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: Received: 21 October 2024 / Approved: 22 October 2024 / Online: 22 October 2024 (09:31:46 CEST)
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Lopez, K. Parent Mediated Autism Intervention Through a Culturally Informed Lens: Parents Taking Action and Pivotal Response Training with Latine Families. Preprints2024, 2024101703. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202410.1703.v1
Lopez, K. Parent Mediated Autism Intervention Through a Culturally Informed Lens: Parents Taking Action and Pivotal Response Training with Latine Families. Preprints 2024, 2024101703. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202410.1703.v1
Lopez, K. Parent Mediated Autism Intervention Through a Culturally Informed Lens: Parents Taking Action and Pivotal Response Training with Latine Families. Preprints2024, 2024101703. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202410.1703.v1
APA Style
Lopez, K. (2024). Parent Mediated Autism Intervention Through a Culturally Informed Lens: Parents Taking Action and Pivotal Response Training with Latine Families. Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202410.1703.v1
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Lopez, K. 2024 "Parent Mediated Autism Intervention Through a Culturally Informed Lens: Parents Taking Action and Pivotal Response Training with Latine Families" Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202410.1703.v1
Abstract
Background The prevalence of autism has increased substantially among Latine children, however, few service systems are prepared to provide culturally relevant services. Parents Taking Action (PTA), is a culturally informed parent-mediated psychoeducation program designed to meet the informational needs of Latine families of children with autism. The purpose of this study was to pilot a hybrid model of intervention by including direct parent coaching through pivotal response training (PRT) along with PTA among Latina mothers of children with autism. Methods Ten Latina mothers of children 8 and under with autism participated in this study. Mothers received PTA from two bilingual trained promotoras (community health workers). PTA included 14 2-hour psychoeducation sessions. Mothers also received 4 one-hour sessions of PRT from bilingual/bicultural coaches. Results Paired samples t-tests indicated significant increases in family outcomes, self-efficacy in using the intervention strategies, and frequency of using strategies, from pre to post-test. Conclusions This study suggests that culturally informed parent-mediated autism intervention coupled with parent coaching positively affects family outcomes among Latine families of children with autism.
Keywords
autism; Latine children; families; intervention; culturally informed
Subject
Social Sciences, Psychology
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