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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Child Demographics Associated with Outcomes in a Community-Based Pivotal Response Training Program, Summarized Mar 26, 2007

Parents can be taught to use pivotal response training (PRT) to help their children who are diagnosed with autism.

Pivotal response training (PRT) is a type of applied behavior analysis (ABA) therapy. This study was designed to test 1) whether PRT treatment works in a large setting, and 2) which children are most likely to respond to PRT. The study found that children with autism do improve when they accompany their parents to a 12 week parent education PRT program. Specifically, after receiving PRT (and it is reinforced at home) the children were better able to adapt to new things. The program worked for all children regardless of age, gender, race/ethnicity.
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The Usage and Perceived Outcomes of Early Intervention and Early Childhood Programs for Young Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder, Summarized Oct 21, 2006

This article reports that parents rank parent training to be the most effective intervention for parents of children with autism. Parents of 195 children with autism rated parent training, followed by speech therapy, sensory integration, separate classroom time, and discrete trial training (applied behavior analysis or ABA) as the most effective interventions for their children. Interestingly, none of these top-5 rated interventions were significantly correlated with the parentsâ?? perceptions of outcomes in seven areas (social, emotional, cognitive, etc).... Read more...

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Synonyms for parent training include: parent education, parental training
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