Impact of an Interoception-Based Program on Emotion Regulation in Autistic Children

Table 2

Teacher report pre- and postintervention scores ().

BRIEF-2	Mean pre- score (SD)	Mean post- score (SD)	score		Effect size ()
Behavior regulation index	79.87 (6.36)	73.40 (7.88)	-3.008	0.003	-2.704
Inhibit	77.73 (9.62)	71.20 (8.15)	-2.731	0.006	-2.136
Self-monitor	80.33 (6.03)	74.53 (9.00)	-2.767	0.006	-2.197
Emotional regulation index	87.67 (4.91)	80.07 (4.71)	-3.184	0.001	-1.836
Emotional control	85.53 (5.85)	76.46 (4.41)	-3.268	0.001	2.131
Shift	86.27 (6.01)	81.27 (5.64)	-2.852	0.004	-1.059
Cognitive regulation index	74.40 (8.82)	69.07 (6.34)	-2.767	0.006	-2.197
Initiate	68.33 (11.99)	63.80 (8.06)	-1.754	ns	-1.061
Working memory	73.00 (10.18)	68.67 (8.74)	-2.627	0.009	-1.972
Plan/organize	73.60 (8.55)	68.67 (6.09)	-2.135	0.033	-1.390
Task-monitor	70.27 (8.42)	67.80 (7.88)	-1.378	ns	-0.792
--Organization of materials	74.47 (8.40)	67.80 (9.25)	-3.239	0.001	-3.458
Global executive composite	81.53 (7.27)	74.07 (5.40)	-3.411	0.001	-4.436
CQIA-2
Homeostatic	39.0 (7.42)	52.1 (5.93)	3.301	0.001	1.950
Sleep	4.9 (1.64)	6.0 (1.41)	1.798	ns	0.719
Eating	10.7 (3.13)	13.1 (2.45)	2.842	0.04	0.854
Toileting	9.1 (1.83)	9.9 (.52)	1.867	ns	0.595
Pain/healthcare management	8.1 (3.24)	14.0 (2.88)	3.190	0.001	1.925
Thirst	6.3 (3.37)	8.9 (1.67)	2.821	0.003	0.978
General	13.9 (2.57)	26.3 (7.26)	3.298	0.001	2.277
Emotional response	7.4 (1.55)	16.5 (6.51)	3.352	0.001	1.923
Emotional awareness	6.2 (1.64)	9.4 (2.35)	3.288	0.001	0.592
Overall score	51.9 (8.85)	78.4 (13.01)	3.235	0.001	2.382

, ; BRIEF-2: Behavior Rating Inventory of Executive Function-2; CQIA-2: Caregiver Questionnaire for Interoceptive Awareness-2.