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Tonge, Bruce; Brereton, Avril; Kiomall, Melissa; Mackinnon, Andrew; Rinehart, Nicole J. – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2014
Aim: To determine the effect of parent education on adaptive behaviour, autism symptoms and cognitive/language skills of young children with autistic disorder. Method: A randomised group comparison design involving a parent education and counselling intervention and a parent education and behaviour management intervention to control for parent…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Preschool Children, Parent Education
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Hudson, Alan; Reece, John; Cameron, Christine; Matthews, Jan – Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 2009
Background: Previous research has reported on the effectiveness of the Signposts program for supporting families of children with an intellectual disability and difficult behaviour (Hudson et al., 2003; Hudson, Cameron, & Matthews, 2008). This paper reports on an investigation of the extent to which child characteristics moderate the…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Mental Retardation, Program Effectiveness, Effect Size
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Richdale, Amanda; Gavidia-Payne, Susana; Francis, Andrew; Cotton, Sue – Journal of Intellectual and Developmental Disability, 2000
Parents of 52 children with an intellectual disability completed a sleep questionnaire, the Developmental Behavior Checklist, and the Parenting Hassles Scale. Comparison with a control group and analysis showed that the presence of sleep problems was significantly associated with both the intensity and frequency of hassles and with the presence of…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Incidence, Mental Retardation, Parenting Skills