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Autism Caregiver Coaching in Africa
Sponsor: Duke University
Summary
Around the world there is a growing need to develop early intervention services in local communities that support a better quality of life for all autistic people. The South African study will test an approach where caregivers are coached by non-specialists in early intervention strategies. Caregivers can then use these strategies during everyday activities with their young autistic child.
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
18 Months - 72 Months
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
320
Start Date
2023-04-01
Completion Date
2027-09
Last Updated
2026-01-09
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
ESDM-informed caregiver coaching
The coaching intervention is informed by the Community-Early Start Denver Model (C-ESDM). The intervention has been adapted for the South African context. Training procedures have been adapted for delivery by non-specialist coaches. Twelve session-specific visuals with simple-text (for caregivers) and session scripts (for non-specialist coaches) have been developed. Over 12, 1-hour caregiver coaching sessions that are delivered by non-specialists, caregivers are coached in strategies to increase child attention to their social world, increase child communication, create and build joint activity routines, and understand and use the ABCs to support the development of new behaviors.
Locations (1)
University of Cape Town
Cape Town, West Cape, South Africa