Efficiency of Microcurrent Reflexotherapy in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders

Abstract

Purpose of the study: to study the effectiveness of microcurrent reflexology in children with ASD.

Research materials and methods: The study is based on survey data from 100 children with autism. The diagnosis of ASD in the study groups was determined using the DSM-IV criteria for the diagnosis of autistic disorder. The age of the children ranged from 2 to 18 years old. The main group consisted of 50 children with autism who received MTTR sessions. The comparison group consisted of 50 children with autism who received standard pharmacotherapy.

Conclusion:in the treatment of ASD in children, the appointment of MTRT in combination treatment with pharmacotherapy and ABA therapy improves the functioning of those parts of the brain that are responsible for speech and the desire to make contact. Improvement is characterized by the following: vocabulary expands, phrases and sentences appear, diction improves, learning ability increases. In children with more pronounced developmental delays and autism, at first, a desire to make contact gradually appears, they begin to understand speech and fulfill simple requests, and develop social skills.