Investigation of the effectiveness of parent-child interaction therapy on adjustment and behavioral problems in children with subthreshold autism
BackgroundAutism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is an increasingly prevalent neurodevelopmental disorder. However, the number of children who exhibit subthreshold levels of ASD symptoms, significant enough to experience functional and adaptive difficulties, is also substantial. These children require early...
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| author | İsmail Seçer Sümeyye Ulaş Eda Tatlı Fatmanur Çimen Burcu Bülbül Beyzanur Tosunoğlu |
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| description | BackgroundAutism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is an increasingly prevalent neurodevelopmental disorder. However, the number of children who exhibit subthreshold levels of ASD symptoms, significant enough to experience functional and adaptive difficulties, is also substantial. These children require early interventions, similar to those diagnosed with ASD, due to their exhibited adaptive and behavioral challenges. PCIT offers a unique opportunity for children and their parents exhibiting subthreshold ASD to address such challenges through its practices and techniques.AimThis study aims to assess the initial result effectiveness of standard PCIT on the adaptive skills and school refusal behaviors of children exhibiting subthreshold ASD, as well as on the levels of parental stress and caregiving burden. The study intends to test these effects and report the outcomes.MethodThis study is a case study, and it involves three children with subthreshold ASD symptoms and their parents. The therapy processes were conducted for approximately 1 year.ResultResults obtained from this study revealed that PCIT holds promising prospects for improving adaptive and interaction skills, reducing school refusal, and alleviating parental stress and caregiving burden among children exhibiting subthreshold ASD.DiscussionPCIT is considered a functional approach for children and parents demonstrating subthreshold ASD symptoms, besides interventions addressing diagnosed ASD children. It is suggested that future studies should evaluate the effectiveness and sustainability of PCIT through randomized controlled trials in the context of subthreshold ASD. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-1fd1c544bbee4baa9ecc8d5d6f5e30f52025-01-22T07:11:08ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Psychology1664-10782025-01-011510.3389/fpsyg.2024.14088471408847Investigation of the effectiveness of parent-child interaction therapy on adjustment and behavioral problems in children with subthreshold autismİsmail Seçer0Sümeyye Ulaş1Eda Tatlı2Fatmanur Çimen3Burcu Bülbül4Beyzanur Tosunoğlu5Atatürk University, Department of Guidance and Counseling, Erzurum, TürkeyErzurum Technical University, Department Psychology, Erzurum, TürkeyAtatürk University, Department of Guidance and Counseling, Erzurum, TürkeyAtatürk University, Department of Guidance and Counseling, Erzurum, TürkeyAtatürk University, Department of Guidance and Counseling, Erzurum, TürkeyAtatürk University, Department of Guidance and Counseling, Erzurum, TürkeyBackgroundAutism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is an increasingly prevalent neurodevelopmental disorder. However, the number of children who exhibit subthreshold levels of ASD symptoms, significant enough to experience functional and adaptive difficulties, is also substantial. These children require early interventions, similar to those diagnosed with ASD, due to their exhibited adaptive and behavioral challenges. PCIT offers a unique opportunity for children and their parents exhibiting subthreshold ASD to address such challenges through its practices and techniques.AimThis study aims to assess the initial result effectiveness of standard PCIT on the adaptive skills and school refusal behaviors of children exhibiting subthreshold ASD, as well as on the levels of parental stress and caregiving burden. The study intends to test these effects and report the outcomes.MethodThis study is a case study, and it involves three children with subthreshold ASD symptoms and their parents. The therapy processes were conducted for approximately 1 year.ResultResults obtained from this study revealed that PCIT holds promising prospects for improving adaptive and interaction skills, reducing school refusal, and alleviating parental stress and caregiving burden among children exhibiting subthreshold ASD.DiscussionPCIT is considered a functional approach for children and parents demonstrating subthreshold ASD symptoms, besides interventions addressing diagnosed ASD children. It is suggested that future studies should evaluate the effectiveness and sustainability of PCIT through randomized controlled trials in the context of subthreshold ASD.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2024.1408847/fullASDsubthreshold ASDPCITinterventionschool refusalparents |
| spellingShingle | İsmail Seçer Sümeyye Ulaş Eda Tatlı Fatmanur Çimen Burcu Bülbül Beyzanur Tosunoğlu Investigation of the effectiveness of parent-child interaction therapy on adjustment and behavioral problems in children with subthreshold autism Frontiers in Psychology ASD subthreshold ASD PCIT intervention school refusal parents |
| title | Investigation of the effectiveness of parent-child interaction therapy on adjustment and behavioral problems in children with subthreshold autism |
| title_full | Investigation of the effectiveness of parent-child interaction therapy on adjustment and behavioral problems in children with subthreshold autism |
| title_fullStr | Investigation of the effectiveness of parent-child interaction therapy on adjustment and behavioral problems in children with subthreshold autism |
| title_full_unstemmed | Investigation of the effectiveness of parent-child interaction therapy on adjustment and behavioral problems in children with subthreshold autism |
| title_short | Investigation of the effectiveness of parent-child interaction therapy on adjustment and behavioral problems in children with subthreshold autism |
| title_sort | investigation of the effectiveness of parent child interaction therapy on adjustment and behavioral problems in children with subthreshold autism |
| topic | ASD subthreshold ASD PCIT intervention school refusal parents |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2024.1408847/full |
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