Pre-Post Effects of the Psychoeducational, Autism-Specific Parent Training FAUT-E
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Abstract. Objective: Psychoeducational parent training is an economic way to provide care for parents of children newly diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder (ASD). This study explores pre-post effect sizes of the manualized autism-specific parent training FAUT-E (Frankfurter Autismus-Elterntraining). Method: Two behaviorally trained therapists worked with 6–10 parents in eight group sessions. Twenty-four parents of 24 children with ASD participated in the study. Outcomes were child- and parent-related measures obtained at T0 (first measurement), T1 (second measurement), T2 (postintervention), and T3 (3 months after intervention). Results: Children showed improved behavior in the parent-rated Aberrant Behavior Checklist (ABC) total score after therapy ( p = .001; ES T1T2 = .73) and at T3 ( p = .018; ES T1-T3 = –.51), and a lower intensity of parent-rated problem behavior at T3 ( p = .031; ES T1–T3 = –.46). Parental measures did not change. Conclusions: This study found medium pre-post effects on the child’s behavior by FAUT-E between T1 and T2/T3; these were not observed between the measurements T0–T1. FAUT-E was easy to implement and did not increase parental stress. This is in line with results of studies on other training programs to teach parents to use effective behavioral strategies with ASD.
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Other studies also reported an increase in parental stress after a 12-month therapist-led training program for parents of children with ASD, IDD and/or CB.
“other studies also reported an increase in parental stress after a 12-month therapist-led training program for parents of children with ASD (70, 71), IDD (72–74) and/or CB (75).”
Previous research on parent training programs for parents of children with ASD or IDD consistently revealed a reduction in CB after the intervention.
“This result is in line with previous research on parent training programs for parents of children with ASD (63, 64, 71) or IDD (66, 67, 74), which consistently revealed a reduction in CB after the intervention.”
There have been studies reporting both a reduction in laxness and overreactivity after a parent training for parents of children with ASD or IDD or no effect on parenting practices at all.
“However, it has to be noted that there have been studies reporting both a reduction in laxness and overreactivity after a parent training for parents of children with ASD (83) or IDD (67) or no effect on parenting practices at all (71).”
Parents require time to try new strategies at home and adapt them to their unique circumstances, thus becoming more confident in dealing with the child's CB over time.
“This is in line with research suggesting that parents require time to try new strategies at home and adapt them to their unique circumstances, thus becoming more confident in dealing with the child's CB over time (71).”
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- Authors
- Medda, J. E., Kitzerow, J., Schlitt, S., Berndt, K., Schwenck, C., Uhlmann, L., & Freitag, C. M.
- Affiliations
- Goethe University Frankfurt (DE)
- Heidelberg University (DE)
- Venue
- Zeitschrift für Kinder- und Jugendpsychiatrie und Psychotherapie
- Publisher
- Hogrefe Publishing Group
- Published
- 2021-03-01
- Volume
- 49
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 134-143
- ISSN
- 1422-4917 (ISSN-L)
- 1664-2880
- OpenAlex
- W3119824278
- Cited by
- 6
- References
- 29
- Citations by year
- 2026: 1 · 2025: 1 · 2024: 1 · 2023: 2 · 2022: 1
- FWCI
- 0.53
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- de
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Zeitschrift für Kinder- und Jugendpsychiatrie und Psychotherapie (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Autism Spectrum Disorder Research
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Family and Disability Support Research
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Developmental and Educational Psychology › Behavioral and Psychological Studies
- Keywords
- autism spectrum disorder, parent training, psychoeducational intervention, group intervention, behavioral problems, Aberrant Behavior Checklist, parental stress, behavioral strategies
- MeSH terms
- Problem Behavior, Autism Spectrum Disorder, Caregiver Burden, Autistic Disorder, Child, Child Rearing, Health Education, Humans, Parents
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