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

Table 4 Comparison of Social Responsiveness Scale 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)
Social perception	16.74 ± 1.33	17.12 ± 1.62	1.216	0.227	12.28 ± 1.46a	9.18 ± 1.78a,b	8.845	< 0.001
Social cognition	19.72 ± 1.50	19.81 ± 1.62	0.353	0.725	15.71 ± 1.65a	13.42 ± 1.46a,b	7.025	< 0.001
Social communication	31.77 ± 2.52	32.31 ± 2.46	1.035	0.303	28.59 ± 2.69a	26.07 ± 2.38a,b	4.805	< 0.001
Social motivation	14.91 ± 1.51	15.22 ± 1.67	0.950	0.345	12.87 ± 1.82a	10.64 ± 1.37a,b	6.857	< 0.001
Autistic behavior	18.07 ± 1.68	17.90 ± 1.31	0.550	0.584	14.17 ± 2.06a	11.91 ± 1.84a,b	5.396	< 0.001
Total score	101.21 ± 4.02	102.39 ± 3.91	1.423	0.158	83.60 ± 4.56a	71.16 ± 4.45a,b	13.230	< 0.001

^aP < 0.05 vs before treatment.

^bP < 0.05 vs conventional group.