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The purpose of this study is examine emotional regulation and reflective functioning in parents of children with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) before and after an educational training (four sessions of group workshops). Our experimental aims are the following: 1) examine parental emotion regulation and reflective functioning in daily life, 2) examine child emotion regulation in their daily life 3)Learn about the training efficacy for ASD parents. This research study will help to formulate innovative treatment methods to reinforce positive emotion regulation and reflective functioning in both ASD children and their parents.
The parents will answer questionnaires and Parent Development Interview (PDI) and the Five Minute Free Speech Sample (FMSS) as well as a number of other questionnaires.
Parents will be randomized between intervention group and control group. First session
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
|---|---|---|---|
| Emotion regulation training | Experimental | This is a 4 sessions group workshop and 1 session individual pre-screening about parental emotion regulation and emotion co-regulation. In this study the facilitators will give information about efficient strategies to regulate parent emotions and their children's emotions. |
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| Control group | No Intervention | In this condition we will take all the measurement before and after the waiting list period. This group will go through the workshop after the measurements will be taken. |
| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| emotion regulation training | Behavioral | This is a workshop for parents that help them to understand how to deal with emotions generally and specifically with their ASD children's emotion |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Mentalization level | By the Parent Development Interview (PDI) before and after the workshop we measure the metallization level | 1 month - 2 months |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Relationship coherence level | By the FMSS (5 min speech sample) | 1 month - 2 months |
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| Name | Affiliation | Role |
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| Antonio Hardan, MD | Stanford University | Principal Investigator |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| Stanford University | Stanford | California | 94306 | United States |
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| ID | Term |
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| D000067877 | Autism Spectrum Disorder |
| ID | Term |
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| D002659 | Child Development Disorders, Pervasive |
| D065886 | Neurodevelopmental Disorders |
| D001523 | Mental Disorders |
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