Parent Training and Therapy in Children with Autism
With the introduction of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders-5th ed. (DSM-5) autism spectrum disorders (ASD) fall into the category of neurodevelopmental disorders. ASD is characterized by the inhibitory mechanisms responsible for social adaptation and emotional expression bein...
| Main Authors: | , , , , , , , |
|---|---|
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
MDPI AG
2021-05-01
|
| Series: | Pediatric Reports |
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2036-7503/13/2/30 |
| _version_ | 1797535435017158656 |
|---|---|
| author | Alessandro Frolli Antonia Bosco Francesca Di Carmine Antonella Cavallaro Agnese Lombardi Luana Sergi Giulio Corrivetti Maria Carla Ricci |
| author_facet | Alessandro Frolli Antonia Bosco Francesca Di Carmine Antonella Cavallaro Agnese Lombardi Luana Sergi Giulio Corrivetti Maria Carla Ricci |
| author_sort | Alessandro Frolli |
| collection | DOAJ |
| description | With the introduction of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders-5th ed. (DSM-5) autism spectrum disorders (ASD) fall into the category of neurodevelopmental disorders. ASD is characterized by the inhibitory mechanisms responsible for social adaptation and emotional expression being underdeveloped, causing a child’s recognition and understanding of emotions to be impaired. Our study hypothesizes that early intervention using behavioral interventions such as Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) and reflexive functions (RF) training on parents can improve the development of joint attention (JA), a cognitive precursor to the theory of mind (ToM) and mentalization processes. We considered a sample of 84 children aged between 20 and 30 months who had received a diagnosis of risk of autism spectrum disorder (level 1). The sample was divided into two groups of 42 subjects, in the first group we carried out a weekly behavioral parent training (PT) based only on ABA principles, while in the second group we carried out a weekly PT aimed at improving reflective functions and parental awareness according to a model inspired by the model based on emotional mirroring and mentalization of Fonagy. Our study shows that parents who are able to make sense of both their own mental state and that of their child can serve as a protective factor for the child’s development even in atypical developmental situations such as in ASD. |
| first_indexed | 2024-03-10T11:45:24Z |
| format | Article |
| id | doaj.art-8f7a9ccf360e48c380897be337b94f92 |
| institution | Directory Open Access Journal |
| issn | 2036-7503 |
| language | English |
| last_indexed | 2024-03-10T11:45:24Z |
| publishDate | 2021-05-01 |
| publisher | MDPI AG |
| record_format | Article |
| series | Pediatric Reports |
| spelling | doaj.art-8f7a9ccf360e48c380897be337b94f922023-11-21T18:10:40ZengMDPI AGPediatric Reports2036-75032021-05-0113221622610.3390/pediatric13020030Parent Training and Therapy in Children with AutismAlessandro Frolli0Antonia Bosco1Francesca Di Carmine2Antonella Cavallaro3Agnese Lombardi4Luana Sergi5Giulio Corrivetti6Maria Carla Ricci7Disability Research Centre, University of International Studies in Rome-Via Cristoforo Colombo, 00147 Rome, ItalyDisability Research Centre, University of International Studies in Rome-Via Cristoforo Colombo, 00147 Rome, ItalyDisability Research Centre, University of International Studies in Rome-Via Cristoforo Colombo, 00147 Rome, ItalyDisability Research Centre, University of International Studies in Rome-Via Cristoforo Colombo, 00147 Rome, ItalyDisability Research Centre, University of International Studies in Rome-Via Cristoforo Colombo, 00147 Rome, ItalyASL (Local Health Authority) of Caserta, 81100 Caserta, ItalyDepartment of Mental Health of ASL (Local Health Company) of Salerno, 84124 Salerno, ItalyDisability Research Centre, University of International Studies in Rome-Via Cristoforo Colombo, 00147 Rome, ItalyWith the introduction of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders-5th ed. (DSM-5) autism spectrum disorders (ASD) fall into the category of neurodevelopmental disorders. ASD is characterized by the inhibitory mechanisms responsible for social adaptation and emotional expression being underdeveloped, causing a child’s recognition and understanding of emotions to be impaired. Our study hypothesizes that early intervention using behavioral interventions such as Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) and reflexive functions (RF) training on parents can improve the development of joint attention (JA), a cognitive precursor to the theory of mind (ToM) and mentalization processes. We considered a sample of 84 children aged between 20 and 30 months who had received a diagnosis of risk of autism spectrum disorder (level 1). The sample was divided into two groups of 42 subjects, in the first group we carried out a weekly behavioral parent training (PT) based only on ABA principles, while in the second group we carried out a weekly PT aimed at improving reflective functions and parental awareness according to a model inspired by the model based on emotional mirroring and mentalization of Fonagy. Our study shows that parents who are able to make sense of both their own mental state and that of their child can serve as a protective factor for the child’s development even in atypical developmental situations such as in ASD.https://www.mdpi.com/2036-7503/13/2/30autismjoint attentionearly social communication scalesapplied behavior analysisparent trainingreflective function |
| spellingShingle | Alessandro Frolli Antonia Bosco Francesca Di Carmine Antonella Cavallaro Agnese Lombardi Luana Sergi Giulio Corrivetti Maria Carla Ricci Parent Training and Therapy in Children with Autism Pediatric Reports autism joint attention early social communication scales applied behavior analysis parent training reflective function |
| title | Parent Training and Therapy in Children with Autism |
| title_full | Parent Training and Therapy in Children with Autism |
| title_fullStr | Parent Training and Therapy in Children with Autism |
| title_full_unstemmed | Parent Training and Therapy in Children with Autism |
| title_short | Parent Training and Therapy in Children with Autism |
| title_sort | parent training and therapy in children with autism |
| topic | autism joint attention early social communication scales applied behavior analysis parent training reflective function |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2036-7503/13/2/30 |
| work_keys_str_mv | AT alessandrofrolli parenttrainingandtherapyinchildrenwithautism AT antoniabosco parenttrainingandtherapyinchildrenwithautism AT francescadicarmine parenttrainingandtherapyinchildrenwithautism AT antonellacavallaro parenttrainingandtherapyinchildrenwithautism AT agneselombardi parenttrainingandtherapyinchildrenwithautism AT luanasergi parenttrainingandtherapyinchildrenwithautism AT giuliocorrivetti parenttrainingandtherapyinchildrenwithautism AT mariacarlaricci parenttrainingandtherapyinchildrenwithautism |