All children received two 20-min sessions a week over a 6-week period. Arousal was measured behaviorally with the Conners Parent Rating Scale and physiologically with galvanic skin response (GSR) readings.Results. Behavioral results indicated d significant reduction in tension and a marginally significant reduction in anxiety far children who received the deep pressure compared with the children who did not. Additionally, children in the experimental group, whose GSR measures decreased on average, after deep pressure, were somewhat move likely to have higher GSR arousal a priori.Conclusion. These preliminary findings support the hypothesis that deep pressure may have a calming effect for persons with autism, especially those with high levels of arousal or anxiety.