Autism, Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASDs), Communication, Intervention, Pivotal Response Treatment
Conditions
Interventions
1. Group parent training in PRT: 8 2-hour group sessions and 2 60-minute individual sessions, conducted at the treatment facility by two child psychologists. Training components include instruction, v
Sponsors
Dr. Leo Kannerhuis
Radboud University
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Children have to meet the following inclusion criteria 1. a diagnosis of ASD, confirmed by the SRS and/or ADOS-2 2. aged between 3;0 and 14;0 at the start of the study 3. a full-scale IQ above 70 on a standardized IQ test Parents need to meet the following inclusion criteria: 1. willing to make videotapes of themselves and their child 2. willing to travel to the treatment facility during the intervention
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Parents will be excluded if they participated in parent training in PRT prior to this study.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Number of learning opportunities created by parents (based on observational data (event recording) from videotapes) 2. Percentage of social initiations by children with ASD (based on observational data (interval recording) from videotapes) | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Parental stress (measured by the Dutch version of the Parent Stress Index, the ‘Opvoedingsbelasting Vragenlijst’) 2. Parental self-efficacy (measured by the questionnaire described in Sofronoff & Farbotko (2002)) 3. Behavioral problems of children with ASD (measured by the Child Behaviour Checklist 1½-5 or 6-18) | — |
Contacts
Public ContactRianne Verschuur
Dr. Leo Kannerhuis, afdeling RD&I
Outcome results
None listed