Parenting on the Spectrum: A parenting intervention for children with autism

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Autism Spectrum Disorder; Behavioral Disorders; Mental Health - Autistic spectrum disorders

• Registration Number: ACTRN12618001866291
• Lead Sponsor: The University of Sydney

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2018-11-16
• Study Completion: 2021-09-20
• Last Update Posted: 14 March 2022

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 30

Inclusion Criteria

Participants will be children aged 2 to 5 years 11 months with a confirmed diagnosis of autism at baseline and their parents. Parents must be able to attend 12 consecutive weekly sessions. Fluency in English will also be a criterion for inclusion due to the language format of the psychological measures

Exclusion Criteria

Child exclusionary criteria include severe comorbid developmental delay (DQ< 35), significant vision, hearing or motor impairment, or a major medical disorder (e.g., cerebral palsy) that impacts the parent’s ability to attend weekly sessions or child involvement in the program or family involvement in engaged in current legal issues including child custody disputes, or current participation in another parenting intervention/research trial.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
The severity of autism symptoms assessed with the Social Responsiveness Scale (SRS; Constantino & Gruber, 2012). [The SRS will be administered at baseline and then weekly until intervention completion. ];Child Externalising behaviours will be assessed with the Eyberg Child Behaviour Inventory (ECBI; Eyberg & Pincus, 1999). [The ECBI will be administered at baseline and then weekly until intervention completion. ];Parental Stress Index Fourth Edition Short Form (PSI-SF; Abidin, 1990) will be used to assess parental stress associated with parenting. <br>[The PSI-SF will be administered at baseline and then weekly until intervention completion and 3 months post treatment.<br>]