Autism and Developmental Disorders
2023. Vol. 21, no. 4, 3–14
doi:10.17759/autdd.2023210401
ISSN: 1994-1617 / 2413-4317 (online)
The Effectiveness of the “Kashenkin Lug” Counseling Technology in Supporting Families of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)
Abstract
Objectives. The increase in the number of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) has led to an increase in the need to develop effective support programs. This article presents the results of a pilot multicenter study of the effectiveness of the technology of consultative and diagnostic support for families raising children with ASD, "Kashenkin lug". Fifteen specialists from regional centers that help children with ASD participated in the testing of the technology. The "Kashenkin lug" technology consists of several meetings that includes the diagnosis of the child, counseling for the parents, and training in skills for working with the child to achieve the set goals.
Methods. Forty-one families raising a child with ASD participated in the study Each family attended a counseling appointment, which resulted in a list of individualized developmental goals and recommendations for their achievement. After 90 days, parents received a feedback questionnaire aimed at collecting data on the effectiveness of the corrective work, the reasons and degree of difficulties that parents face, their satisfaction, and the presence of a request for a second consultation. The program was evaluated on 8 criteria, grouped into 3 groups: criteria for the effectiveness of the diagnostic stage, criteria for the effectiveness of the consultative stage, and family satisfaction.
Results. The results of the testing allow us to conclude that diagnostic instruments included in “Kashenkin Lug” model have good psychometric properties. The planned individual goals are mostly achievable: by 63% of the tasks set, parents were able to organize corrective work in full. 95% of the families stated that they were able to receive the recommended education program. In 60% of cases, parents report that they are satisfied with their work with the child in accordance with the stated goals; 84-86% of families are interested in a repeat consultation.
Conclusions. The data obtained allow us to make preliminary conclusions about the effectiveness of the "Kashenkin Meadow" technology. The next stage of the study plans to introduce additional quantitative indicators that will allow us to more objectively and in detail assess the child's dynamics, the level of parental competence, and the quality of goals that are formulated within the framework of the consultative appointment.
General Information
Keywords: autism spectrum disorders (ASD); “Kashenkin lug” technology; diagnosis of ASD; diagnostic tools; family support; effectiveness of assessment; effectiveness of assessment; effectiveness of consultation; goal achievement scale
Journal rubric: Interventions for ASD: Evidence-Based Approach
Article type: scientific article
DOI: https://doi.org/10.17759/autdd.2023210401
Received: 14.11.2023
Accepted:
For citation: Pereverzeva D.S., Pantsyr S.N., Davydova E.Y., Vinevskaya A.V. The Effectiveness of the “Kashenkin Lug” Counseling Technology in Supporting Families of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). Autizm i narusheniya razvitiya = Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2023. Vol. 21, no. 4, pp. 3–14. DOI: 10.17759/autdd.2023210401. (In Russ., аbstr. in Engl.)
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- Diagnostic protocol structure. The main factor that determines the objectivity and validity of conclusions about the child's features and level of development is the quality of the diagnostic tools used. There are recommendations in which diagnostic tools are classified in terms of their reliability and validity [6; 11; 12]. At the same time, the issue of the mandatory inclusion of certain tools remains debatable. For example, the CMAP protocol (Comprehensive Multi-Disciplinary Assessment Protocol for Autism Spectrum Disorder) [12] proposes to perform an overly detailed assessment in various areas: cognitive functioning, executive functions, visual-spatial functions, memory, speech development, academic skills, adaptive functioning, sensory processes, and motor skills. The choice of a particular instrument may vary depending on the child's level of development, but should be made from a defined list of techniques. Another type of recommendation allows for a more flexible approach to the indicators to be assessed. In particular, for example, the AAP (American Academy of Pediatrics) protocol recommends assessing cognitive functioning and adaptive skills, but does not define a formal assessment conducted by a psychologist [14]. The recommendations of specialists from the Institute of Special Education offer criteria for assessing a child's behavior as part of a diagnostic session [3].
- Multidisciplinarity. On the one hand, it seems obvious that the more specialists are involved in the examination of a child, the more differentiated the recommendations will be. On the other hand, the choice of specialists should be consistent with the diagnostic objectives and be economically justified. It should be noted that, despite recommendations for multidisciplinary assessment [12], there is little accompanying empirical evidence to suggest that the conclusions reached by a team of specialists will be more accurate than those of an individual clinician [16].
- Diagnostic stage. This stage involves a child’s comprehensive psychological and pedagogical examination. For this purpose, it is suggested to use methods from the following list: Modified Checklist for Autism in Toddlers (M-CHAT-R/F) - for children from 16 to 30 months; Social and Communication Questionnaire (SCQ); Kent Infant Development Scale (Russian version of KID-R) - for children up to 16 months of age; Child Development Inventory for children aged 14 months to 3.5 years (adapted version to Russian conditions - RCDI); Psychological-Educational Profile (PEP-3); Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scale (VABS); Verbal Behavior Milestones Assessment and Placement Programme (VB-MAPP); Assessment of Basic Language and Learning Skills - Revised (ABLLS-R); Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children (WISC-3); Semago Diagnostic Kit [7]; Sensory Profile by O.B. Bogdashina [8]. If necessary, it is advisable to use additional methods, for example, in case of suspicion of a hereditary cause of disorders [1].
