Feasibility of Parent Training via Telehealth for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder and Disruptive Behavior: A Demonstration Pilot

Telehealth is a potential solution to limited access to specialized services for children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in rural areas. We conducted a feasibility trial of parent training with children ages 3–8 with ASD and disruptive behavior from rural communities. Fourteen children (mean ag...

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Published in:Journal of autism and developmental disorders Vol. 48; no. 4; pp. 1020 - 1030
Main Authors: Bearss, Karen, Burrell, T. Lindsey, Challa, Saankari A., Postorino, Valentina, Gillespie, Scott E., Crooks, Courtney, Scahill, Lawrence
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: New York Springer US 01.04.2018
Springer
Springer Nature B.V
Subjects:
Access to Health Care
Allied Health Personnel
Analysis
Applied Behavior Analysis
Autism
Autism Spectrum Disorders
Autistic children
Behavior Problems
Behavior Rating Scales
Behavioral Science and Psychology
Behavioral Sciences
Benchmarking
Care and treatment
Caregivers
Child and School Psychology
Child Health
Children
Cost Effectiveness
Daily Living Skills
Disruptive behaviour
Efficacy
Family (Sociological Unit)
Feasibility
Feasibility Studies
Fidelity
Health care services accessibility
Health Services
Influence of Technology
Medical technology
Meta Analysis
Neurosciences
Outcome Measures
Outcomes of Treatment
Parent Education
Parent training
Parent-child relations
Parenthood education
Parents
Parents & parenting
Pediatrics
Pervasive Developmental Disorders
Pilot Projects
Psychological Patterns
Psychological research
Psychology
Public Health
Rural Areas
Rural communities
S.I. : Parenting Children with ASD
Specialized services
Student Behavior
Telecommunications
Telemedicine
Therapists
Therapy
Training
Videoconferencing
World Problems
Young Children
Disruptive behavior
Parent training
Telehealth
Autism spectrum disorder
ISSN:0162-3257, 1573-3432, 1573-3432
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Summary:Telehealth is a potential solution to limited access to specialized services for children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in rural areas. We conducted a feasibility trial of parent training with children ages 3–8 with ASD and disruptive behavior from rural communities. Fourteen children (mean age 5.8 ± 1.7) from four telehealth sites enrolled. Thirteen families (92.9%) completed treatment, with 91.6% of core sessions attended. Therapists attained 98% fidelity to the manual and 93% of expected outcome measures were collected at week 24. Eleven of 14 (78.6%) participants were rated as much/very much improved. Parent training via telehealth was acceptable to parents and treatment could be delivered reliably by therapists. Preliminary efficacy findings suggests further study is justified.
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ISSN:0162-3257
1573-3432
1573-3432
DOI:10.1007/s10803-017-3363-2