Moderating Effects of Parental Characteristics on the Effectiveness of a Theory of Mind Training for Children with Autism: A Randomized Controlled Trial
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Howlin, Patricia
Hoddenbach, Elske
Mulder, Fleur
Wolf, Imke
Koot, Hans M
Lindauer, Ramon
Begeer, Sander
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This RCT investigated whether the effect of a Theory of Mind (ToM) intervention for children with ASD was moderated by parental education level and employment, family structure, and parental ASD. Children with autism aged 8-13 years (n = 136) were randomized over a waitlist control or treatment condition. At posttest, children in the treatment condition had more ToM knowledge, showed fewer autistic features, and more ToM-related behavior than children in the control condition. Children who had one or two parents with at least a college degree, and children with parents not diagnosed with/suspected of having ASD themselves benefitted from the training. These findings provide valuable information about family variables that need to be taken into account in treatment design and implementation.
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Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders
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47
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7
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© The Author(s) 2017. This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons license, and indicate if changes were made.
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Education
Psychology
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Psychology, Developmental
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Autism
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de Veld, DMJ; Howlin, P; Hoddenbach, E; Mulder, F; Wolf, I; Koot, HM; Lindauer, R; Begeer, S, Moderating Effects of Parental Characteristics on the Effectiveness of a Theory of Mind Training for Children with Autism: A Randomized Controlled Trial, Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2017, 47 (7), pp. 1987-1997