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WEDNESDAY, Oct. 14, 2020 (HealthDay News)<\/p>\n

Virtual training is effective in teaching parents of children with autism<\/a> about early behavioral intervention, according to a new study.<\/p>\n

The alternative to in-person training is the only option for many parents during the coronavirus pandemic or for those who can’t attend in-person sessions for other reasons.<\/p>\n

“Since parents play an important role in the treatment of their children’s autism symptoms<\/a>, developing effective, efficient, socially acceptable and accessible training so they can implement these interventions is critically important,” said study co-author Wayne Fisher, director of the Center for Autism<\/a> Research, Education and Services at Rutgers University in New Brunswick, N.J.<\/p>\n

Parents are trained in early intensive behavioral intervention, which uses e-learning and play-based training to reduce problem behaviors such as aggression<\/a> and to build their child’s communication and social skills.<\/p>\n

This study included 25 parents of children with autism spectrum disorder<\/a>. Of those, 13 received the virtual training. Twelve others made up the control group, continuing with other behavioral programs.<\/p>\n

Compared to the control group, parents in the virtual group showed large improvements in their ability to help their children improve their behavior.<\/p>\n

Parents who received the virtual training rated it 6.6 on a 7-point scale, showing that it is easy to use, comprehensive and effective, according to the study authors.<\/p>\n

“The findings show that parents can be virtually trained in these complex procedures and that the methods are ones that they find easy to use,” Fisher said in a Rutgers news release. “You want these treatments to not only work in the clinic with the trained technicians but also in a child’s daily life, helping parents to manage behavior and helping the child communicate better and to do activities like go out to dinner.”<\/p>\n

The findings were published recently in The Journal of Applied Behavioral Analysis<\/i>.<\/p>\n

— Robert Preidt<\/p>\n

\"MedicalNews\"
Copyright \u00a9 2020 HealthDay. All rights reserved.<\/p>\n


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\n Autism is a developmental disability.<\/span>
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\n SOURCE: Rutgers University, news release, Oct. 5, 2020 \n <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n