ArticleScientific reports2022
Pivotal Response Treatment (PRT) parent group training for young children with autism spectrum disorder: a pilot study.
Article in Scientific reports, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.
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6 citing papers in PubMed.
- Association Between Autism-Related Symptoms and Mealtime Behavior Problems in Children With Autism Spectrum Disorders.Journal of autism and developmental disorders · 2026Article
- Child Quality of Life as an Outcome Following Pivotal Response Treatment: Findings From Four Randomized Controlled Trials With Autistic Children.Journal of autism and developmental disorders · 2026Article
- Pressure and coping strategies of caregivers of children with autism spectrum disorder in rural areas: a qualitative study.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Efficacy of a Parent-Implemented Pivotal Response Treatment for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder.Journal of autism and developmental disorders · 2024Article
- Effect of counselling intervention on stress and expressed emotions among family caregivers of children with autism.Journal of medicine and life · 2023Article
- Play therapy in children with autism: Its role, implications, and limitations.World journal of clinical pediatrics · 2023Review
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Abstract
Pivotal Response Treatment (PRT) is a promising intervention addressing core symptoms of autism spectrum disorder (ASD), with parent involvement as key component. Parent group-delivered PRT may be an effective treatment model, but currently the evidence is limited. Also, little attention has been paid to therapeutic involvement of multiple important contexts (e.g. home, school, community) of the young child. The current study explores a 14-week protocol of PRT parent group training (PRT-PG), complemented with individual parent-child sessions and involvement of teachers and other childcare providers. Children aged 2-6 years old with ASD and their parents (n = 20) were included. Preliminary results showed a significant increase in spontaneous initiations during a semi-structured therapist-child interaction together with widespread gains in clinical global functioning. No significant improvement on parent-rated general social-communication skills was observed. These findings justify further research on parent group delivered PRT models.
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