ArticlePsychosocial intervention2022
Controlled Trial of a Short-term Intensive Parent Training Program within the Context of Routine Services for Autistic Children in China.
Article in Psychosocial intervention, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT04257331 (Evaluation of a Parent Training Programme for Families of Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder in China), which is not on this map. Cited by 2 papers.
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Evaluation of a Parent Training Programme for Families of Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder in China: A Mixed-Methods Quasi-Experimental Study
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2 citing papers in PubMed, 8 citations in OpenAlex.
- Parent-mediated Paediatric Autism Communication Therapy (PACT): a focus group study of parental experience.Child and adolescent psychiatry and mental health · 2026Article
- Group social skill training for children on the autism spectrum: an exploratory study of a short-term program in a Chinese outpatient clinic.International journal of developmental disabilities · 2026Article
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Abstract
Recent systematic reviews found limited rigorous research conducted to date of the effectiveness of parent training programs in reducing behavioral problems for autistic children in low- and middle-income countries. This study is aimed at evaluating the effectiveness of a short-term intensive parent training program for autistic children aged three to six in the context of routine service provision in China. A quasi-experiment was conducted involving the local implementing organization and using a waitlist control. Data were collected at baseline and immediate post-intervention. The primary outcome was child behavioral problems measured using the Child Behavior Checklist Externalizing scale. Between-group comparisons used a difference-in-differences design with propensity score weighting to reduce sources of bias. A process evaluation was undertaken in parallel to assess participant involvement, program acceptability, and delivery. The protocol was prospectively registered with ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT04257331). The final sample size was 111 (treatment: 63; comparison: 48). Results suggest that the program was associated with improvements in child externalizing behaviors (
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