Pilot of an Aotearoa-specific early autism support programme.

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Autistic children and those showing signs of autism.; Mental Health - Autistic spectrum disorders

• Registration Number: ACTRN12623000927628
• Lead Sponsor: Te Herenga Waka - Victoria University of Wellington

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2023-08-29
• Last Update Posted: 4 September 2023

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: ot yet recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 10

Inclusion Criteria

Whanau/family will be eligible to participate in the pilot study of the early autism support programme if:

1.The child is aged between 1 and 5 years 11 months at the start of the programme (week 1 of receiving the support),
2.The child is showing signs of autism/social communication differences on the Social Attention and Communication Surveillance Tool - Revised (SACS-R; Barbaro et al., 2022) or has a clinical diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder,
3.The child does not have a genetic condition which is associated with autism-like” characteristics (e.g., Rett Syndrome, Fragile X, 22q deletion),
4.Each participating whanau/family member can commit to one, 45-minute to 1-hour long, session per week for 9 weeks, including alternating fortnightly home-based sessions with the child present, and fortnightly sessions without the child present either at home, in a clinic, or via Zoom.
5.The primary whanau/family member speaks sufficient English to understand the requirements of the study and to participate in the coaching sessions.
6.The primary whanau/family member intends to remain in Wellington for the duration of the pilot study (11-weeks)

Exclusion Criteria

No additional exclusion criteria aside from not meeting the above inclusion criteria.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified