SynthesisJournal of autism and developmental disorders2022
A Systematic Review: Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for the Parents of Children and Adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorder.
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15 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 36 citations in OpenAlex.
- Cognitive-Based Interventions for Improving Psychological Health and Well-Being for Parents of Children with Developmental Disabilities: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.Journal of autism and developmental disorders · 2024Pooled it
- The Effectiveness of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy Group Intervention (Navigator ACT) for Parents of Children With Neurodevelopmental Disabilities: A Randomized Controlled Trial.Autism research : official journal of the International Society for Autism Research · 2026Trial
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- Adapting compassionate mind training into guided self-help for parents of autistic children.Psychology and psychotherapy · 2026Article
- Healthcare professionals' perspectives on the challenges faced by parents of children with autism and recommendations to address them: a qualitative study in Hong Kong.BMJ paediatrics open · 2026Article
- Closing the Gap to Interventions for Tuberous Sclerosis Complex-Associated Neuropsychiatric Disorders (TAND): Protocol for a Longitudinal Study of TAND Severity, Predictors, and Caregiver Well-Being (TANDem-2).JMIR research protocols · 2026Article
- Scaling Compassion and Applications in ABA.Behavior analysis in practice · 2026Article
- The effect of an acceptance and commitment therapy-based self-compassion program on self-compassion and psychological flexibility in mothers.Scientific reports · 2026Article
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- The development, feasibility and acceptability of Empower-Autism: A new psychoeducational and psychotherapeutic programme for caregivers of children recently diagnosed with autism.Autism : the international journal of research and practice · 2025Article
- Development, psychometric evaluation, and factor analysis of an instrument measuring quality of life in autistic preschoolers.International journal of methods in psychiatric research · 2023Article
- Roles of Parental Psychological Flexibility, Self-Compassion, and Self-Efficacy in Affecting Mental Health and Quality of Life in Parents of Children with Eczema.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) for people with advanced progressive illness, their caregivers and staff involved in their care: A scoping review.Palliative medicine · 2023Article
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- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy Group Intervention for Parents of Children with Disabilities (Navigator ACT): An Open Feasibility Trial.Journal of autism and developmental disorders · 2023Article
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4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
This systematic review investigated the effectiveness of acceptance and commitment therapy for the parents of children with autism spectrum disorder. PsychInfo, CINAHL, PubMed, Science Direct, and Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection were searched using the terms "acceptance and commitment", "autism" and "parent". A total of eight articles met the eligibility criteria. One study was a randomized controlled trial, one was quasi-experimental, and the other six were exploratory. Study outcomes concerned ACT processes, mental health, and quality of life. These studies showed that ACT interventions can be helpful for the parents of children with autism spectrum disorder. Nevertheless, as this field of research is relatively new, future research would benefit from creating a standard procedure and larger randomized controlled trials .
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