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Sengupta, Koyeli; Shah, Henal; Ghosh, Subharati; Sanghvi, Disha; Mahadik, Sanchita; Dani, Allauki; Deshmukh, Oshin; Pacione, Laura; Dixon, Pamela; Salomone, Erica; Servili, Chiara – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2023
The World Health Organization-Caregiver Skills Training Program, a parent-mediated early intervention facilitated by non-specialist providers piloted in urban India was evaluated using mixed-methods for feasibility and effects on child and caregiver outcomes. Caregivers (n = 22) of children (2-9 years) with social-communication delays participated…
Descriptors: International Organizations, Caregiver Training, Early Intervention, Urban Areas
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Adak, Pallabi; Sinha, Swagata; Banerjee, Nilanjana – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2021
In this pilot study, we aim to identify the role of few genetic variants of GABA-receptor type A subunits "GABRB[subscript 3]" (rs4906902, rs7171660), "GABRG[subscript 3]" (rs208129, rs140679), "GABRA[subscript 5]" (rs 140681) in the aetiology of autism spectrum disorders in a population of West Bengal. 192 ASD…
Descriptors: Genetics, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Pilot Projects
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Salomone, Erica; Settanni, Michele; McConachie, Helen; Suma, Katharine; Ferrara, Federica; Foletti, Giulia; Salandin, Arianna; Brown, Felicity L.; Brown, Felicity L.; Pacione, Laura; Shire, Stephanie; Servili, Chiara; Adamson, Lauren B. – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2022
Parents of children with ASD (N = 86; mean age 44.8 months; 67 boys) were randomized to either WHO Caregiver Skills Training (CST) delivered in public health settings in Italy or enhanced treatment-as-usual. Primary blinded outcomes were 3-months post-intervention change scores of autism severity and engagement during caregiver-child interaction.…
Descriptors: Caregiver Training, Skill Development, Public Health, Health Services
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Hansen, Blake D.; Orton, Emma Lucy; Adams, Chase; Knecht, Laura; Rindlisbaker, Sophie; Jurtoski, Filip; Trajkovski, Vladimir – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2017
Parenting children with autism in countries with limited professional and financial resources can be overwhelming. Parent training led by non-governmental organizations may help alleviate some of these burdens. The present pilot study was conducted in the Republic of Macedonia, a country located in Southeastern Europe. The purpose of the study was…
Descriptors: Pilot Projects, Foreign Countries, Evidence Based Practice, Parents