5007V - Promoting Language Inclusive Practices through Parent Mediated Intervention in Autistic Children

Parent mediated interventions are widely used with autistic children and have been found to be effective as an intervention strategy. However, most of these programs are offered only in English, and often require substantial payment, thus limiting it to individuals with financial and linguistic resources. Project Skills and Knowledge for Language Learning Success (SKILLS) aimed to reduce this adverse impact on access by providing the program at no-cost to the families and including specific modifications and training to support access to heritage language in bilingual autistic children. Results from this project showed increased access and appreciation for heritage language use, along with improved caregiver skill in facilitating heritage language access.