Abstract
Physical therapists (PTs) are often one of the first professionals to evaluate children at risk. To examine the effect of an early screening training on pediatric PTs’: (1) knowledge of autism spectrum disorder (ASD), (2) clinical self-efficacy, and (3) identification of markers. Twenty-six PTs participated in a 2-day “Early ASD Screening” workshop. The ASD Knowledge and Self-Efficacy Questionnaire, and video case study analysis were completed pre- and post-training. Changes following training were significant for ASD knowledge related to etiology and learning performance, early signs, risk factors, and clinical self-efficacy. Rating the videoed case study after the training, was significantly more accurate than it was before. Training PTs is important for enhancing early identification of ASD.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 3926-3938 |
| Number of pages | 13 |
| Journal | Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders |
| Volume | 48 |
| Issue number | 11 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 1 Nov 2018 |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© 2018, Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature.
Funding
We wish to thank Mrs. Malka Stoller, Head of Pediatric Physical Therapy Services, the Ministry of Health, Israel and Mrs. Danya Hofi head of the Physical Therapy School in Tel-Hashomer, Tel-Aviv University. This study was part of the third author's master thesis. All authors declare that they have no conflict of interest.
| Funders | Funder number |
|---|---|
| Ministry of Health, Israel and Mrs. Danya Hofi head of the Physical Therapy School in Tel-Hashomer | |
| Tel Aviv University |
Keywords
- ASD
- Early screening
- Healthcare providers
- Knowledge
- Physical therapy
- Self-efficacy
- Training