Rojas-Torres, L.P.; Alonso-Esteban, Y.; Alcantud-Marín, F. Early Intervention with Parents of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders: A Review of Programs. Children2020, 7, 294.
Rojas-Torres, L.P.; Alonso-Esteban, Y.; Alcantud-Marín, F. Early Intervention with Parents of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders: A Review of Programs. Children 2020, 7, 294.
Rojas-Torres, L.P.; Alonso-Esteban, Y.; Alcantud-Marín, F. Early Intervention with Parents of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders: A Review of Programs. Children2020, 7, 294.
Rojas-Torres, L.P.; Alonso-Esteban, Y.; Alcantud-Marín, F. Early Intervention with Parents of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders: A Review of Programs. Children 2020, 7, 294.
Abstract
The aim of this article is to analyze the evidence against the effectiveness of intervention programs based on the participation of parents of children with autism. To obtain the data, a systematic search was carried out in four databases (ProQuest-PsychArticles, ProQuest-ERIC, ProQuest-PubMed, and Scopus). These documents were refined under the inclusion/exclusion criteria and a total of 51 empirical studies were selected. They were classified, first, according to the function of the intervention objective and, later, by the methodology applied (19 studies based on comprehensive interventions, 11 focused on the nuclear symptoms of ASD, 12 focused on the promotion of positive parenting and 9 interactions focused on children play). Once all the documents have been analyzed, the evidence indicates scientific efficacy in most studies, mainly in those based on child development and the application of behavioral analysis principles. Also, the positive influence of parent participation in such programs was demonstrated.
Keywords
Autism Spectrum Disorders; Early Intervention; Parent mediated intervention; Parental Training
Subject
Social Sciences, Psychology
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