1. Comparing the Impact of Differing Preschool Autism Interventions on Parents in Two Canadian Provinces
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D'Entremont, Barbara, Flanagan, Helen E., Ungar, Wendy J., Waddell, Charlotte, Garon, Nancy, den Otter, Jeffrey, Leger, Natalie, Vezina, Francine, and Smith, Isabel M.
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Early Intensive Behavioural Intervention (EIBI) is effective for preschoolers with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Parental measures are rarely included in EIBI effectiveness studies, yet parental distress and lower self-efficacy are associated with poorer child outcomes. Parents of preschoolers with ASD (N = 485) were surveyed at baseline (T1), one-year post-intervention (T2), and school entry (T3) about family distress/crisis, parental self-efficacy, and satisfaction with services in two Canadian provinces. Family distress/crisis decreased and parental self-efficacy increased from T1 to T2. Increases in self-efficacy were largely maintained at T3. Parents were highly satisfied with services. Greater satisfaction for those residing in the province utilizing a parent-coaching model suggests that parent involvement is associated with positive parent outcomes.
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- 2022
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