Parent Training for Autism Spectrum Disorder
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American Psychological Association
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Improving the Quality of Life for Children and Their Families
Raising a child with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) can be challenging, particularly for parents who do not have easy access to psychological treatment.
This book presents parent training as a unique approach that is accessible and 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 clinicians teach parents effective parenting skills and behaviors, so that parents are the main drivers of change for their children.
This clinical guide shows practitioners how to apply this approach with caregivers 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 confronting parents of children with ASD, including social and communication deficits; disruptive behaviors; sleep disturbances; wandering tendencies; and key life skills, like feeding and toileting.
Vivid case examples illustrate how the techniques can be applied in realistic scenarios.
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Cynthia R. Johnson
Cynthia R. Johnson, PhD, is the director of the Cleveland Clinic Center for Autism, Cleveland, Ohio, and is on the faculty of the Lerner College of Medicine at Case Western University. She has been awarded National Institutes of Health-funded and numerous other grants. A member of The RUBI (Research Units in Behavior Interventions) Autism Network, Dr. Johnson's recent research has been on the treatment of frequently co-occurring/associated problems in autism spectrum disorder, including disruptive behaviors, sleep disturbances, and feeding problems. Dr. Johnson is a licensed psychologist and a board-certified behavior analyst.
Eric M. Butter
Eric M. Butter, PhD, is a clinical psychologist with specialization in autism spectrum disorder (ASD), attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), and other neurodevelopmental disabilities and is an associate professor jointly appointed in pediatrics and psychology at The Ohio State University. Dr. Butter's research has focused on the biomedical correlates and potential etiologies of ASD and ADHD, as well as the disorders' psychological and medical treatment. He has been continuously involved in several autism research networks since 1999. Dr. Butter is the chief of psychology at Nationwide Children's Hospital in Columbus, Ohio, and continues to work on implementing and expanding parent training interventions for children with ASD.