Department of Occupational Therapy, University of Haifa, 3498838, Haifa, Israel.
Department of Physical Therapy, University of Haifa, 3498838, Haifa, Israel.
J Autism Dev Disord. 2018 Nov;48(11):3926-3938. doi: 10.1007/s10803-018-3668-9.
Physical therapists (PTs) are often one of the first professionals to evaluate children at risk. To examine the effect of an early screening training on pediatric PTs': (1) knowledge of autism spectrum disorder (ASD), (2) clinical self-efficacy, and (3) identification of markers. Twenty-six PTs participated in a 2-day "Early ASD Screening" workshop. The ASD Knowledge and Self-Efficacy Questionnaire, and video case study analysis were completed pre- and post-training. Changes following training were significant for ASD knowledge related to etiology and learning performance, early signs, risk factors, and clinical self-efficacy. Rating the videoed case study after the training, was significantly more accurate than it was before. Training PTs is important for enhancing early identification of ASD.
物理治疗师（PTs）通常是评估有风险的儿童的首批专业人员之一。为了检验早期筛查培训对儿科 PTs 的影响：（1）自闭症谱系障碍（ASD）知识，（2）临床自我效能，和（3）识别标记。26 名 PT 参加了为期两天的“早期 ASD 筛查”研讨会。在培训前后完成了 ASD 知识和自我效能问卷以及视频案例研究分析。培训后，与病因和学习表现、早期迹象、风险因素和临床自我效能相关的 ASD 知识的变化具有统计学意义。与培训前相比，对录像案例研究的评分在培训后明显更准确。培训 PTs 对于提高 ASD 的早期识别非常重要。
