ICPS

2023 International Convention of Psychological Science

Parent-Led Interventions to Improve Memory and Mental State Understanding in School-Age Autistic Children.

Saturday, March 11, 2023 · Brussels, Belgium

Clinical Science

School-age autistic children experience difficulties in memory and mental state understanding Elaborative reminiscence is a parental strategy that enhances these two functions in typical individuals but has not been used with autistic populations. We report findings of the first pilot studies of elaborative reminiscence interventions with this population.

Chairs & Discussants

  • Dermot BowlerChair
    City, University of London

Presentations

  1. Elaborative Reminiscence with Children and Young People: A Systematic ReviewGemma Ryan, Martin Cartwright, Sophie Lind, Esther Strom, Patricia Howlin, Dermot Bowler
  2. Testing the Efficacy of Training Parents to Use an Elaborative Reminiscence Intervention for Children with ASDDermot Bowler, Gemma Ryan, Martin Cartwright, Sophie Lind, Esther Strom, Patricia Howlin
  3. Qualitative Analysis of Parent- and Self-Report Reveals Phenomenology in the Autobiographical Memory of Autistic Persons.Tiffany Hutchins, Ashley Brien
  4. Parental High Elaborative Reminiscing Predicts Improvement in Autistic Children’s Episodic Memory and Theory of MindAshley Brien, Tiffany Hutchins