Description of the Impact of the Modelo Sentido's® on Adaptive Behaviors in Children With Autism

Summary

Knowing the impact of the Modelo Sentido´s® (MS) on the gain of adaptive behaviors in children on the autism spectrum (AS) and other associated neurodevelopmental challenges (ANDC), is essential to improve the quality of life of children, families and professionals who live with neurodevelopmental challenges; inform parents about the efficacy and effectiveness of the interventions offered; provide scientific knowledge required by government agencies, public and private policy makers to make informed decisions about which intervention they should support; contribute with a manualized intervention program contextually appropriate to the strengths and challenge within a low- and middle-income country, which can potentially be modified by reverse engineering to apply it to environments that require it in high-income countries.

MS is a proposal for understanding and therapeutic intervention on the dimensional complexity involved in the challenges of neurodevelopment. MS provides a clinical practice framework that generates, drives, and sustains interaction and collaboration between disciplines converging in transdisciplinarity. MS promotes understanding, reasoning, and intervention on the Bio-Neuro-Sensory-Psycho-Social-Spiritual-Occupational-Nutritional-Ecological dimensions of childhoods in AS and other ANDC, their significant caregivers and intervening therapists. MS focuses its bases on three evidence-based frameworks: the applied behavior analysis (ABA), sensory integration (SI) and psychoimmunoneuroendocrinology (PINE) correlate of the neurobiology of stress. Which emerge from behavioral sciences, developmental sciences, neurosciences, and stress sciences. Evidence supports that interventions in children with AS beyond addressing core symptoms should focus on outcome measures, such as quality of life and adaptive functioning. MS focuses its programs on supporting and accompaniment to parents and significant caregivers as a fundamental aspect for gaining adaptive behaviors in childhood. MS provides tools that encourage and develop adaptive behaviors in childhood in EA and other ANDC; In turn, MS enhances the families' competencies, confidence, and caring skills towards their child.

Conditions

• Neurodevelopmental Disorders
• Autism Spectrum Disorder
• Adaptive Behaviors

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Sentido's® Model

The Sentido's® Model is an integrated intervention approach that combines Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA), Ayres Sensory Integration (ASI), and Psychoimmunoendocrinology (PINE) within a transcomplexity theoretical framework. The intervention addresses Bio-Neuro-Sensory-Psycho-Social-Spiritual-Occupational-Nutritional-Ecological dimensions of development through individualized treatment protocols. Sessions are delivered by trained therapists with active family participation in a specialized neurodevelopment center setting. The intervention duration is 14 weeks with protocol-specific scheduling based on individual participant needs.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Sentido's CAIP & CICI Organización Terapéutica

  lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

• Bárbara M Tomás, PhD(c) · Instituto Universitario en Ciencias de la Salud - Fundación H. A. Barceló

Study Design

Allocation

NA

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

NONE

Model

SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age

3 Years

Max Age

7 Years

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2023-10-30

Primary Completion

2025-06-07

Completion

2025-08-07

Countries

• Argentina

Study Locations