Beit Berl College, Israel.
Marot Autism Center, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Child Development Institute, Dana-Dwek Children's Hospital, Israel.
Clin Child Psychol Psychiatry. 2024 Oct;29(4):1417-1431. doi: 10.1177/13591045241263365. Epub 2024 Jun 18.
This study evaluated the effectiveness of a 3-session group intervention for parents who had received a diagnosis of autism for their child within the past month. The intervention group ( = 41) was compared to Treatment-as-Usual ( = 40): one meeting with a social worker after the diagnosis feedback meeting. Parental stress was evaluated in both groups within a week and then a month after the diagnosis. The findings indicate an increase in the experienced parental stress for the comparison group on all six indices, while in the intervention group there was an increase only on two indices. That is to say, the intervention reduced stress that occurred in the first month after the diagnosis. Further analyses revealed that parent satisfaction with the group intervention was the single most important variable in predicting stress reduction. We argue that parent support groups immediately after their child's diagnosis are effective and important, and probably superior to a single post-diagnosis meeting.
本研究评估了一项为期 3 节的小组干预措施对在过去一个月内为其孩子接受自闭症诊断的父母的有效性。干预组（= 41）与常规治疗（= 40）进行了比较：在诊断反馈会议后与社会工作者进行一次会面。在诊断后一周和一个月内，在两个组中评估了父母的压力。研究结果表明，在比较组的所有六个指标上，父母的压力都有所增加，而在干预组中，只有两个指标上的压力有所增加。也就是说，干预措施减轻了诊断后第一个月的压力。进一步的分析表明，父母对小组干预的满意度是预测压力减轻的唯一最重要的变量。我们认为，在孩子确诊后立即为父母提供支持小组是有效的，也是重要的，而且可能优于单次的诊断后会议。
