Table 1. Characteristics of the included studies about auditory integration training in children with autism spectrum disorders among Chinese.
| Study, year [reference number] | Diagnostic criteria | Age (range or Mean ± SD) | Outcome | Quality | AIT group | Control group | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | Treatment method | Mean ± SD (scores) | n | Treatment method | Mean ± SD (scores) | |||||
| Liu, Y.M. et al., 2015 [19] | DSM-IV | 5.15 ± 0.94 | CARS | A | 20 | Auditory integration training and individualized training | 34.03 ± 4.64 | 25 | No training | 38.96 ± 3.95 |
| Liu, Y.M. et al., 2015 [19] | DSM-IV | 5.15 ± 0.94 | ABC | A | 20 | Auditory integration training and individualized training | 85.45 ± 8.01 | 25 | No training | 102.84 ± 20.97 |
| Liu,Y.M. et al., 2015 [19] | DSM-IV | 5.15 ± 0.94 | IQ | A | 20 | Auditory integration training and individualized training | 61.15 ± 16.89 | 25 | No training | 47.86 ± 13.52 |
| Sun, Y.Y. et al., 2014 [20] | DSM-IV | 3–9 | ABC | B | 22 | Auditory integration training | 73.77 ± 17.91 | 21 | Music therapy | 88.2 ± 18.37 |
| Yu, D.M. et al., 2016 [21] | DSM-IV | 3–7 | ABC | A | 40 | Routine rehabilitation training and auditory integration training | 84.1 ± 11.6 | 40 | Routine rehabilitation training | 86.5 ± 11.6 |
| Wei, B.H. et al., 2012 [22] | CCMD-3 | 4–6 | ATEC | B | 43 | Guided education training and auditory integration training | 71.73 ± 8.49 | 43 | Guided education training | 78.69 ± 10.02 |
| Xie, J.N. et al., 2014 [23] | ICD-10 | 2.5–5.5 | ABC | B | 47 | Auditory integration training | 50.89 ± 21.09 | 39 | No training | 67.03 ± 29.25 |
| Wang, Y.J. et al., 2016 [24] | DSM-IV | 4.07 ± 1.54 | ABC | B | 35 | Routine rehabilitation training and auditory integration training | 94.6 ± 13.17 | 35 | Routine rehabilitation training | 94.26 ± 10.91 |
| Wang, Y.J. et al., 2016 [24] | DSM-IV | 4.07 ± 1.54 | CARS | B | 35 | Routine rehabilitation training and auditory integration training | 38.66 ± 6.33 | 35 | Routine rehabilitation training | 39.57 ± 9.19 |
| Wang, Y.J. et al., 2016 [24] | DSM-IV | 4.07 ± 1.54 | IQ | B | 35 | Routine rehabilitation training and auditory integration training | 60.89 ± 16.52 | 35 | Routine rehabilitation training | 56.52 ± 17.23 |
| Li, W.J. et al., 2013 [25] | DSM-IV | 3–6 | ABC | B | 24 | Routine rehabilitation training and auditory integration training | 57.09 ± 11.72 | 26 | Routine rehabilitation training | 63.52 ± 10.1 |
| Li, W.J. et al., 2013 [25] | DSM-IV | 3–6 | IQ | B | 24 | Routine rehabilitation training and auditory integration training | 69.58 ± 12.39 | 26 | Routine rehabilitation training | 64.63 ± 12.01 |
| Zhang, Y.H. et al., 2013 [19] | DSM-IV | 5.6 ± 2.1 | ABC | B | 43 | Comprehensive treatment and auditory integration training | 68.3 ± 9.1 | 43 | Comprehensive treatment | 75.1 ± 11.6 |
| Zhang, Y.H. et al., 2013 [26] | DSM-IV | 5.6 ± 2.1 | IQ | B | 43 | Comprehensive treatment and auditory integration training | 67.1 ± 12.7 | 43 | Comprehensive treatment | 58.1 ± 14.2 |
| Wu, Y.Z. et al., 2016 [27] | DSM-IV | 3–9 | ABC | B | 45 | Comprehensive treatment and auditory integration training | 64.37 ± 9.25 | 45 | Comprehensive treatment | 73.68 ± 11.26 |
| Wu, Y.Z. et al., 2016 [27] | DSM-IV | 3–9 | IQ | B | 45 | Comprehensive treatment and auditory integration training | 69.43 ± 11.65 | 45 | Comprehensive treatment | 61.53 ± 12.17 |
| Zhang, J. et al., 2014 [28] | DSM-IV | 3–6 | ABC | A | 40 | Routine rehabilitation training and auditory integration training | 80.3 ± 10.26 | 40 | Routine rehabilitation training | 84.57 ± 11.36 |
| Wang, J.H. et al., 2017 [29] | DSM-IV | 2–8 | ABC | B | 32 | Routine rehabilitation training and auditory integration training | 64.59 ± 9.48 | 32 | Routine rehabilitation training | 74.14 ± 12.84 |
| Wang, J.H. et al., 2017 [29] | DSM-IV | 2–8 | IQ | B | 32 | Routine rehabilitation training and auditory integration training | 68.22 ± 12.48 | 32 | Routine rehabilitation training | 59.12 ± 13.29 |
| Chen, W.H. et al., 2017 [30] | CCMD-3 | 2–6 | IQ | B | 48 | Routine rehabilitation training and auditory integration training | 67.42 ± 12.98 | 48 | Routine rehabilitation training | 59.15 ± 14.12 |
| Ye, B. et al., 2014 [31] | CCMD-3 | 5–7 | ATEC | B | 50 | Guided education training and auditory integration training | 71.74 ± 8.5 | 50 | Guided education training | 78.7 ± 9.99 |
Abbreviations: ABC, autism behavior checklist; ATEC, autism treatment evaluation checklist; AIT, auditory integration training; CARS, childhood autism rating scale; CCMD-3, classification of Chinese mental disorders and diagnostic criteria-3th; DSM-IV, diagnostic manual of mental disorders (4th edn); ICD-10, International classification of diseases-10th; IQ, intelligence quotient; SD, standard deviation.