Development of a parent training program for children with pervasive developmental disorders

• DOI: 10.1002/bin.237
• Publication Date: 2007-04-11T19:17:24Z
• Authors: Cynthia R. Johnson; Benjamin L. Handen; Eric Butter; Ann Wagner; James Mulick; Denis G. Sukhodolsky; Susan Williams; Naomi A. Swiezy; L. Eugene Arnold; Michael G. Aman; Lawrence Scahill; Kimberly A. Stigler; Christopher J. Mc...; Benedetto Vitiello; Tristram Smith
• Keywords: Parent training; Pervasive developmental disorder; Applied behavior analysis; Replication

Abstract Parent delivered interventions based on applied behavior analysis (ABA) for children with Pervasive Developmental Disorders (PDDs) have been evaluated using primarily single‐subject design methodology or small case series. While the results of these evaluations are encouraging, an important next step is to standardize allow replication across sites, in studies large samples and measures long‐term, clinically meaningful outcomes such as improvements children's functioning their relationships parents. Accordingly, Research Units Pediatric Psychopharmacology Psychosocial Interventions (RUPP Autism Network) assembled a detailed manual structured behavioral parent training (PT) program, developed treatment fidelity procedures, conducted pilot, feasibility study. The PT program part scale, multisite study intended determine efficacy combined pharmacological intervention improve adaptive PDD. This paper discusses rationale this project. A companion provides our program. Copyright © 2007 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.