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Enhancing Low-Intensity Coaching in Parent Implemented Early Start Denver Model Intervention for Early Autism: A Randomized Comparison Treatment Trial
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Rogers, S. J.; Estes, A.; Vismara, L.; Munson, J.; Zierhut, C.; Greenson, J.; Dawson, G.; Rocha, M.; Sugar, C.; Senturk, D.; Whelan, F.; Talbott, M. – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2019
Short-term low intensity parent implemented intervention studies for toddlers with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) have found it difficult to demonstrate significantly improved developmental scores or autism severity compared to community treatment. We conducted a randomized comparative intent-to-treat study of a parent implemented intervention to…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Toddlers, Coaching (Performance)
Brief Report: Reductions in Parenting Stress in the Context of PEERS--A Social Skills Intervention for Adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorder
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Corona, Laura L.; Janicki, Cortney; Milgramm, Anna; Christodulu, Kristin V. – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2019
Social skills intervention is an evidence-based practice for enhancing communication and interpersonal skills in individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Participation in the Program for the Education and Enrichment of Relational Skills (PEERS®), a manualized social skills intervention for adolescents with ASD, is associated with improved…
Descriptors: Intervention, Interpersonal Competence, Program Effectiveness, Adolescents
A Strength-Focused Parenting Intervention May Be a Valuable Augmentation to a Depression Prevention Focus for Adolescents with Autism
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Shochet, Ian M.; Saggers, Beth R.; Carrington, Suzanne B.; Orr, Jayne A.; Wurfl, Astrid M.; Duncan, Bonnie M. – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2019
High depression rates for adolescents with autism indicate a need for a comprehensive prevention approach. Parents can promote parent--child factors that buffer adolescents from depression. However, parenting adolescents with autism presents challenges which can diminish parental self-efficacy and mental wellbeing with potential negative sequelae…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Adolescents, Depression (Psychology)
Parents' Adoption of Social Communication Intervention Strategies: Families Including Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder Who Are Minimally Verbal
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Shire, Stephanie Y.; Goods, Kelly; Shih, Wendy; Distefano, Charlotte; Kaiser, Ann; Wright, Courtney; Mathy, Pamela; Landa, Rebecca; Kasari, Connie – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2015
Notably absent from the intervention literature are parent training programs targeting school-aged children with autism who have limited communication skills (Tager-Flusberg and Kasari in "Autism Res" 6:468-478, 2013). Sixty-one children with autism age 5-8 with minimal spontaneous communication received a 6-month social communication…
Descriptors: Intervention, Communication Strategies, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Autism