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. 2011 Dec 7;2011(12):CD003681. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD003681.pub3
Study Reason for exclusion
AAP 1998b Not a randomised controlled trial (RCT).
Berkell 1996 Not a randomised controlled trial (RCT).
Best 1997 Not RCT.
Courchesne 1984 A controlled trial involving measurement of event‐related brain potentials elicited by auditory stimuli (ie not AIT or sound therapy). Control group involved normal participants.
Fassler 1971 A controlled trial involving "reduced auditory input" for autistic children rather than AIT or sound therapy.
Gillberg 1997 Individuals with autistic disorder received AIT, however there was no control group.
Lincoln 1993 A controlled trial which did not involve AIT or sound therapy. Participants in control group were not autistic.
Max 1997 A controlled trial involving 'Virtual Reality' technologies rather than AIT or sound therapy. Control group were non‐autistic children.
Nober 1981 A controlled trial which did not involve AIT or sound therapy. Participants in control group were not autistic.
Novick 1980 A study that did not involve AIT or sound therapy and was not a RCT.
Rimland 1994 AIT administered to individuals with autism, however there was no control group. Control group data from a previous study were used.
Smith 1985 A RCT involving an 'auditory trainer' for autistic children rather than AIT or sound therapy.
Thaut 1987 A controlled trial which did not involve AIT or sound therapy. Participants in control group were not autistic.
Yencer 1998 A randomised controlled trial involving AIT administered to children with central auditory processing disorders. Children with autism spectrum disorders were excluded.