Improving emotion regulation and social skills in children with autism Mental and Behavioural Disorders
Conditions
Interventions
Participants are recruited by community-based autism service providers. There is no randomization and all participants receive the intervention. All participants (children and their caregivers) are en
Sponsors
Kids Brain Health Network
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Official autism diagnosis by a healthcare professional 2. Between 8-12 years old 3. Verbally able to participate 4. Family had access to technology (e.g., high speed internet, technology) at home 5. Parent was available to participate in weekly parent groups
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. No intellectual disability 2. No history of self-harm behaviours
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Child emotion regulation and social skills are measured using parent-report online questionnaires at baseline, post-intervention, and 3-months post-intervention. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Program satisfaction measured using parent-report online questionnaires post-intervention, and 3-months post-intervention 2. Intervention acceptability measured using parent-report online questionnaires post-intervention, and 3-months post-intervention. | — |
Countries
Canada
Outcome results
None listed