Full Description
Raising a child with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) can be very challenging, particularly for parents who do not have easy access to psychological treatment. This book presents parent training as a unique approach that is not only more accessible but is also one of the most promising methods for promoting long-term behavioral improvements in children with ASD.
Backed by decades of research, parent training is a psychotherapeutic technique in which parents are main drivers of change for their children. The clinician passes knowledge to the parents and teaches them more effective parenting skills and behaviors.
This clinical guide shows practitioners how to apply this approach with families of children with ASD. Readers will learn strategies for implementing various assessment and intervention techniques, and for maintaining parental engagement throughout treatment. Individual chapters focus on the most common issues that parents of children with ASD struggle with, including social and communication deficits disruptive behaviors sleep disturbances tendencies to wander off and key life skills, like feeding and toileting. Vivid case examples demonstrate this clinical guidance being applied in realistic scenarios.
Contents
Contributors
Introduction
Cynthia R. Johnson, Eric M. Butter, and Lawrence Scahill
Chapter : History and Theoretical Foundations of Parent Training
Karen Bearss
Chapter 2: Clinical Assessment of Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder Before and After Parent Training
Valentina Postorino and Lawrence Scahill
Chapter 3: Promoting Parent Engagement in Parent Training for Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder
Rachel M. Fenning and Eric M. Butter
Chapter 4: Parent Training for Social Communication in Young Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder
Stephanie Y. Shire and Tristram Smith
Chapter 5: Parent Training for Disruptive Behavior in Autism Spectrum Disorder
Karen Bearss, Luc Lecavalier, and Lawrence Scahill
Chapter : Parent Training for Sleep Disturbances in Autism Spectrum Disorder
Cynthia R. Johnson and Beth A. Malow
Chapter 7: Parent Training for Food Selectivity in Autism Spectrum Disorder
T. Lindsey Burrell, William Sharp, Cristina Whitehouse, and Cynthia R. Johnson
Chapter 8: Parent Training for Toileting in Autism Spectrum Disorder
Daniel W. Mruzek, Benjamin L. Handen, Courtney A. Aponte, Tristram Smith, and Richard M. Foxx
Chapter 9: Parent Training for Elopement in Autism Spectrum Disorder
Nathan A. Call, Mindy Scheithauer, Joanna Lomas Mevers, and Colin Muething
Chapter : Conclusions and Future Directions
Lawrence Scahill and Eric M. Butter Index
About the Editors
