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Daniel Sutherland; Samantha Flynn; Joanna Griffin; Richard P. Hastings – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2025
Background: Family members of children with developmental disabilities on average report poorer family functioning and mental health. Positive Family Connections is a co-produced, positively-oriented, family-systems support programme for families of children with developmental disabilities aged 8-13. We investigated experiences of Positive Family…
Descriptors: Developmental Disabilities, Children, Early Adolescents, Family Environment
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James D. Lee; Veronica Y. Kang; Adriana Kaori Terol; Sean Joo – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2025
Culturally responsive interventions for autistic children and their families have been developed and implemented to address issues related to limited representation, inequities, and disparities in access to care of minoritized families in research. Currently available reviews are relatively limited in scope or do not synthesize interventions…
Descriptors: Autism Spectrum Disorders, Children, Family Programs, Immigrants
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Yarimkaya, Erkan; Esentürk, Oguz Kaan; Ilhan, Ekrem Levent; Karasu, Necdet – International Journal of Developmental Disabilities, 2022
Objective: The aim of this study was to examine the effects of WhatsApp-delivered physical activities on the physical activity level of children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). Method: This study used the mixed-method sequential exploratory design that consisted of the quantitative stage and the qualitative stage. The 42 family (parent and…
Descriptors: Physical Activities, Physical Activity Level, Social Media, Family Programs
Lu Qu – ProQuest LLC, 2022
Autism affects about 4.57 million children under the age of five worldwide, and 95% of them live in low-and-middle-income countries, where services are scarce. In China, there is a scarcity of professionals who can provide evidence-based treatments. Families of children with autism often experience delays in diagnosis and treatments, and this…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Evidence Based Practice, Intervention
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Kathy Leadbitter; Louisa Harrison; Sophie Langhorne; Ceri Ellis; Richard Smallman; Amelia Pearson; Latha Hackett; Leo Kroll; Alison Dunkerley; Hilary Beach; June Gilbert; Amy van Gils; Tessa Hutton; Jonathan Green; Penny Bee; REACH-ASD Team – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2025
Caregivers can experience significant challenges following their child's autism diagnosis and often seek informational, relational and emotional support. Post-diagnostic support for caregivers has received relatively little research attention and represents a significant gap in the international evidence base. We used an iterative codesign process…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Parents, Caregivers
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Vosough Matin, Mehrossâdat; Sari, Hakan – International Journal on Social and Education Sciences, 2023
It is known that formal and informal educational support resources for what parents can do about the development of their children and how they can cope with the difficulties encountered after diagnosing individuals with ASD are insufficient. Therefore, this research was conducted to evaluate the effect of the education program developed for…
Descriptors: Family Programs, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Students with Disabilities, Parent Attitudes