The intervention priorities of parents of children with autism spectrum disorders in Iran |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Neda Autism Rehabilitation Education Centre (NAREC), Tehran, Iran;2. Athena Institute, Vrije Universiteit (VU Amsterdam), Amsterdam, Netherlands;3. LIFEAsia Community Empowerment, Mumbai, India;1. Department of Epidemiology, Human Genetics, and Environmental Sciences, School of Public Health, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX, 77030, USA;2. Division of Clinical and Translational Sciences, Department of Internal Medicine, McGovern Medical School, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX, 77030, USA;3. Biostatistics/Epidemiology/Research Design (BERD) Core, Center for Clinical and Translational Sciences (CCTS), The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX, 77030, USA;4. Department of Child & Adolescent Health, The University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona Campus, Kingston, Jamaica;5. Human Genetics Center, Department of Epidemiology, Human Genetics, and Environmental Sciences, School of Public Health, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX, 77030, USA;6. Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, McGovern Medical School, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX, 77054, USA;7. Department of Basic Medical Sciences, The University of the West Indies, Mona Campus, Kingston, Jamaica;8. Caribbean Genetics (CARIGEN), The University of the West Indies, Mona Campus, Kingston, Jamaica;9. Human Genome Sequencing Center, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, 77030, USA;1. Department of Physical Therapy, University of Toronto, Canada;2. Wilson Centre for Research in Education, University of Toronto, Canada;3. Department of Physical Therapy, University of Toronto, Bloorview Research Institute, Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital, Canada;4. Rehabilitation Sciences Institute, University of Toronto, 160-500 University Ave, Toronto, Ontario, M5G 1V7, Canada;5. Bloorview Research Institute, Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital, 150 Kilgour Rd, Toronto, Ontario, M4G 1R8, Canada;1. Department of Behavioral Health and Nutrition, University of Delaware, Newark, DE, 19711, United States;2. Department of Kinesiology and Recreation Administration, Humboldt State University, Arcata, CA, 95521, United States |
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| Abstract: | When designing and implementing evidence-based programs for children with an autism spectrum disorder, the intervention priorities of parents are important criteria. Although studies in developed countries have explored parents’ intervention priorities, there is a paucity of this kind of research in developing countries. This research explores the intervention priorities of 207 Iranian parents for their children with autism in Tehran, the capital of Iran. Participants with children between 2 to 21 years of age were asked to rate their intervention priorities from among 10 main categories. In addition, correlations between children’s difficulties and parental intervention priorities were examined.The results indicate that building social communication skills was the highest intervention priority for parents of Iranian children with autism, a contrast to typical current service provision in Iran. The results also substantiated that presence of social communication difficulties and challenging behaviors in children are typically correlated with parents' intervention priorities. |
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| Keywords: | Autism Intervention Priorities Parents LMICs |
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