FETASS Freiburger Elterntraining für Autismus-Spektrum-Störungen

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

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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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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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“…It is suitable and feasible for the needs of families seeking specific intervention in our outpatient clinic and addresses children in the age range from preschool to pre-adolescence also focusing on Theory of Mind (i.e., understanding others' intentions, desires, beliefs, perceptions, and emotions, for example, in tasks of false belief or of recognizing facial expressions) and on management of critical situations (e.g., changes in setting or challenging social situations). The manualized program [FETASS: Freiburger Elterntraining für Autismus-Spektrum-Störungen (Freiburg Parent Training for ASD); Brehm et al, 2015] is based on behavioral methods that take into account parental concerns regarding the upbringing of a child with an ASD.…”

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Preliminary Evaluation of the FETASS Training for Parents of Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Pilot Study

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While several recent evaluation studies have shown the efficacy of parent training programs for children with neurodevelopmental disorders, manual-based training in German is still scarce. To address this gap, we developed a specific modularized training program for parents of children from preschool to pre-adolescent age with Autism Spectrum Disorder (FETASS). The overarching purpose of the FETASS intervention is to enhance social communication behavior and quality of life of the child by coaching parents. As a proximal target, the FETASS training aims to provide families with behavior management and communication strategies. The development of the training was influenced by published behavioral parent trainings and autism-specific interventions. The training comprises eight weekly sessions and targets families whose children have a diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) without intellectual and language impairments. As a preliminary pilot study, the purpose was to evaluate the acceptability of the training. Furthermore, the study aimed at initially evaluating social communication behavior, quality of life of the child, parental stress level, and parenting after training in comparison to a treatment as usual (TAU) group. Exploratively, long-term effects were investigated after 6 months of training as well. In total, 57 families participated (n[TAU] = 29, n[FETASS] = 28). Questionnaires about social communication behavior and quality of life of the child, parental stress, and parenting were administered at three time points (t1: baseline TAU/FETASS, t2: post TAU/FETASS; and t3: 6-month follow-up after FETASS). Primary outcome measures were the social communication behavior of the child and the parent’s proxy report on quality of life of the child. Secondary outcome measures were changes in parental stress and parenting behavior. Acceptability of the training was very high and we had almost no dropouts during training. Results for the primary outcome measure of social communication behavior, overall quality of life of the child, and long-term effects on social communication behavior were not significant. While long-term findings for parent stress reduction and for the quality of life of the child are promising, further research has to be done in a future randomized controlled trial.

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Mattejat¹,

Quaschner²

2019

Lehrbuch Der Verhaltenstherapie, Band 3

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FETASS Freiburger Elterntraining für Autismus-Spektrum-Störungen

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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)

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

Preliminary Evaluation of the FETASS Training for Parents of Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Pilot Study

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