Language disorders that affect children with
autism spectrum disorder can bring significant damage to
their overall development. Research shows that the best
treatment practices for this population are those that start
early, have active parental collaboration and are held in
natural milieu. In Brazil, early intervention programs are
typically held in clinical environments and rarely involve
parents as intervention agents. With autism becoming a
high-incidence disability, diagnosed early in life, it is
paramount that alternative forms of treatment be intro￾duced in the country. The general purpose of this study was
to investigate the feasibility of using a parent-guided
intervention model with Brazilian families. The partici￾pants included two mothers and their 3 year old sons, who
were diagnosed with autism. Outcome measures included
estimates of caregiver responsive language input and
children’s communication turns evaluated during home
interactions. The results indicated that both dyads increased
their levels of responsiveness in, at least, one routine fol￾lowing treatment. Implications of the findings are discussed
considering cultural variables.

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• Augmenting Caregiver Responsiveness: An Intervention Proposal for Youngsters with Autism in Brazil

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