ASD 유아의 사회적 의사소통 기술 향상을 위한 부모의 경험과 요구 - 부모 실행 ABA 프로그램 개발을 위한 기초연구 = Parents’ Experiences and Needs for Improving Social Communication Skills in Young Children with ASD - A Preliminary Study for Developing a Parent-Implemented ABA Program

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Purpose: This study aimed to explore the characteristics of social communication skills in young children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and the experiences and needs of parents of children with ASD regarding parent training, for the purpose of developing a parent-implemented applied behavior analysis (ABA) program. In-depth interviews were conducted with four parents of children with ASD at severity level 2. The entire interview content was transcribed and analyzed through open coding, axial coding, and selective coding. Result: The findings revealed three core themes, eight subthemes, and 27 meaning themes. The three core themes identified were: 1) Challenges in raising children with ASD, 2) Necessary social communication skills for children with ASD, 3) Preferred parental training content, methods, and environment. The subthemes are: difficulties in interaction, communication difficulties, minimal communication skills, complementary communication skills, preparatory skills for peer interaction, requirements for parent education and training content, demands regarding parent education methods, requirements for the location of parent education, and demands related to the number of parent education sessions. Based on the results, essential elements for a parent-implemented ABA program to enhance social communication skills in children with ASD were suggested.