A Home-based Intervention for Behavior Problems of Children with Autism

• Main Authors: Yan Reuin-Long, 顏瑞隆
• Other Authors: 鈕文英
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2002
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/28512617752885786258

碩士 === 國立高雄師範大學 === 特殊教育學系 === 90 === A Home-based Intervention for Behavior Problems of Children with Autism The research presented a case study that was a home-based intervention for behavior problems of children with autism. Two families having children with autism who were educated in the elementary school were described. The main sources of data were observations of the researcher in the family and interviews with family members. The study was divided into three sections : assessment, intervention and following-up. Results indicated that the families having children with autism have difficulties on getting information about autism, dealing with sibling problems or fights with siblings, acquiring stable special education services, getting the relatives'' understanding of their treatment of behavior problems, acquiring the people resources in the families, acquiring the original families'' understanding of their stress of parenting the children with autism. In additional, two mothers felt very stressful but getting less emotional supports. The home-based intervention included four items: (1) discussing with parents about parental attitudes and skills; (2) helping parents to improve sibling problems; (3) providing mothers emotional supports; (4) helping parents to connect with social resources. The effects of this home-based intervention were presented in following four sections: (1) changes in parent''''s attitudes and skill; (2) the children''''s target behaviors were improved; (3) parent-child relationship was improved; (4) the two families that participated in this research expressed satisfaction towards home-based intervention. Keyword: autism behavior problems home-based intervention