Parent-Coaching Telehealth Intervention for Youth with Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Pilot Program

A pilot program investigated the effect of a parent-coaching intervention using naturalistic instruction with 41 parents of children (ages 2-18) with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) on social communication skills. Using a one-group pretest-posttest design, parents reported on ASD symptoms prior to an...

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Published in:Child & family behavior therapy 2021-04, Vol.43 (2), p.86-102
Main Authors: Ura, Sarah K., Liao, Ching-Yi, Ganz, J. B., Stein, Kaitlyn, Clark, Shannon
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
adolescents
Autism
Autism spectrum disorder
behavior
children
Communication
multimodal communication
parent coaching
parent training
parent-mediated
Skills
social
telehealth
Telemedicine
telepractice
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Summary:A pilot program investigated the effect of a parent-coaching intervention using naturalistic instruction with 41 parents of children (ages 2-18) with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) on social communication skills. Using a one-group pretest-posttest design, parents reported on ASD symptoms prior to and directly following a 12-week telehealth intervention, where parents implemented behavior strategies with the support of a coach. Results suggested a significant change in skill domains directly corresponding to social communication targets (Cohen's d = .49), as well as skills not targeted (e.g., behavioral rigidity). Discussion of findings as indicative of true changes in social communication versus parent perception of improvements in child's skills, future research targets, and study limitations provided.
ISSN:0731-7107
1545-228X
DOI:10.1080/07317107.2021.1894719