Exploration de l’effet d’un programme d’accompagnement parental sur les comportements problématiques et adaptatifs d’enfants ayant un trouble du spectre de l’autisme : un essai randomisé contrôlé

Introduction: Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by impairment in social interactions, social communication, and restricted or repetitive patterns of behaviors. Children with ASD exhibit more challenging behavior (CB) and less adaptive behavior (AB) than their peers without ASD. Having CP decrease exposition to positive social interactions, and decreases the opportunities for learning appropriate social behaviors. Parent-mediated intervention aims to provide parents with tools and strategies to promote social and communication skills in their child, and promotes AB. To our knowledge, no clinical randomized control trial documented the effect of a parent-mediated program on CB in children with ASD and aged less than three years old. Objective: Explore the effect of a 12 weeks parent-mediated program on CB and AB in children with ASD aged less than three years old. Method: This program includes strategies from the Early Start Denver Model (ESDM), and the Social Communication Emotional Regulation and Transactional Support (SCERTS). Participants were 13 families from Montreal and Eastern Township. The intervention groups (n = 8) received the intervention immediately, while the waiting list group (n = 5) waited an equivalent period of time before receiving the same intervention. CB were measured using the Infant-Toddler Social-Emotional Assessment (ITSEA), while AB were measured using the Adaptive Behavior Assessment System - Second Edition (ABAS-II). Results: When comparing the two groups, no differences were found for both outcome measures. Even when all participants were combined into one sample group, the intervention had no impact on the outcome measures. Conclusion: The intervention used in this study had no effect on CB and AB. Methodological limitations are discussed.

Name thesis:degree_name

M. Sc.

Level thesis:degree_level

Maîtrise

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Sciences cliniques

Grantor dc:publisher

Université de Sherbrooke

Year dc:date.issued

2018

Author dc:creator

• Mestari, Zakaria

Advisors dc:contributor.advisor

• Couture, Mélanie
• Camden, Chantal

• Trouble du spectre de l’autisme
• Comportement problématique
• Comportement adaptatif
• Intervention parentale
• Autism spectrum disorder
• Challenging behavior
• Adaptive behavior
• Parental intervention

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• http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/ca/

Language dc:language.iso

fr, en

Handle dc:identifier.uri

http://hdl.handle.net/11143/11797

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:usherbrooke.scholaris.ca:11143/11797