A literature review was conducted using the PubMed and CINAHL databases with the keywords ‘Autism Spectrum Disorder’, ‘communication’, ‘parent training’, and ‘intervention’. These searches yielded approximately 15 articles each. Many were duplicates. Only studies published in peer reviewed journals were considered for inclusion in this factsheet. Articles related to modifying child behavior usi...

BACKGROUND A central tenet in developmental psychopathology is that childhood rearing experiences have a major impact on children's development. Recently, candidate genes have been identified that may cause children to be differentially susceptible to these experiences (i.e., susceptibility genes). However, our understanding of the differential impact of parenting is limited at best. Specifical...

Abstract The importance of parent-child shared book reading (SBR) is well established. However, there a limited understanding parental interaction patterns during SBR among preschool children in the Indian context. Using cross-sectional observational study design, mothers’ verbal and nonverbal behavior was analyzed 26 Kannada-speaking mother-child dyads. Relationships between quantity experienc...

Behavioral parent training (BPT) and stimulant medications are efficacious treatments for child attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD); however, there is some evidence to suggest that parental ADHD may reduce the efficacy of both treatment modalities. This review paper summarizes the literature related to the evidence-based behavioral and pharmacological treatment of child ADHD in the ...

Two experimental investigations of the effects of parent delivered reading interventions were conducted. Tutoring packages consisting of empirically supported intervention components were delivered by parents for at least several weeks after initial parent training. Both experiments used single-case experimental designs and measured participants' oral reading fluency in passages. Experiment 1 u...