Research summaries for autism therapy: parent training

definition of parent training: Educational program that teaches parents skills so that parents can help their children with autism. For example, parent training may teach parents some behavioral therapy techniques so that the parents can use them at home.
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Parent Training for Children with Pervasive Developmental Disorders: A Multi-site Feasibility Trial, Summarized Sep 27, 2007

Parent training programs can help children with autism and their parents have less stress and live easier lives.

This study was designed to test whether or not a structured parent training program can help children with autism. The authors found that the parent training program was easy to run. The parent training program could be run well at many sites using a written manual. Parents were also very pleased with the program. The RUPP Autism Network is doing more research on this program. Read more...

Development of Parent Training Program for Children with Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Summarized Sep 26, 2007

The Research Units on Pediatric Psychopharmacology and Psychosocial Interventions (RUPP Autism Network) has made a detailed manual for parent training in applied behavior analysis (ABA).

Many small studies have shown that parent training in ABA helps children with autism. This paper describes a parent training program that will be tested in a multisite study. The authors hope that this program will be proven to help children with autism and then can be used around the world. The authors also hope to collect data on which type of parents (race, socioeconomic, education, working versus stay at home, etc.) and which types of children are most likely to be helped by the program. The program can be used with drug therapy such as risperidone. Read more...

Parent Implemented Early Intervention for Young Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Systematic Review, Summarized Sep 10, 2007

Parents can be taught to help their children overcome some symptoms of autism.

This review article was designed to see whether or not parents could be taught to do a good job at early intervention treatment for children with autism. The authors note that there are very few studies that look at this question. The studies suggest that parent training can help to improve children'??s social skills. Parent training can also help to improve the relationship between the parent and child. The authors suggest that training parents in the skills needed to help a young child with autism would be a good thing. Read more...

Influencing Policy Development: The Whirling Dervish of the Autism in-Home Program, Summarized Jul 16, 2007

Parents can work with health care providers to make sure that their children get the therapies that they need.

In February 2003, Wisconsin cut its budget and stopped the autism in-home program. This Lovaas program was being used by 1,007 children at the time. Nurses and parents and politicians worked together to restore funding for the in-home program. The Lovaas program is a type of Applied Behavioral Analysis (ABA) that has been shown to help children with autism. The Lovaas program teaches children with autism life skills by breaking them down into tiny steps (discrete trials) for eight hours per day for five to seven days per week. Other helpful programs include parent education, support, early intervention, school-based education, behavior management, and medical treatment. Read more...

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Synonyms for parent training include: parent education, parental training
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