The Effectiveness of OT-ParentShip on Parental Resilience and Functioning of Adolescents With High Functioning Autism
Autism Spectrum Disorder
About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Autism Spectrum Disorder focused on measuring Autism, RCT, Parent-intervention, Adolescents
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria: Phase A: Parents (father, mother or both) of an adolescent (male or female) aged 12- 18, who is a student in junior or high school. Medical diagnosis (by a neurologist or psychiatrist) of a HFASD (Level 1) according to the criteria of DSM-5 or DSM-IV. Parents report regarding unmet functional needs / difficulties. Signed consent of at least one parent to attend all sessions for a period of approximately 13 weeks. Phase B: • Receiving a score that defines disability in at least one of the following areas: sensory processing / executive function / social-communication skills. Exclusion Criteria: Unbalanced neurologic or psychiatric comorbidity with HFASD, having a major effect on functioning, based on parental report. Parents who are unable or unavailable (emotionally or for any other reason) to participate in the intervention or the implementation (based on self-report).
Sites / Locations
- The Hebrew University of JerusalemRecruiting
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Experimental
Other
An OT-ParentShip intervention
A psycho-educational intervention group.
Each family will participate in a series of 11 individual weekly sessions of 90 minutes each and another session after three months from the end of the intervention.
Each family will receive a general, psycho-educational, video-based intervention. The program includes 6 videos with an average length of 20 minutes each.The participants are asked to watch the video according to the order once every two weeks.