PO187: Effects of a Support Group for Parents of Autistic Children

  • PMD: 7
  • Cost: Included in Registration
  • Skill Level: Introduction
  • Poster Session 7: Consultation and Collaboration With Educators and Parents

Learner Objectives

This session will help participants…

  1. understand the demands and challenges parents of autistic children face;
  2. recognize the lack of parental support available to parents of autistic children; and
  3. examine the effects of a parent support group in increasing knowledge, competence, and the well-being of parents of autistic children

Description

The unique difficulties associated with autism can cause challenges to parents raising autistic children. This poster will present the effects that an autism parent support group can have on parents.

Presenter(s)

Bradley W. Davis, Baylor University
Scarlett Gardner, Baylor University
Tamara L. Hodges, Baylor University

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