- Counselling stage. This stage is conducted in the form of a training session for parents, which includes consultation on the results of psychological and pedagogical examination, familiarization of parents with the recommendations of specialists, setting goals, clarification of emerging issues, training in methods that contribute to achieving the goals of work with the child. The training process is based on the demonstration of examples of the correct application of methods and technologies of work with the child (including the demonstration of video recordings of examples). In addition, parents can be trained in their own skills of interaction with the child.
- Obtaining feedback from parents. Information about the results of work with the child in accordance with the recommendations of specialists is collected on the basis of an individualized questionnaire. The questionnaire data allow to assess the extent to which the family succeeds in working in accordance with the set goals, and to determine the need for a repeated meeting to adjust them.
- developmental peculiarities of children with ASD;
- psychological and pedagogical diagnosis of children with ASD;
- organization of special educational conditions for children with ASD;
- modern approaches, methods and programmes of corrective and developmental work with children with ASD;
- the "Kashenkin Lug" technology of counselling and diagnostic support for families raising children with ASD.
|
Total |
2-4 years |
4-7 years |
7-11 years |
11-14 years |
Boys with ASD |
Girls with ASD |
N (% of the group) |
41 |
9 (21%) |
5 (12%) |
25 (62%) |
2 (5%) |
32 (78%) |
9 (22%) |
Criteria |
Assessment approach |
|
|
1.1. Implementing a staggered approach to the selection of professionals involved in the survey |
Analyzing the strategy for attracting specialists, in accordance with the methodological recommendations |
1.2. Use of standardized diagnostic techniques |
Analyzing the recommended diagnostic tools |
|
|
2.1. The family's success in realizing its goals |
Percentage of goals that the family is able to work on fully |
2.2. Having goals that are not in line with the child's capabilities |
Percentage of goals that the family is unable to work on due to inaccessibility for the child (lack of necessary skills of the child, incompetence of parents, difficulties in other areas that do not allow to work in the chosen direction) |
2.3. Opportunities for revising objectives |
Analyzing the strategy implemented in the accompaniment protocol, according to the methodological recommendations |
2.4. Possibility of receiving recommended assistance (educational programme, form of study) |
Proportion of families who, following diagnosis, were able to receive the recommended assistance |
|
|
3.1. Family satisfaction with the child's progress on the stated correctional goals |
Average satisfaction score (arithmetic mean of the family's satisfaction score for the child's development of each skill), according to the feedback questionnaire is calculated |
3.2. Parental involvement in the accompaniment programme |
Percentage of families who find it difficult to achieve their goals and report dissatisfaction with their child's progress, but state that a second counselling session is needed. |
- Criteria for the effectiveness of the diagnostic stage
Diagnostic tool |
Standardization and availability of norms |
Recommended or not, according to the clinical guidelines of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation [6] |
Modified Checklist for Autism in Toddlers, revised (M-CHAT-R/F) |
Threshold value for the risk group. Standardized |
+ |
Social and Communication Questionnaire (SCQ). A tool for rapid screening of autism spectrum disorders |
Threshold value for the risk group. Standardized |
+ |
Kent Infant Development Scale (KID-R) |
Percentiles, age equivalent |
- |
Child Development Inventory for children aged 14 months to 3.5 years (adapted version to Russian conditions - RCDI) |
Percentiles, age equivalent |
- |
Psychological-Educational Profile (PEP-3) |
Percentiles, age equivalent |
- |
Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scale (VABS) |
Standardized scores on individual subtests and composite scales |
+ |
Verbal Behavior Milestones Assessment and Placement Programme (VB-MAPP)
Assessment of Basic Language and Learning Skills - Revised (ABLLS-R) |
Not standardized |
They are the main diagnostic tools for skills assessment and programme design in behavioural analysis approaches (approaches with proven effectiveness, recommended for ASD). |
Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children (WISC-3) |
Standardized scores on individual subtests and composite scales |
+ |
Semago Diagnostic Kit |
Not standardized |
- |
Sensory Profile by O.B. Bogdashina |
Not standardized |
- |
- Criteria for the effectiveness of the counselling stage
- Lack of child’s motivation.
- Undesirable behaviour (autostimulation, aggression, overexcitement).
- Lack of skills prior to working towards a goal (underdeveloped productive contact skills, attention retention, co-operation skills, listening skills).
- Criteria of effectiveness: family satisfaction
- The "Kashenkin Lug" support technology implements a step-by-step approach to the involvement of specialists, which makes it both maximally flexible and adaptable to the family's needs, as well as economical in terms of time and money.
- Most of the methods used at the diagnostic stage are standardized, which allows the assessment procedure to be considered objective.
- The format of the consultation stage, which is implemented within the framework of the technology under study, allows successfully organizing the work to achieve most of the set goals.
- There is consistency between the recommendations received and the possibilities of their realization, which is an important indicator of the goals achievability.
- Most families express satisfaction with the dynamics of the child's development in accordance with the goals set during the consultation and remain interested in repeated consultations.
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