A Randomized Controlled Trial of Peer-mediated Intervention for ASD Children Using Siblings as Therapists

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dc.contributor.authorTaman, Rihaben_US
dc.contributor.authorAlSobie, Menahien_US
dc.contributor.authorAlZahrani, Atteyaen_US
dc.contributor.authorAzam, Walaaen_US
dc.contributor.authorAlhewiti, Aeshaen_US
dc.date.accessioned2024-09-24T08:08:40Z
dc.date.available2024-09-24T08:08:40Z
dc.date.issued2023-06
dc.description.abstractBackground: Peer-mediated interventions (PMI) promote social interactions and communication along with functional play skills among preschool children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). However, ASD Siblings spend most of the day with siblings with autism than do their typically developing peers. Moreover, using typically developing siblings as therapists promotes maintenance practice opportunities in natural settings, family support, and encourages generalization of trained skills. Method: This study was conducted to evaluate the effectiveness of a PMI in ASD by comparing two groups of preschool children diagnosed with ASD and were admitted to our autism Centre, each group composed of fourteen children. PMI was applied to the first group during play therapy sessions for 9-months duration in our autism Centre, where their peer coaches were fourteen-typically-developing siblings of ASD children who received sessions of peer coach training and were encouraged to interact with the fourteen ASD children of the first group using the strategies they learned. Additionally, the PMI was between the ASD child and the sibling of another ASD child, not his sibling. The second group of ASD children received ordinary rehabilitation sessions in our autism Centre during the same period of time. A standardized measurement tool assessed the children of both groups before and after the intervention. Results: Results showed a functional and statistical significant relation between the peer-mediated intervention and the improvement of social interaction, communication and functional play which has been implicated by a statistical significant difference between the two groups of our study. Conclusions: This study contributes to and extends the existing PMI research by using siblings of ASD children with normal intellectual and social-communication abilities in a preschool stage.en_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsMD Psychiatry, Director of Autism Centre, Department of Psychiatry, Northwestern Armed Forces Hospital, Saudi Arabiaen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsSA Fellowship Psychiatry, Director of Psychiatry Department, Northwestern Armed Forces Hospital, Saudi Arabiaen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsFrance Fellowship, MD in Surgery, Surgery Department, Director of Northwestern Armed Forces Hospital, Saudi Arabiaen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsBachelor in Education Technique, Play Therapist, Autism Centre Northwestern Armed Forces Hospital, Saudi Arabiaen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsBachelor in Special Needs Autism, Autism Educationalist, Autism Centre, Department of Psychiatry, Northwestern Armed Forces Hospital, Saudi Arabiaen_US
dc.identifier.citationTaman Rihab, AlSobie Menahi, AlZahrani Atteya, Azam Walaa, Alhewiti Aesha . A Randomized Controlled Trial of Peer-mediated Intervention for ASD Children Using Siblings as Therapists. International Journal of Medical Research Professionals. 2023 May; 9(3): 11-16en_US
dc.identifier.issn2454-6356
dc.identifier.issn2454-6364
dc.identifier.placeIndiaen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/231021
dc.languageenen_US
dc.publisherIbn Sina Academy of Medieval Medicine & Sciencesen_US
dc.relation.issuenumber3en_US
dc.relation.volume9en_US
dc.source.urihttps://doi.org/10.21276/ijmrp.2023.9.3.003en_US
dc.subjectPeer-mediateden_US
dc.subjectinterventionen_US
dc.subjectAutism spectrum disorderen_US
dc.subjectChildrenen_US
dc.subjectSiblingsen_US
dc.subjectTherapisten_US
dc.titleA Randomized Controlled Trial of Peer-mediated Intervention for ASD Children Using Siblings as Therapistsen_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
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