Brain Training to Improve Sociability and Behavior of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) Children and Young Adults

This article details on the use of brain training device, Neuro feedback Training (NFT) device to improve the sociability and behaviour of ASD children and young adults. A quasi-experimental study using pre-test and post-test within subject design was used. The research involved thirty-four participants, purposively selected from Kuching Autistic Association (KAA). The Autism Treatment Evaluation Checklist (ATEC) was used to measure the effectiveness of NFT on ASD children and young adults in KAA. The observation emphasized on sociability and behavioral changes among the participants. The findings showed an overall improvement in total ATEC score. Sociability and behaviors are among ASD children and young adults. There is a difference between ATEC post-test score in behavior with the age of participants (C) 2014 Published by Elsevier Ltd.