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Parent training for autism spectrum disorder, improving the quality of life for children and their families, edited by Cynthia R. Johnson, Eric M. Butter, and Lawrence Scahill

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Parent training for autism spectrum disorder

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edited by Cynthia R. Johnson, Eric M. Butter, and Lawrence Scahill

improving the quality of life for children and their families

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

History and theoretical foundations of parent training / Karen Bearss -- Clinical assessment of children with autism spectrum disorder before and after parent training / Valentina Postorino and Lawrence Scahill -- Promoting parent engagement in parent training for children with autism spectrum disorder / Rachel M. Fenning and Eric Butter -- Parent training for social communication in young children with autism spectrum disorder / Stephanie Y. Shire and Tristram Smith -- Parent training for disruptive behavior in autism spectrum disorder / Karen Bearss, Luc Lecavalier, and Lawrence Scahill -- Parent training for sleep disturbances in autism spectrum disorder / Cynthia R. Johnson and Beth Malow -- Parent training for food selectivity in autism spectrum disorder / T. Lindsey Burrell, William Sharp, Cristina Whitehouse, and Cynthia Johnson -- Parent training for toileting in autism spectrum disorder / Daniel W. Mruzek, Benjamin I. Handen, Courtney A. Aponte, Tristram Smith, and Richard M. Foxx -- Parent training for elopement in autism spectrum disorder / Nathan A. Call, Mindy Scheithauer, Joanna Lomas Mevers & Colin Muething -- Conclusions and future directions / Eric Butter and Lawrence Scahill

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Improving the quality of life for children and their families