Download or read book Characterizing Differences in Delivery of a Parent training Intervention for ASD to Hispanic and Non Hispanic Families to Inform Cultural Adaptation written by and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page 29 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Early intervention programs are one approach to addressing developmental concerns in young children at risk for Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). Programs that focus on training and coaching parents to utilize intervention strategies with their children in daily routines have demonstrated positive outcomes for both children and their parents. However, much of the current research in this area is focused on European-American families and it is unclear if the results can be generalized across families of different cultures. Cultural adaptations of current intervention programs may help increase participation and completion rates of these evidence-based programs. Current clinical practice can help inform what areas of existing programs may require cultural adaptation. The purpose of this study is to examine therapists’ delivery of the parent-training intervention Project ImPACT for Toddlers in community settings to both Hispanic and non-Hispanic families, in order to compare across these two populations and identify potential differences. Data analyses involved computation of descriptive statistics across all coding categories, as well as comparisons of codes between Hispanic versus non-Hispanic families via MANOVA. The findings demonstrate that therapists delivering Project ImPACT for Toddlers are not currently adapting the coaching structure of the program to address cultural differences between Hispanic and non-Hispanic families. Potential reasons for lack of adaptations are discussed.

Download or read book Overcoming Language Barriers in Interventions for Immigrant Parents of Autistic Children written by Wan Han Nataly Lim and published by . This book was released on 2022 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Parent training is key to the success of treatment for autistic children and has been demonstrated to not only improve child outcomes but also decrease parental stress. However, language barriers have been identified as a key barrier to immigrant parents’ access to services and contribute to disparate outcomes for autistic children. While matching parents with service providers who speak the same language is ideal, the shortage in bilingual service providers may mean that immigrant parents experience long wait times for linguistically appropriate services. Preliminary evidence suggests that the use of video instruction, with some support from a provider who speaks the same language as the parent, can be used to overcome language barriers in parent training. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to evaluate the use of video instruction within an asynchronous, telehealth parent training intervention for increasing autistic children’s daily living skills. An English speaking experimenter delivered the intervention to four Spanish speaking parents with autistic children. The intervention included video instructions and feedback, as well as messages translated using online translation software. Taking into account Hispanic cultural values for personalismo, families also received a weekly, 5-minute phone call from a Spanish-English bilingual experimenter. Experiment 1 used a multiple probe design across two daily living skills and Experiment 2 used a multiple probe design across three families to evaluate the effects of the intervention. Results indicated that fidelity of implementation increased for all four parents and some improvement in children’s daily living skills was observed. The inclusion of qualitative inquiry in the evaluation of social validity revealed certain procedures in Experiment 1 to be socially invalid, leading to modifications which increased the social validity of procedures in Experiment 2. Analysis of qualitative data from Experiment 2 revealed some dissatisfaction with child outcomes. Potential implications for practice and the value of including qualitative methodology in the evaluation of social validity in future research is discussed

Download or read book Effects of Training with and Without Cultural Adaptations to Latino Caregivers of Children with Autism written by Fabiola Vargas Londoño and published by . This book was released on 2021 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For families of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), caregiver training has the power to positively impact the child’s development and the family’s quality of life. With training, caregivers can learn how to implement strategies to successfully reduce challenging behavior and increase adaptive skills in their child with ASD. Nevertheless, culturally and linguistically diverse (CLD) families face unique challenges to access services that match their culture and language. Furthermore, the scarcity of appropriate practices when serving CLD families and the shortage of bilingual therapists add to the limitations of providing culturally adapted services for these families. To reduce this disparity for CLD families, it is essential to better understand the impact of current practices, when there is a mismatch between the family and training language, and when training has been culturally adapted. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to evaluate the effects of implementing caregiver training with and without cultural and linguistic adaptations on four Latino caregivers of children with ASD. A delayed multiple baseline design across caregiver-child dyads with an embedded alternating treatment design was conducted to investigate the relative effects of language on instruction, using English versus Spanish languages and teaching caregivers, via Telehealth, two different skills: (a) matching to sample and (b) motor imitation during play. Caregiver social validity, the child’s skill acquisition, and the training efficiency were also assessed. Results indicated that CLD families can benefit from training regardless of the language mismatch and that, with training, caregivers can positively impact their child’s performance. However, training that has been culturally adapted to match the family language has proven to be more efficient. In these circumstances, caregivers acquired the skill in fewer sessions, and their learning process was more stable. Caregivers indicated that the training in their native language was easier and more comfortable. Also, caregivers were more involved during training sessions that were culturally adapted. For instance, caregivers shared more personal information — “personalismo”—asked more questions, and showed more indices of happiness (e.g., laughing). Treatment gains were maintained during two-week and one-month follow-ups. Potential implications for policy and practice and recommendations for practitioners working with CLD families of children with ASD are provided, in addition to possible areas of future research

