Objective:To observe the clinical efficacy of acupuncture with＂Intestine-spirit Joint Therapy＂on autism spectrum dis-order(ASDs).Methods:Sixty-four children with ASDs were randomly divided into an observation group and a control group,with 32 cases in the control group(2 cases lost)and 32 cases in the observation group(1 case lost).The control group received routine rehabil-itation training,specifically behavioral analysis,sensory integration training,speech therapy,and repetitive transcranial magnetic ther-apy;On the basis of the control group,the observation group was treated with acupuncture with＂Intestine-spirit Joint Therapy＂ based on the brain-gut axis theory.A course of treatment lasts for 4 weeks,and a total of 6 courses of treatment will be a dministered.The scores of the Autism Behavior Checklist(ABC),Childhood Autism Rating Scale(CARS),Traditional Chinese Medicine Symptom Score for gastrointestinal diseases(TCMSS),and Autism Treatment Evaluation Checklist(ATEC)were compared between the two groups before and after treatment.Results:The total effective rate of the observation group was 87.1%,while that of the control group was 63.3%.The total effective rate in the observation group was higher than that of the control group(P＜0.05).After treatment,the scores of ABC,CARS,TCMSS,and ATEC in both groups decreased compared to the same group before treatment(P＜0.05),and the observa-tion group was lower than the control group(P＜0.05).Conclusion:The combined application of acupuncture with ＂Intestine-spirit Joint Therapy＂ and routine rehabilitation training can effectively alleviate the clinical symptoms and gastrointestinal function problems of children with ASDs.
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