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Review
. 2015 Jun;18(2):170-82.
doi: 10.1007/s10567-015-0179-5.

Parent Training in Autism Spectrum Disorder: What's in a Name?

Karen Bearss  1 , T Lindsey Burrell, Lindsay Stewart, Lawrence Scahill
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Parent Training in Autism Spectrum Disorder: What's in a Name?

Karen Bearss et al. Clin Child Fam Psychol Rev. 2015 Jun.

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Abstract

Parent training (PT) is well understood as an evidence-based treatment for typically developing children with disruptive behavior. Within the field of autism spectrum disorder (ASD), the term parent training has been used to describe a wide range of interventions including care coordination, psychoeducation, treatments for language or social development, as well as programs designed to address maladaptive behaviors. As a result, the meaning of "parent training" in ASD is profoundly uncertain. This paper describes the need to delineate the variants of PT in ASD and offers a coherent taxonomy. Uniform characterization of PT programs can facilitate communication with families, professionals, administrators, and third-party payers. Moreover, it may also serve as a framework for comparing and contrasting PT programs. In support of the taxonomy, a purposive sampling of the literature is presented to illustrate the range of parent training interventions in ASD.

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Conflict of interest statement

Disclosure of Potential Conflicts of Interest

Dr. Scahill serves as a consultant for Neuren, Coronado, Roche, MedAdvante, and Shire. Dr. Bearss, Burrell and Stewart have no relevant affiliations or financial involvement with any organization or entity with a financial interest in or financial conflict with the subject matter or materials discussed in the manuscript. No writing assistance was utilized in the production of this manuscript.

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Taxonomy of Parent Training in Autism Spectrum Disorder
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