Parents are essential members of the multidisciplinary teams supporting children with autism. Examining parents’ priorities in the field of treatment options for children with autism can be very helpful to educators and therapists in the selection of appropriate treatments. The goal of the present study was to explore the treatment priorities which parents may have for their children with autism in Serbia. Another goal was to examine the relationship between parents’ priorities and children’s current level of functioning. The sample for this study consisted of 141 parents who completed The survey of treatment priorities. The results showed that parents ranked as their highest priorities the areas of Communication Skills, Community Living, and Social Relationships. These findings can help educators and therapists create treatment plans for children with autism that are aligned with parents’ priorities.
Keywords:
autism / parents’ priorities / children / Serbia
Source:
International Journal of Developmental Disabilities, 2023, 1-8
Publisher:
Taylor and Francis Group [Commercial Publisher] Taylor and Francis [Imprint]
Funding / projects:
This paper is financed by the Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development of the Republic of Serbia (No. 451-03-47/2023-01/200096).
TY - JOUR
AU - Đorđević, Mirjana
AU - Glumbić, Nenad
AU - Memišević, Haris
AU - Brojčin, Branislav
AU - Golubović, Špela
PY - 2023
UR - http://rfasper.fasper.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/5138
AB - Parents are essential members of the multidisciplinary teams supporting children with autism. Examining parents’ priorities in the field of treatment options for children with autism can be very helpful to educators and therapists in the selection of appropriate treatments. The goal of the present study was to explore the treatment priorities which parents may have for their children with autism in Serbia. Another goal was to examine the relationship between parents’ priorities and children’s current level of functioning. The sample for this study consisted of 141 parents who completed The survey of treatment priorities. The results showed that parents ranked as their highest priorities the areas of Communication Skills, Community Living, and Social Relationships. These findings can help educators and therapists create treatment plans for children with autism that are aligned with parents’ priorities.
PB - Taylor and Francis Group [Commercial Publisher] Taylor and Francis [Imprint]
T2 - International Journal of Developmental Disabilities
T1 - Parents' priorities in choosing treatment options for children with autism -perspectives from Serbia
EP - 8
SP - 1
DO - DOI: 10.1080/20473869.2023.2200299
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Đorđević, M., Glumbić, N., Memišević, H., Brojčin, B.,& Golubović, Š.. (2023). Parents' priorities in choosing treatment options for children with autism -perspectives from Serbia. in International Journal of Developmental Disabilities
Taylor and Francis Group [Commercial Publisher] Taylor and Francis [Imprint]., 1-8.
https://doi.org/DOI: 10.1080/20473869.2023.2200299
Đorđević M, Glumbić N, Memišević H, Brojčin B, Golubović Š. Parents' priorities in choosing treatment options for children with autism -perspectives from Serbia. in International Journal of Developmental Disabilities. 2023;:1-8.
doi:DOI: 10.1080/20473869.2023.2200299 .
Đorđević, Mirjana, Glumbić, Nenad, Memišević, Haris, Brojčin, Branislav, Golubović, Špela, "Parents' priorities in choosing treatment options for children with autism -perspectives from Serbia" in International Journal of Developmental Disabilities (2023):1-8,
https://doi.org/DOI: 10.1080/20473869.2023.2200299 . .
