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A randomised group comparison controlled trial of 'preschoolers with autism ' : a parent education and skills training intervention for young children with autistic disorder . AIM To determine the effect of parent education on adaptive behaviour , autism symptoms and cognitive/language skills of young children with autistic disorder . METHOD A randomised group comparison design involving a parent education and counselling intervention and a parent education and behaviour management intervention to control for parent skills training and a control sample . Two rural and two metropolitan regions were randomly allocated to intervention groups ( n = 70 ) or control ( n = 35 ) . Parents from autism assessment services in the intervention regions were randomly allocated to parent education and behaviour management ( n = 35 ) or parent education and counselling ( n = 35 ) . RESULTS Parent education and behaviour management resulted in significant improvement in adaptive behaviour and autism symptoms at 6 months follow-up for children with greater delays in adaptive behaviour . Parent education and behaviour management was superior to parent education and counselling . We conclude that a 20-week parent education programme including skills training for parents of young children with autistic disorder provides significant improvements in child adaptive behaviour and symptoms of autism for low-functioning children .
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parent education and skills training intervention
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parent education on adaptive behaviour , autism symptoms and cognitive/language skills
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parent education and counselling intervention and a parent education and behaviour management intervention to control for parent skills training
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Intervention_Educational
control sample
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Intervention_Educational
intervention
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Intervention_Control
control
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Intervention_Educational
parent education and behaviour management
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Intervention_Educational
or parent education and counselling
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Outcome_Mental
adaptive behaviour
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Outcome_Physical
autism symptoms
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cognitive/language skills
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Outcome_Mental
adaptive behaviour
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Outcome_Physical
autism symptoms
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Outcome_Mental
adaptive behaviour
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Outcome_Mental
child adaptive behaviour
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Outcome_Mental
symptoms of autism