Navin KUMAR2
1School of Social Sciences and Languages
2VIT University, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India
Recived: 21.01.2015
Accepted: 08.03.2015
Original article
Citation: Louis PT, Kumar N. Does father involvement influence the affect, language acquisition, social engagement and behavior in young autistic children? An early intervention study. J Spec Educ Rehab 2015; 16(1-2): 105-124. http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/JSER-2015-0007
Abstract
The present study adopts a randomized experimental design to
evaluate the impact of a father-mediated therapy to improve the play
skills, affect, language, social skills and behavior among 30 clinically
diagnosed autistic children at the age of 3-5 years. Standardized
inventories such as, The Play Based Observation (PBO), The Griffiths
Mental Developmental Scales (GMDS), The Vineland Social Maturity Scale
(VSMS) and the Rendel Shorts Questionnaire were administered pre and
post intervention. A special program that involved fathers in the
caregiving and nurturing processes of these children was designed and
implemented for 6 months after which the children were reassessed. Prior
to the intervention, deficits in play skills and developmental delays
across expressive and receptive language were observed
Scores on the Vineland Social Maturity Scale and the Rendel Shorts
revealed behavioral markers. Post intervention, we noticed significant
differences in the play, language acquisition, social engagement and
behavior in the treatment group in comparison to the control group. The
results suggested that father-mediated therapeutic involvement
significantly has proven to positively foster development in young
autistic children and this is an important implication for practitioners
in developing early intervention programs.
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