Parent Empowerment Among Parents of Children Newly Diagnosed with ASD

• By: Laura L. Corona, MA Stephanie A. Fox Melissa L. Rinaldi, PhD Kristin V. Christodulu, PhD University at Albany Center for Autism and Related Disabilities
• July 1st, 2016
• parent education, stress, treatment
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Parents of children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) often report high levels of parenting stress and low levels of well-being and parenting self-efficacy (Karst & Van Hecke, a). The process of receiving an ASD diagnosis and accessing services can be particularly difficult and...

Alpine Learning Group’s Parent Training Program: Be Your Child’s Best Teacher!

• By: Angela Pagliaro MA, BCBA Jaime A. De Quinzio, PhD, BCBA-D Bridget A. Taylor, PsyD, BCBA-D Alpine Learning Group
• October 1st, 2012
• parent education, training
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Why should parents receive training? More and more children are being diagnosed with autism before their third birthdays. Providing early, intensive, behavioral intervention at the point of diagnosis is beneficial to achieve the best possible outcomes for children with autism. Given that the amount...