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Brehm, Bettina; Schill, Judith E.; Biscaldi, Monica; Fleischhaker, Christian

doi:10.1007/978-3-662-46188-4_1

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“…The combination of theoretical input, the imparting of concrete knowledge, and action strategies on the one hand, and peer exchanges and the feeling that other families have similar challenges in everyday life on the other could be responsible for these positive effects. In terms of content, we relied on the existing parent training programmes FAUT-E [ 65 ] and FEETASS [ 66 ]. At parents’ evenings, self-care was often cited as an issue.…”

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Tübinger Training for Autism Spectrum Disorders (TüTASS): a structured group intervention on self-perception and social skills of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD)

Drüsedau¹,

Götz²,

Büning³

et al. 2023

Eur Arch Psychiatry Clin Neurosci

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In autism spectrum disorders (ASD), social communication and stereotypical behaviour patterns affect all areas of life, and can result in a decrease of its quality. Previous research has shown promising results for the social skills of groups of children with ASD. Furthermore, a pilot study of the Tübingen Group Training for Autism Spectrum Disorders (TüTASS) has demonstrated that mindfulness-based elements achieve additional positive effects. To build on these findings, the TüTASS training was adapted and expanded. Indeed, the TüTASS currently includes 20 90-min appointments starting with the basic skills of emotions, body, and communication, which are then transferred to personal, family, peer, and school spheres. The appointments have a fixed, consistent structure and each includes a body awareness exercise. In this study, we evaluated the TÜTASS with 27 children with ASD. The results showed improvements in pre-post comparison in behaviours associated with autism, as well as in externalising and internalising behaviours as assessed by parent reports, participant self-reports, and independent raters in participating children. Furthermore, the perceived parent burden in relation to their children decreased, whereas the participants’ self-rated quality of life increased. Overall, both the participants and their parents rated the TüTASS very positively in rating sheets and in free feedback. If replicated in larger controlled trials, TÜTASS training might be a useful treatment tool for groups of children with ASD.

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confidence: 99%