Download or read book Parenting Matters written by National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2016-11-21 with total page 525 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Decades of research have demonstrated that the parent-child dyad and the environment of the familyâ€"which includes all primary caregiversâ€"are at the foundation of children's well- being and healthy development. From birth, children are learning and rely on parents and the other caregivers in their lives to protect and care for them. The impact of parents may never be greater than during the earliest years of life, when a child's brain is rapidly developing and when nearly all of her or his experiences are created and shaped by parents and the family environment. Parents help children build and refine their knowledge and skills, charting a trajectory for their health and well-being during childhood and beyond. The experience of parenting also impacts parents themselves. For instance, parenting can enrich and give focus to parents' lives; generate stress or calm; and create any number of emotions, including feelings of happiness, sadness, fulfillment, and anger. Parenting of young children today takes place in the context of significant ongoing developments. These include: a rapidly growing body of science on early childhood, increases in funding for programs and services for families, changing demographics of the U.S. population, and greater diversity of family structure. Additionally, parenting is increasingly being shaped by technology and increased access to information about parenting. Parenting Matters identifies parenting knowledge, attitudes, and practices associated with positive developmental outcomes in children ages 0-8; universal/preventive and targeted strategies used in a variety of settings that have been effective with parents of young children and that support the identified knowledge, attitudes, and practices; and barriers to and facilitators for parents' use of practices that lead to healthy child outcomes as well as their participation in effective programs and services. This report makes recommendations directed at an array of stakeholders, for promoting the wide-scale adoption of effective programs and services for parents and on areas that warrant further research to inform policy and practice. It is meant to serve as a roadmap for the future of parenting policy, research, and practice in the United States.

Download or read book Differences Between Hispanic and Non Hispanic Families in Social Capital and Child Development written by Adam Gamoran and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 16 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Disadvantages faced by Hispanic children in the U.S., compared to non-Hispanic Whites, have been widely reported. Economic differences account for some of the gaps, but the social isolation of Hispanic families also serves as a barrier to children's success. Whereas Hispanic families tend to have strong kinship networks, their social ties often do not encompass the school and other authority systems. As a result, Hispanic families may have less access to "social capital," that is, relations of trust and shared expectations that foster the flow of relevant information and support social norms that contribute to children's academic and social development. To study the role of social capital in child development, we embarked on a school-randomized trial in two cities with large Hispanic populations: San Antonio, Texas, and Phoenix, Arizona. In this paper, we report on first-year data from what will be a three-year longitudinal study, including 24 of an eventual 52 schools and about 1300 of what will be a sample of over 3000 children. We aimed to manipulate social capital through an intervention called Families and Schools Together (FAST), a multi-family after-school program that enhances relations among families, between parents and schools, and between parents and children through a sequence of structured activities over 8 weekly sessions. In the first year, 12 schools were randomly assigned to participate in FAST, and 12 served as controls. Data come from district administrative records, surveys of parents prior to FAST, and surveys of parents and teachers immediately after FAST. Surveys prior to FAST confirm that Hispanic parents have less extensive parent-school networks compared to non-Hispanic Whites. Comparisons of school means on post-FAST surveys indicate that parents in FAST schools experience more extensive social networks than those in control schools, but the differences are much more apparent in Phoenix than in San Antonio. Similarly, a pattern of better behavioral outcomes for children in FAST schools is evident in Phoenix but not San Antonio. Individual-level comparisons suggest that for some outcomes, effects may be larger for non-Hispanic Whites than for Hispanics, which would undermine potential contributions to reducing inequality. (Contains 6 tables, 6 footnotes, and 2 figures.) [Earlier versions of this paper were presented at the 2010 meetings of the Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness, the American Educational Research Association, the Research Committee on Social Stratification (RC28) of the International Sociological Association, and the conference on "Sources of Inequality across the Globe" at the Juan March Institute, Madrid, Spain.

