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Effectiveness of a Parent Training Programme for Parents of Adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorders: Aiming to Improve Daily Living Skills

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  • Nanako Matsumura

    (Department of Child Development, United Graduate School of Child Development, Osaka University, Suita 565-0871, Osaka, Japan)

  • Haruo Fujino

    (Department of Child Development, United Graduate School of Child Development, Osaka University, Suita 565-0871, Osaka, Japan)

  • Tomoka Yamamoto

    (Molecular Research Centre for Children’s Mental Development, United Graduate School of Child Development, Osaka University, Suita 565-0871, Osaka, Japan)

  • Yuki Tanida

    (Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Tokyo 102-0083, Japan
    Graduate School of Humanities and Sustainable System Sciences, Osaka Prefecture University, Sakai 599-8531, Osaka, Japan)

  • Atsuko Ishii

    (Molecular Research Centre for Children’s Mental Development, United Graduate School of Child Development, Osaka University, Suita 565-0871, Osaka, Japan)

  • Aika Tatsumi

    (Molecular Research Centre for Children’s Mental Development, United Graduate School of Child Development, Osaka University, Suita 565-0871, Osaka, Japan)

  • Mariko Nakanishi

    (Molecular Research Centre for Children’s Mental Development, United Graduate School of Child Development, Osaka University, Suita 565-0871, Osaka, Japan)

  • Masaya Tachibana

    (Molecular Research Centre for Children’s Mental Development, United Graduate School of Child Development, Osaka University, Suita 565-0871, Osaka, Japan)

  • Ikuko Mohri

    (Department of Child Development, United Graduate School of Child Development, Osaka University, Suita 565-0871, Osaka, Japan)

  • Hiroko Okuno

    (Graduate School of Nursing of Health and Human Science, Osaka Prefecture University, Habikino 583-8555, Osaka, Japan)

Abstract

Parent training (PT) has been well established in younger children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) but is less well studied in adolescents. This study examined the effects of attempting PT to enhance the daily living skills (DLSs) of adolescents with ASD. Twenty-five parents of adolescents with ASD participated in either the immediate- or delayed-treatment control condition. Children’s DLSs were evaluated using the DLS domain of the Vineland Adaptive Behaviour Scales-II, and the achievement of the DLSs practised by the children at home was the subject of the evaluation. The DLS domain score showed no improvement in the treatment group compared to the control group. However, some parents in the treatment group reported that their children acquired the target DLSs and more sophisticated communication behaviours. In addition, one measure suggested that parents increased their praising behaviours. These changes may have been driven by the completion of the parent training. We discuss several aspects of developing parent-mediated interventions based on the current intervention situation and observed changes.

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  • Nanako Matsumura & Haruo Fujino & Tomoka Yamamoto & Yuki Tanida & Atsuko Ishii & Aika Tatsumi & Mariko Nakanishi & Masaya Tachibana & Ikuko Mohri & Hiroko Okuno, 2022. "Effectiveness of a Parent Training Programme for Parents of Adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorders: Aiming to Improve Daily Living Skills," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(4), pages 1-16, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:19:y:2022:i:4:p:2363-:d:752676
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