TY - JOUR
T1 - Training Parents of Youth with Autism Spectrum Disorder to Advocate for Adult Disability Services
T2 - Results from a Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial
AU - Taylor, Julie Lounds
AU - Hodapp, Robert M.
AU - Burke, Meghan M.
AU - Waitz-Kudla, Sydney N.
AU - Rabideau, Carol
PY - 2017/3/1
Y1 - 2017/3/1
N2 - This study presents findings from a pilot randomized controlled trial, testing a 12-week intervention to train parents of youth with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) to advocate for adult disability services—the Volunteer Advocacy Program-Transition (VAP-T). Participants included 41 parents of youth with ASD within 2 years of high school exit, randomly assigned to a treatment (N = 20) or wait-list control (N = 21) group. Outcomes, collected before and after the intervention, included parental knowledge about adult services, advocacy skills-comfort, and empowerment. The VAP-T had acceptable feasibility, treatment fidelity, and acceptability. After participating in the VAP-T, intervention parents (compared to controls) knew more about the adult service system, were more skilled/comfortable advocating, and felt more empowered.
AB - This study presents findings from a pilot randomized controlled trial, testing a 12-week intervention to train parents of youth with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) to advocate for adult disability services—the Volunteer Advocacy Program-Transition (VAP-T). Participants included 41 parents of youth with ASD within 2 years of high school exit, randomly assigned to a treatment (N = 20) or wait-list control (N = 21) group. Outcomes, collected before and after the intervention, included parental knowledge about adult services, advocacy skills-comfort, and empowerment. The VAP-T had acceptable feasibility, treatment fidelity, and acceptability. After participating in the VAP-T, intervention parents (compared to controls) knew more about the adult service system, were more skilled/comfortable advocating, and felt more empowered.
KW - Advocacy
KW - Autism spectrum disorder
KW - Empowerment
KW - Intervention
KW - Parents
KW - Randomized controlled trial
KW - Services
KW - Transition to adulthood
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U2 - 10.1007/s10803-016-2994-z
DO - 10.1007/s10803-016-2994-z
M3 - Article
C2 - 28070786
AN - SCOPUS:85008711878
VL - 47
SP - 846
EP - 857
JO - Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders
JF - Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders
SN - 0162-3257
IS - 3
ER -