Application of neurobiofeedback therapy technology on social skills and emotion regulation in children with autism spectrum disorder

Table 3 Comparison of Chinese version of the Psycho-Educational Profile, Third Edition scores, mean ± SD

Group	Before treatment		t	P value	After treatment		t	P value
	Conventional group (n = 43)	Combined group (n = 49)			Conventional group (n = 43)	Combined group (n = 49)
Imitate	3.61 ± 1.21	3.66 ± 1.19	0.332	0.740	4.92 ± 1.33a	6.58 ± 1.91a,b	5.022	< 0.001
Perception	5.71 ± 1.52	5.89 ± 1.67	0.994	0.323	7.11 ± 2.14a	8.63 ± 2.09a,b	3.559	0.001
Fine motor	3.59 ± 1.09	3.70 ± 1.31	0.770	0.443	4.97 ± 1.27a	6.78 ± 1.53a,b	6.039	< 0.001
Gross motor	6.52 ± 2.13	6.58 ± 2.34	0.170	0.865	7.51 ± 2.35a	9.65 ± 2.28a,b	4.186	< 0.001
Hand-eye coordination	4.48 ± 1 .37	4.50 ± 1.26	0.076	0.940	5.43 ± 1.74a	7.02 ± 2.12a,b	3.924	< 0.001
Cognitive performance	2.39 ± 0.85	2.34 ± 0.76	0.135	0.893	4.63 ± 1.12a	6.16 ± 1.34a,b	6.247	< 0.001
Language cognition	1.86 ± 0.74	1.88 ± 0.69	0.369	0.713	2.75 ± 0.91a	3.89 ± 1.17a,b	5.086	< 0.001

^aP < 0.05 vs before treatment.

^bP < 0.05 vs conventional group.