Mothers’ perceptions of a home-based support programme

This study looked at parents’ perceptions of a 12 week ESDM parent training programme.

After the training programme was complete, five mothers of young autistic children completed a questionnaire and answered a series of interview questions about their experience.

Main findings

• All five mothers found the intervention to be acceptable.
• Each of the parents also identified strengths and challenges related to:
  • outcomes for their child
  • the model of intervention
  • the parent-training procedures
  • the relationship with the trainer.

Read the full study

Waddington, H., van der Meer, L., Sigafoos, J., & Bowden, C. J. (2020). Mothers’ Perceptions of a Home-Based Training Program Based on the Early Start Denver Model. Advances in Neurodevelopmental Disorders, advance online publication.