Avaliando o efeito da implementação de um pacote de ensino sobre o desempenho de cuidadores na implementação de programas de Habilidades de Vida Diária a crianças com TEA

Abstract

Considering the shortage of qualified professionals to intervene in children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), training and consequent teaching via caregivers has been a promising methodology to meet the growing demand of individuals diagnosed with developmental delay, especially those with ASD. This study aimed to develop and evaluate the effect of a training package on the accuracy of application of daily life skills teaching programs (sandwich preparation and tooth brushing) by caregivers of children diagnosed with ASD. The teaching package included: Written instructions, Instructional video modeling, Self-monitoring via checklist and Feedback. Four caregivers dyads participated in this study. A multiple baseline design was used with control of the insertion of the independent variable along the participants and a control of the order of presentation of the components of the package was also carried out to evaluate the effect of the application of the experimental treatment on the performance accuracy of the caregivers. in the application of the Daily Living Skills (DLS) programs. The independent variable was exposure of participants to a training package to teach the implementation of daily living skills programs. The dependent variable was the parent/caregiver application performance integrity, which was measured by the application integrity checklist. Only one participant met the accuracy criterion with exposure to one or two of the package components; the other participants were exposed to the delayed and/or immediate feedback phases to reach the established criterion. From these results, it is believed that exposure to the combination of all components of the teaching package can be effective and efficient in training caregivers for the implementation of DLS programs.