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A Mixed-Methods Examination of Culturally Responsive Adaptation to an Evidence-Based Parent-Mediated Intervention Implemented for Autistic Children
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Asha Rudrabhatla; Nicole Hendrix; Scott Gillespie; Kathryn Ulven; Andrew Jergel; Elizabeth Greenfield; Karen Guerra; Katherine Pickard – Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research, 2024
Parent-mediated interventions (PMIs) are considered an evidence-based practice for fostering social communication skills in young autistic children and for promoting parent responsivity and empowerment, yet barriers to caregiver engagement are evident when PMIs are implemented within historically underserved community settings. Issues of caregiver…
Descriptors: Young Children, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Communication Disorders, Parents
Parent-Implemented Hanen Program "More than Words" in Angelman Syndrome: A Case Study
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de Carlos Isla, Mercedes; Fortea, Inmaculada Baixauli – Child Language Teaching and Therapy, 2016
Children with Angelman syndrome (AS) exhibit significant social, communicative and cognitive difficulties. The aim of this case study was to describe the profile of communicative abilities of a child with AS, before and after the implementation of the Hanen program "More than Words" (MTW). Additionally, changes on the language directed…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Profiles, Program Implementation, Communicative Competence (Languages)
Applying the WHO ICF Framework to Communication Assessment and Goal Setting in Huntington's Disease: A Case Discussion
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Power, Emma; Anderson, Alison; Togher, Leanne – Journal of Communication Disorders, 2011
Purpose: Huntington's Disease (HD) is a fatal, hereditary neurodegenerative disorder that is characterized by a triad of motor, cognitive and psychiatric symptoms that impact on both communicative effectiveness and the treatment techniques used to maximize communicative participation. The purpose of this article is to describe the application of…
Descriptors: Student Evaluation, Family Programs, Diseases, Communication Disorders
Parents' Experiences with Childhood Deafness: Implications for Family-Centered Services
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Jackson, Carla Wood; Traub, Randi J.; Turnbull, Ann P. – Communication Disorders Quarterly, 2008
In response to the need for family-centered follow-up, this study examined parents' experiences with deafness after early identification. Qualitative inquiry methods were used to explore and describe the perceptions and experiences of nine parents of children identified with severe to profound deafness. Parents participated in face-to-face…
Descriptors: Qualitative Research, Early Intervention, Deafness, Parent Attitudes
Family-Centered Early Intervention for Communication Disorders: Prevention and Treatment. Excellence in Practice Series.
Donahue-Kilburg, Gail – 1992
This book is designed to provide a broad range of information on family structure and function in an increasingly multicultural society, family system characteristics and the implications for intervention, communication development in the family context, the nature and delivery of family centered-services, specific requirements of Public Law…
Descriptors: Communication Disorders, Early Intervention, Educational Legislation, Family Characteristics
Solution-Focused Assumptions That Support Family-Centered Early Intervention.
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Andrews, James R.; Andrews, Mary A. – Infants and Young Children, 1995
This article discusses four solution-focused assumptions in providing early intervention services to children with speech-language disabilities and their families. These assumptions are: a polyocular perspective promotes successful family participation in treatment, a family's story contains resources for change, successful experiences promote…
Descriptors: Communication Disorders, Early Childhood Education, Early Intervention, Educational Principles