Download or read book Naturalistic Developmental Behavioral Interventions for Autism Spectrum Disorder written by Yvonne Bruinsma and published by Brookes Publishing Company. This book was released on 2020 with total page 436 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is the first to offer a comprehensive overview of Naturalistic Developmental Behavioral Interventions (NDBI), which are evidence-based interventions that integrate both behavioral and developmental approaches in the treatment of children with Autism Spectrum Disorder.

Download or read book Unstrange Minds written by Roy Richard Grinker and published by Basic Books. This book was released on 2008-07-31 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A father's inspiring portrait of his daughter informs this classic reassessment of the "epidemic" of autism. When Isabel Grinker was diagnosed with autism in 1994, it occurred in only about 3 of every 10,000 children. Within ten years, rates had skyrocketed. Some scientists reported rates as high as 1 in 150. The media had declared autism an epidemic. Unstrange Minds documents the global quest of Isabel's father, renowned anthropologist Roy Richard Grinker, to discover the surprising truth about why autism is so much more common today. In fact, there is no autism epidemic. Rather, we are experiencing an increase in autism diagnoses, and Grinker shows that the identification and treatment of autism depends on culture just as much as it does on science. Filled with moving stories and informed by the latest science, Unstrange Minds is a powerful testament to a father's search for the truth.

Download or read book Autism in the Workplace written by Amy E. Hurley-Hanson and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2019-11-15 with total page 278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explores the career experiences of Generation A, the half-million individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) who will reach adulthood in the next decade. With Generation A eligible to enter the workforce in unprecedented numbers, research is needed to help individuals, organizations, and educational institutions to work together to create successful work experiences and career outcomes for individuals with ASD. Issues surrounding ASD in the workplace are discussed from individual, organizational, and societal perspectives. This book also examines the stigma of autism and how it may affect the employment and career experiences of individuals with ASD. This timely book provides researchers, practitioners, and employers with empirical data that examines the work and career experiences of individuals with ASD. It offers a framework for organizations committed to hiring individuals with ASD and enhancing their work experiences and career outcomes now and in the future.

Download or read book Cultural Approaches To Parenting written by Marc H. Bornstein and published by Psychology Press. This book was released on 2013-02-01 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume is concerned with elucidating similarities and differences in enculturation processes that help to account for the ways in which individuals in different cultures develop. Each chapter reviews a substantive parenting topic, describes the relevant cultures (in psychological ethnography, rather than from an anthropological stance), reports on the parenting-in-culture results, and discusses the significance of cross-cultural investigation for understanding the parenting issue of interest. Specific areas of study include environment and interactive style, responsiveness, activity patterns, distributions of social involvement with children, structural patterns of interaction, and development of the social self. Through exposure to a wide range of diverse research methods, readers will gain a deeper appreciation of the problems, procedures, possibilities, and profits associated with a truly comparative approach to understanding human growth and development.

Download or read book Handbook of Autism and Pervasive Developmental Disorders Diagnosis Development Neurobiology and Behavior written by Fred R. Volkmar and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2005-04-29 with total page 788 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Now expanded to two volumes, this invaluable reference work provides a comprehensive review of all information presently available about these disorders, drawing on findings and clinical experience from a number of related disciplines such as psychiatry, psychology, neurobiology, pediatrics, etc. The Handbook covers descriptive and diagnostic characteristics, biological contributions, intervention techniques, legal and social issues. The Third Edition is updated to include the newest work in animal models, genetics, neuropsychological processes, screening and assessment methods.

Download or read book Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule Ados 2 written by C Lord and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Science and Fiction of Autism written by Laura Ellen Schreibman and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2009-06-30 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Drawing from her long clinical experience, Laura Schreibman argues that autism is an entirely biological disorder, however complex its neurological origins. She dismisses theories that it is caused by 'refrigerator mothers' or the MMR vaccine, as well as simplistic claims that it can be cured.

