Journal Article

Parent Training in Autism Spectrum Disorder: What’s in a Name?

Scahill, Lawrence, Burrell, T. Lindsey, Bearss, Karen, Stewart, Lindsay

2015

Overview

Parent training (PT) is well understood as an evidence-based treatment for typically developing children with disruptive behavior. Within the field of autism spectrum disorder (ASD), the term parent training has been used to describe a wide range of interventions including care coordination, psychoeducation, treatments for language or social development, as well as programs designed to address maladaptive behaviors. As a result, the meaning of “parent training” in ASD is profoundly uncertain. This paper describes the need to delineate the variants of PT in ASD and offers a coherent taxonomy. Uniform characterization of PT programs can facilitate communication with families, professionals, administrators, and third-party payers. Moreover, it may also serve as a framework for comparing and contrasting PT programs. In support of the taxonomy, a purposive sampling of the literature is presented to illustrate the range of parent training interventions in ASD.

• Publisher: Springer US,Springer Nature B.V
• Subject: Autism / Autism Spectrum Disorder - therapy / Behavior Problems / Behavior Therapy - education / Behavior Therapy - methods / Behavioral Science and Psychology / Child / Child and School Psychology / Child development / Communication / Humans / Language Skills / Mental health care / Parent Education / Parents & parenting / Parents - education / Patient Education as Topic / Problem Behavior / Psychology / Social Sciences / Social Skills / Terminology as Topic / Training