Pivotal Response Group Treatment Program for Parents of Children with Autism

Overview

Journal J Autism Dev Disord

Publisher Springer

Date 2010 May 5

PMID 20440638

Citations 26

Authors

Mendy Boettcher Minjarez

Sharon E Williams

Emma M Mercier

Antonio Y Hardan

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Abstract

The number of children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorders is increasing, necessitating the development of efficient treatment models. Research has demonstrated that parent-delivered behavioral interventions are a viable treatment model; however, little research has focused on teaching parents in groups. The aim of this study was to demonstrate that parents can learn Pivotal Response Training (PRT) in group therapy, resulting in correlated gains in children's language. Baseline and post-treatment data were obtained and examined for changes in (a) parent fidelity of PRT implementation, and (b) child functional verbal utterances. Significant differences were observed for both variables. These findings suggest that parents can learn PRT in a group format, resulting in correlated child language gains, thus future controlled studies are warranted.

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