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The Effect of Parent Mediated Intervention Program on Children With ASD Exposed to Earthquake in Turkey in February 2023

After devastating natural events such as earthquakes, individuals with special needs experience much more difficulties. There is a limited number of studies investigating the impact of disasters on individuals with autism. Studies show that resilience and recovery of pre-disaster functioning in young people with autism largely depends on their immediate inclusion in routine, intensive rehabilitation programs and the stabilization of daily life routines as much as possible. Children with autism had to interrupt their education due to many reasons such as the destruction of special education centers due to the earthquake and the temporary or permanent relocation of families to different cities. The fact that individuals with autism stayed away from education after the earthquake caused parents' stress and anxiety levels to increase. Parent involvement, a standard intervention practice in ASD, shows that teaching intervention strategies to parents can improve children's outcomes and increase parental effectiveness. Researchers aim in this study is to investigate the effect of the online group-based parent-mediated intervention program on autism symptoms, the effect on behavioral problems and the effect on parental mental health of children with autism spectrum disorder whose education life was interrupted 8 months after the earthquake, who had major changes in their lives (such as loss of relatives, loss of health, work, home, anxiety, having to change cities ...). Online group-based intervention program ist designed to improve the interaction, play, speech and learning skills of children with autism symptoms, taking into account the earthquake conditions.

Behavioral Parent Training With and Without AI Support for Children With Disruptive Behaviors

The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if adding an artificial intelligence (AI) application called to standard Behavioral Parent Training (BPT) helps families with children who have disruptive behavior problems. It will also help researchers understand if the app is easy to use and helpful for parents. The main question it aims to answer is: \- Is it feasible and acceptable for parents to use the AI app alongside their therapy sessions? The secondary questions it aims to answer are: * Does the app help reduce children's disruptive behaviors and irritability more than therapy alone? * Does using the app help lower stress, anxiety, and depression levels for the parents? Researchers will compare: 1. Standard BPT: Parents receive 8 weekly group training sessions (online). 2. BPT plus ParenteAI: Parents receive the same 8 weekly sessions plus 24/7 access to an AI virtual assistant for personalized support. Participants will: * Attend 8 weekly group training sessions. * Complete surveys about their child's behavior and their own well-being at baseline, after group training sessions 4 and 8, and 3 and 6 months after finalizing the group training. * If in the experimental group, use the ParenteAI app to get real-time coaching and support for managing their child's behavior at home. * Provide feedback on their experience and satisfaction with the program.