As shown in Table 3 , there were no significant differences in autism behaviors at post-treatment between the groups, although changes for the treatment group approached significance in the Sensory Perceptual Behaviors Subscale ( p = 0.064) (indicating a decrease in autism behaviors) and were also lower in the Arousal Regulation subscale (0.38).
Interestingly, the subjects in the treatment group did show a decreasing trend of negative sensory behaviors on the Sensory Perceptual Behaviors Subscale of the PDDBI and this approached significance ( p = 0.064), supporting this interpretation.
Secondarily, we found that the children in the treatment group scored as needing significantly less caregiver assistance during self-care and social activities and showed a trend toward higher skills in these areas.