Download or read book Cultural Formulation written by Juan E. Mezzich and published by Jason Aronson. This book was released on 2008 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The publication of the Cultural Formulation Outline in the DSM-IV represented a significant event in the history of standard diagnostic systems. It was the first systematic attempt at placing cultural and contextual factors as an integral component of the diagnostic process. The year was 1994 and its coming was ripe since the multicultural explosion due to migration, refugees, and globalization on the ethnic composition of the U.S. population made it compelling to strive for culturally attuned psychiatric care. Understanding the limitations of a dry symptomatological approach in helping clinicians grasp the intricacies of the experience, presentation, and course of mental illness, the NIMH Group on Culture and Diagnosis proposed to appraise, in close collaboration with the patient, the cultural framework of the patient's identity, illness experience, contextual factors, and clinician-patient relationship, and to narrate this along the lines of five major domains. By articulating the patient's experience and the standard symptomatological description of a case, the clinician may be better able to arrive at a more useful understanding of the case for clinical care purposes. Furthermore, attending to the context of the illness and the person of the patient may additionally enhance understanding of the case and enrich the database from which effective treatment can be planned. This reader is a rich collection of chapters relevant to the DSM-IV Cultural Formulation that covers the Cultural Formulation's historical and conceptual background, development, and characteristics. In addition, the reader discusses the prospects of the Cultural Formulation and provides clinical case illustrations of its utility in diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders. Book jacket.

Download or read book Transforming the Workforce for Children Birth Through Age 8 written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2015-07-23 with total page 587 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Children are already learning at birth, and they develop and learn at a rapid pace in their early years. This provides a critical foundation for lifelong progress, and the adults who provide for the care and the education of young children bear a great responsibility for their health, development, and learning. Despite the fact that they share the same objective - to nurture young children and secure their future success - the various practitioners who contribute to the care and the education of children from birth through age 8 are not acknowledged as a workforce unified by the common knowledge and competencies needed to do their jobs well. Transforming the Workforce for Children Birth Through Age 8 explores the science of child development, particularly looking at implications for the professionals who work with children. This report examines the current capacities and practices of the workforce, the settings in which they work, the policies and infrastructure that set qualifications and provide professional learning, and the government agencies and other funders who support and oversee these systems. This book then makes recommendations to improve the quality of professional practice and the practice environment for care and education professionals. These detailed recommendations create a blueprint for action that builds on a unifying foundation of child development and early learning, shared knowledge and competencies for care and education professionals, and principles for effective professional learning. Young children thrive and learn best when they have secure, positive relationships with adults who are knowledgeable about how to support their development and learning and are responsive to their individual progress. Transforming the Workforce for Children Birth Through Age 8 offers guidance on system changes to improve the quality of professional practice, specific actions to improve professional learning systems and workforce development, and research to continue to build the knowledge base in ways that will directly advance and inform future actions. The recommendations of this book provide an opportunity to improve the quality of the care and the education that children receive, and ultimately improve outcomes for children.

Download or read book Strengthening the Military Family Readiness System for a Changing American Society written by National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2019-10-25 with total page 385 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The U.S. military has been continuously engaged in foreign conflicts for over two decades. The strains that these deployments, the associated increases in operational tempo, and the general challenges of military life affect not only service members but also the people who depend on them and who support them as they support the nation â€" their families. Family members provide support to service members while they serve or when they have difficulties; family problems can interfere with the ability of service members to deploy or remain in theater; and family members are central influences on whether members continue to serve. In addition, rising family diversity and complexity will likely increase the difficulty of creating military policies, programs and practices that adequately support families in the performance of military duties. Strengthening the Military Family Readiness System for a Changing American Society examines the challenges and opportunities facing military families and what is known about effective strategies for supporting and protecting military children and families, as well as lessons to be learned from these experiences. This report offers recommendations regarding what is needed to strengthen the support system for military families.

Download or read book Helping the Noncompliant Child written by Rex Lloyd Forehand and published by Guilford Publications. This book was released on 1981 with total page 253 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Autism Spectrum Disorders written by Tim Williams and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2011-09-06 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Autism spectrum disorders are a major topic for research. The causes are now thought to be largely genetic although the genes involved are only slowly being traced. The effects of ASD are often devastating and families and schools have to adapt to provide the best for people with ASD to attain their potential. This book describes some of the interventions and modifications that can benefit people with ASD.