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Bourke-Taylor, Helen M.; Joyce, Kahli S.; Grzegorczyn, Sarah; Tirlea, Loredana – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2022
Healthy Mothers Healthy Families (HMHF) is a program that educates and empowers mothers of children with disabilities to improve health behaviours. Outcomes were investigated in this study. A pre, post-test design was implemented using online questionnaires including the Health promoting activities scale (HPAS) and the Depressional anxiety stress…
Descriptors: Mental Health, Health Behavior, Mothers, Disabilities
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Helen M. Bourke-Taylor; Monica Leo; Loredana Tirlea – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2025
Mothers of children with disabilities can experience compromised health. Targeted interventions require investigation to determine effectiveness. Healthy Mothers Healthy Families (HMHF) is a health, wellbeing and empowerment program that addresses mothers need to protect, and or, recover their own health due to caregiving impacts. This study…
Descriptors: Mothers, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Workshops, Online Courses
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Gentile, Manuel; Messineo, Linda; La Guardia, Dario; Arrigo, Marco; Città, Giuseppe; Ayala, Antonia; Cusimano, Gaspare; Martines, Pio; Mendolia, Giovanna; Allegra, Mario – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2022
This study investigates the effectiveness of a 6-month parent-mediated early intervention telehealth program for children with an autism spectrum disorder. The participants comprised a total of 27 parents. The findings showed that participation in the program promotes parents' empowerment and reduce parental stress and a general improvement in the…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Videoconferencing, Children, Autism Spectrum Disorders
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Hatfield, Megan; Falkmer, Marita; Falkmer, Torbjörn; Ciccarelli, Marina – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2018
A process evaluation was conducted to determine the effectiveness, usability, and barriers and facilitators related to the Better OutcOmes & Successful Transitions for Autism (BOOST-A™), an online transition planning program. Adolescents on the autism spectrum (n = 33) and their parents (n = 39) provided feedback via an online questionnaire.…
Descriptors: Autism, Transitional Programs, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Planning