Research summaries for autism therapy: home

definition of home: Home is a place where a child typically resides with his or her parents, relatives, or caretakers. In some instances, a home may be a group home where a number of people reside together in a home-like setting with house-parents. Some children with autism and other special needs may need a specific controlled environment in which to live, such as an assisted living residence.
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One-Year Follow-Up of the Outcome of a Randomized Controlled Trials of a Home-Based Intervention Programme for Children with Autism and Developmental Delay and their Families, Summarized Feb 1, 2010

Home-based therapy for children with autism may be most helpful for cognitive and language skills.

Preschool children with autism in this study (59 children, 3 to 5 years old) attended special intervention centers and also received additional home-based services. There were 40 home visits over 1 year. This study asked whether improvements in cognitive skills and behaviors were still present one year after intervention was stopped. Improvements in cognitive and language skills lasted, but improvements in behavior did not. The authors said that children from more highly-stressed families benefited the most.

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Parent-based Sleep Education Workshops in Autism, Summarized Jan 27, 2010

Educating parents about behavioral sleep strategies may improve sleep habits in their children with autism.

This study looked at whether a parent education program about sleep habits might help parents to create better habits at home. Parents of 20 children with autism (3 to 10 years old) participated in the study. Parents attended three 2-hour workshops led by 2 physicians. Parents learned about setting good daytime, bedtime, and nighttime routines.... Read more...

Effectiveness of Parent and Therapist Collaboration Program (PTCP) for Teaching Self-care and Domestic Skills to Individuals with Autism, Summarized Jan 25, 2010

Training parents and therapists to work together may help teach practical daily skills to children with autism.

The Parent and Therapist Collaboration Program (PTCP) is designed to teach skills like tooth brushing and floor sweeping to children with autism. This study asked whether PTCP was effective for 3 children with autism. Parents and therapists attended 3 group meetings, and then had one home visit and one clinic visit. Each of these meetings lasted 90 minutes each. The therapist visited the home to see if the child learned the skills. All three children learned several skills within 3 to 15 follow-up visits. The authors think that PTCP is an effective way to teach children with autism self-care and daily living skills.

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Utilization of a Medicaid-funded Intervention for Children with Autism, Summarized Dec 30, 2009

The way that Medicaid programs pay fees may affect participation of lower income families who seek services for their children with autism.

In Wisconsin, the Medicaid payment system changed in 2004. Payment switched from a fee-for-service structure to a Medicaid home- and community-based services waiver. The researchers looked at Medicaid enrollment data for 1,822 children with autism from 2000-2006. New enrollees are those families who sign up to get payments for therapy services for their children.... Read more...

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Synonyms for home include: group home, residential facility
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