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International Journal of Psychiatry Research
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Vol. 7, Issue 2, Part B (2025)

To assess the effect of home-based intervention on knowledge in autism care among mothers of children with autism at special school, Thiruvallur district

Author(s):

Sagaya Nishanthini

Abstract:

Children are not the future, they also present. All children and autism children also need help to satisfy their developmental needs. Identify their behavioural problems and correction is very important. Parents are usually the first notice unusual behaviours to their child. In some cases parents notice in early delayed growth and development. parents particularly mother have often been dealing with and worrying over their child for months or even years before the child is diagnosed and brought treatment, the mother usually feel anxious, tired, guilt, and confused. An assessment of their strengths, weakness and resources can help to define type of treatment that is possible. The study was conducted to assess the effects of home base intervention of children with autism among mothers. The study was conducted 60 mothers by non-probability purposive sample. A structured questionnaire is used. The demographic variable except mother caring your children in home (2=8.000, p=0.046) had shown association with post test level of knowledge regarding Home Based Intervention of Autism Children among mothers at p<0.05 level and the other demographic variables had shown statistically significant association with post test level of knowledge regarding Home Based Intervention of Autism Children among mother. It is indicated that home based intervention of autistic children among mother was found to be effective and the post test level of knowledge significantly improved among them in the post test.

Pages: 83-89  |  79 Views  40 Downloads


International Journal of Psychiatry Research
How to cite this article:
Sagaya Nishanthini. To assess the effect of home-based intervention on knowledge in autism care among mothers of children with autism at special school, Thiruvallur district. Int. J. Psychiatry Res. 2025;7(2):83-89. DOI: 10.33545/26648962.2025.v7.i2b.108
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