Suspected Autism Spectrum Disorder and Development Delay
Conditions
Interventions
Experimental group:WHO-CST training
Sponsors
Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 100 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: The caregiver-child dyads will be recruited if they fulfilled the following inclusion criteria: For caregivers, they should be; 1. At least 18 years or above; 2. the primary caregiver who is responsible for the role of parenting the child, this could be biological parent (father or mother), guardian or other adult family member (i.e., the same caregiver who will attend the WHO-CST programme if s/he agrees); 3. living together with the target child; 4. able to communicate in Cantonese; 5. able to read and write basic Chinese; 6. planned to stay in Hong Kong for at least six months for most of the time for home visits and 9 sections of face-to-face group intervention and accessible by phone; Additionally, to ensure the adherence of WHO-CST programme, these caregivers shall allow the following procedures to be carried out during the programme implementation: 1. allow three home visits by facilitators who deliver the programme (World Health Organization, 2016). These MTs would be the professionals or para-professionals from HKU, governmental bodies and/or NGOs, and 2. agree to take videos for research purposes. The video-recording will take place on three home visits and 9 sections of face-to-face group intervention. For children, they should be: 1. between 2 and 6 years old; 2. screened positive on Chinese version of the Checklist for Autism in Toddlers (C-CHAT-23) Wong et al. (2004) or 3. suspected to display symptoms or behaviours of autism spectrum disorder, such as persistent deficits in social communication and social interaction across multiple contexts and restricted, repetitive patterns of behaviours, interest, or activities; 4. suspected to display symptoms or behaviours of communication disorder, such as persistent difficulties in the acquisition and use of language across modalities and language abilities are substantially and quantifiably below those expected age; 5. the above symptoms or behaviours are the primary concerns of developmental issues the child face as reported by caregivers or clinicians (children who are suspected to co-morbid other conditions, such as intellectual disability, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, specific learning disorder, motor disorder are also eligible if these other conditions are not primary concerns of developmental issues).
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Caregivers will be excluded if they fulfil the following criterion: Physical or mental condition that required hospitalization or frequent outpatient visits (e.g., three visits for 6 months). Children will be excluded if they fulfil one of the following criteria; 1. Deafness or blindness in the child; 2. Co-morbid physical and mental conditions that the child is now hospitalized; 3. Co-morbid motor skill developmental delays, physical disabilities or motor disorders, including stereotypic movement disorder, tic disorder, and other.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Parent-child bonding; | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Caregiver knowledge and skills;Caregiver experience of using intervention strategies;Autism-related behaviours rated by caregivers;Parental Stress;Caregiver involvement;Attendance tracking;Post-session feedback from observers, facilitators and caregivers;Home visit feedback from caregivers; | — |
Countries
China
Contacts
Public ContactPaul Wong Wai-Ching
The Faculty of Social Sciences, The University of Hong Kong
Outcome results
None listed