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Parents' Perceptions: Environments and the Contextual Strategies of Parents to Support the Participation of Children
Beate Krieger1,2, Albine Moser3,4, Thomas Morgenthaler5
1School of Health Sciences, ZHAW Zurich University of Applied Sciences, Katharina Sulzer Platz 9, 8401, Winterthur, Switzerland. beate.krieger@zhaw.ch.
Abstract:
Environments have a modifying effect on the participation of children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in all areas of life. This cross-sectional study investigated parental perspectives on supportive or hindering environments and the daily contextual strategies parents used to enhance their children's participation. Qualitative and quantitative data gathered from 115 parents from German-speaking Switzerland using the participation and environment measure-child and youth (PEM-CY) were analyzed. Results revealed 45 environmental supports and barriers at home, at school, and in the community. Contextual strategies were identified in combination with people, activities, time, objects, and places. Parental perspectives on participation and their contextual strategies should be considered in environmental-based interventions to support the participation of children and adolescents with ASD.
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