Within the broader neurodivergent framework, children who have higher cognitive development and diagnostic behavioral needs might occur complex and high-intensity challenging behaviors. With support provided by professionals, family caregiver can play an important role to provide highly specialized and adaptable intervention across natural settings.
This presentation includes findings from a case study on the effectiveness of telepractice-based parent coaching in addressing challenging behaviors on a school-aged twice-exceptional child with autism. The goal was to support the parent’s acquisition and fluent application of behavioral intervention protocols at home. Data collection employed video-based observations and parent-reported logs to track behavioral changes throughout the coaching process.
Delivered synchronously over six months (including baseline, intervention, and maintenance phases), the family-centered coaching guided the parent to identify environmental triggers and communicative functions of challenging behaviors (e.g., outbursts and aggression), as well as the implementation of function-based strategies. As the parent’s intervention fidelity increased, systematic data analysis showed a consistent downward trend in challenging behaviors (Tau-U = -1.0) and an improvement in alternative behaviors (Tau-U = 0.8).
This study provides important empirical evidence for supporting the use of expert remote coaching to manage challenging behaviors in neurodivergent children with autism. It demonstrates a tailored service delivery for translating complex behavioral science into practical family skills. Based on these results, our research team is currently employing this parent coaching model with a larger sample size to further evaluate its efficacy and broader applicability. The detailed data, study limitations, and implications will be shared during the presentation.

Authors:
Ching-Yi Liao, National Taiwan Normal University, Taiwan

About the Presenter(s)
Dr. Ching-Yi Liao is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Special Education at National Taiwan Normal University (NTNU) in Taiwan.

Additional website of interest
https://scholar.lib.ntnu.edu.tw/zh/persons/ching-yi-liao/

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