Children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) are at increased risk of persistent language and literacy difficulties. This study investigated the effectiveness of an 8-week parent-implemented shared book reading intervention designed to change parent and child book reading behaviours. Sixteen parents and their preschoolers on the autism spectrum participated. Nine parents were randomly allocated to receive the shared book reading intervention first. The intervention used a coaching model and comprised a training session, four home visits, and four follow-up phone calls. Parents completed a shared book reading video with their child prior to the intervention, immediately post-intervention and eight weeks after the intervention was completed. Following intervention, there was a significant increase in the intervention group parents’ use of book-related vocabulary and their explicit teaching of story structure, compared to the waitlist control group. Compared to the control group, there was a significant increase in children’s verbal participation (number of utterances and number of different words). However, these effects disappeared when the significant increase in reading duration following the intervention was taken into account. All improvements were maintained over time. Our results highlight the feasibility of a parent-implemented shared book reading intervention for encouraging early language skills in children on the spectrum in a naturalistic setting that is part of many family routines.

被诊断患有自闭症谱系障碍（ASD）的儿童，持续的语言和识字困难的风险增加。这项研究调查了为期8周的家长实施的共享书阅读干预措施的有效性，该干预措施旨在改变父母和孩子的读书行为。自闭症谱系的16名父母和他们的学龄前儿童参加了会议。随机分配了9个父母以接受共享书阅读干预。干预措施采用教练模式，包括培训课程，四次家庭访问和四次跟进电话。干预之前，干预刚结束后以及干预完成后八周，父母与孩子共同完成了阅读视频的共享读物。经过干预，与候补对照组相比，干预组父母对与书本有关的词汇的使用和对故事结构的明确教导显着增加。与对照组相比，儿童的言语参与显着增加（话语数量和不同单词的数量）。但是，考虑到干预后阅读持续时间的显着增加，这些影响就消失了。随着时间的流逝，所有的改进都得以保持。我们的研究结果突显了父母实施共享读书的干预措施的可行性，该干预措施是在许多家庭常规活动中的自然主义环境中，鼓励频谱上的儿童早期学习语言的技能。与对照组相比，儿童的言语参与显着增加（话语数量和不同单词的数量）。但是，考虑到干预后阅读持续时间的显着增加，这些影响就消失了。随着时间的流逝，所有的改进都得以保持。我们的研究结果突显了父母实施共享读书的干预措施的可行性，该干预措施是在许多家庭常规活动中的自然主义环境中，鼓励频谱上的儿童早期学习语言的技能。与对照组相比，儿童的言语参与显着增加（话语数量和不同单词的数量）。但是，考虑到干预后阅读持续时间的显着增加，这些影响就消失了。随着时间的流逝，所有的改进都得以保持。我们的研究结果突显了父母实施共享读书的干预措施的可行性，该干预措施是在许多家庭常规活动中的自然主义环境中，鼓励频谱上的儿童早期学习语言的技能。随着时间的流逝，所有的改进都得以保持。我们的研究结果突显了父母实施共享读书的干预措施的可行性，该干预措施是在许多家庭常规活动中的自然主义环境中，鼓励频谱上的儿童早期学习语言的技能。随着时间的流逝，所有的改进都得以保持。我们的研究结果突显了父母实施共享读书的干预措施的可行性，该干预措施是在许多家庭常规活动中的自然主义环境中，鼓励频谱上的儿童早期学习语言的技能。