THE EFFECTS OF A FRENCH PARENTAL TRAINING PROGRAM ON THE CHALLENGING BEHAVIORS OF CHILDREN WITH AUTISM
The challenging behaviours of some children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) cause difficulties and affect their families. One way to support these families is parental training. The goal of this study is to evaluate the effects a French-language parent training had on 49 Quebec and French parents of children with ASD from Quebec and France. At the end of the program, a reduction in challenging behaviours was clinically observed, as well as an improvement in the communication and socialization. The results show that it is possible to set up the program with the same results in different intervention contexts.