In the article, “Cultivating Mind: Mindfulness Interventions for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder and Problem Behaviors, and their mothers”, the authors discuss children who have Autism Spectrum Disorder with behavior problems and mothers that do not know the proper methods to teach or cope with this disorder. Parents often struggle to understand and communicate with their child with autism, which often leads to overwhelming stress and family anxiety. I will briefly discuss my reasoning for selecting this article, methods and results regarding the parent training program, and my opinion of the strengths and weaknesses of this study. In the article, the hypothesis presents the idea that educating mothers in mindfulness training and interventions
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Stated by the American Psychiatric Association, 2013, “children with Autism Spectrum Disorder have impairments in social communication and social interaction, and display restricted patterns of behavior, interests or activities” (American Psychiatric Association, 2013, p.1). Parents, who have children with ASD often exhibit other family or individual stresses such as parental stress, marriage problems, social, and quality of life challenges. Researches developed a multi stage training program to study the effectiveness of mindfulness training for children with Autism Spectrum Disorder and their mothers. Stage 1 teaches mothers activities to practice with their child alter undesired behaviors. Hwang, 2013, stated, “these interventions included development of five basic mindfulness activities”. In stage 2, learning occurs within the home of lessons and activities to develop beneficial and effective methods of mindfulness training techniques for children with Autism Spectrum Disorder. The researchers collected and analyzed data through face-to-face interactions and video-recorded sessions throughout the training programs. The researchers developed programs and activities from the information obtained through interviews of mothers and children involved in the study. The author Hwang discusses about, …show more content…
The information is easy to understand and interpret allowing the reader to form an opinion of the validity of the study and outcomes. The article has a weakness that I observed while reading. The study only investigates the relationship between the child and mother. The study should include the fathers to further develop a basis of what relationships develop between the child and both parents when possible. Additional settings for observation and training would enhance value of the study. Social interactions often occur outside of the home setting and children with behavioral disabilities would gain from information and techniques to improve the experiences. The study could also gain value through the inclusion of group interactions and settings. The results gained through additional settings and group interaction would provide information to compare stress levels of the interaction between peers or family
Stated by the American Psychiatric Association, 2013, “children with Autism Spectrum Disorder have impairments in social communication and social interaction, and display restricted patterns of behavior, interests or activities” (American Psychiatric Association, 2013, p.1). Parents, who have children with ASD often exhibit other family or individual stresses such as parental stress, marriage problems, social, and quality of life challenges. Researches developed a multi stage training program to study the effectiveness of mindfulness training for children with Autism Spectrum Disorder and their mothers. Stage 1 teaches mothers activities to practice with their child alter undesired behaviors. Hwang, 2013, stated, “these interventions included development of five basic mindfulness activities”. In stage 2, learning occurs within the home of lessons and activities to develop beneficial and effective methods of mindfulness training techniques for children with Autism Spectrum Disorder. The researchers collected and analyzed data through face-to-face interactions and video-recorded sessions throughout the training programs. The researchers developed programs and activities from the information obtained through interviews of mothers and children involved in the study. The author Hwang discusses about, …show more content…
The information is easy to understand and interpret allowing the reader to form an opinion of the validity of the study and outcomes. The article has a weakness that I observed while reading. The study only investigates the relationship between the child and mother. The study should include the fathers to further develop a basis of what relationships develop between the child and both parents when possible. Additional settings for observation and training would enhance value of the study. Social interactions often occur outside of the home setting and children with behavioral disabilities would gain from information and techniques to improve the experiences. The study could also gain value through the inclusion of group interactions and settings. The results gained through additional settings and group interaction would provide information to compare stress levels of the interaction between peers or family