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Title: Effectiveness of an Online-Delivered Parent-Mediated Intervention for the Improvement of Social Skills of Children with Autism
Language: English
Authors: Issa Alkinj (ORCID 0000-0001-8333-7749), Manuela Sanches-Ferreira (ORCID 0000-0002-4693-3928), Cristina Nunes
Source: Journal of Research in Special Educational Needs. 2026 26(2).
Availability: Wiley. Available from: John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 111 River Street, Hoboken, NJ 07030. Tel: 800-835-6770; e-mail: cs-journals@wiley.com; Web site: https://www.wiley.com/en-us
Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 14
Publication Date: 2026
Document Type: Journal Articles
Reports - Research
Education Level: Adult Education
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Intervention, Parent Education, Online Courses, Parent Participation, Interpersonal Competence, Skill Development, Children, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Prompting, Reinforcement, Behavior Modification, Communication Skills, Fidelity, Program Implementation
DOI: 10.1111/1471-3802.70079
ISSN: 1471-3802
Abstract: Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) show social communication difficulties, a common symptom alongside behavioural issues. These difficulties may affect both their social and academic inclusion when they do not receive proper support. The current study attempts to examine the effects of a parent-mediated intervention that was delivered online to improve the social communication skills of a sample of 12 young children with ASD (intervention group = 6; control group = 6). The intervention programme consisted of 10 sessions based on multiple strategies, including social stories, 3D-video modelling and video self-modelling, with the use of prompting, fading and social reinforcement, targeting different social communication skills. A quasi-experimental method was used based on pre- and post-intervention assessment and follow-up to evaluate the effects of the intervention. The results showed that participants in the intervention group showed significant improvements over the control group in sociability and speech/language/communications domains, and there was an improvement in the total Autism Treatment Evaluation Checklist (ATEC). Also, parents demonstrated high fidelity in the implementation and high satisfaction with the intervention programme. The limitations and future implications of the study are discussed.
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  Data: Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) show social communication difficulties, a common symptom alongside behavioural issues. These difficulties may affect both their social and academic inclusion when they do not receive proper support. The current study attempts to examine the effects of a parent-mediated intervention that was delivered online to improve the social communication skills of a sample of 12 young children with ASD (intervention group = 6; control group = 6). The intervention programme consisted of 10 sessions based on multiple strategies, including social stories, 3D-video modelling and video self-modelling, with the use of prompting, fading and social reinforcement, targeting different social communication skills. A quasi-experimental method was used based on pre- and post-intervention assessment and follow-up to evaluate the effects of the intervention. The results showed that participants in the intervention group showed significant improvements over the control group in sociability and speech/language/communications domains, and there was an improvement in the total Autism Treatment Evaluation Checklist (ATEC). Also, parents demonstrated high fidelity in the implementation and high satisfaction with the intervention programme. The limitations and future implications of the study are discussed.
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