ORIGINAL RESEARCH article
Front. Psychiatry
Sec. Autism
This article is part of the Research TopicEnhancing Quality of Life in Individuals with Neurodevelopmental Disorders: Pathways to Inclusion and Well-BeingView all 5 articles
Teaching Home Safety Skills To Children With Autism Spectrum Disorders
Provisionally accepted
Ayşe Mortaş Kum*
Hatice Bilmez- Lefke Avrupa Universitesi, Lefke, Cyprus
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Children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) are 2 to 3 times more likely to experience injury or abuse than their typically developing peers of the same age. Parents have limited knowledge about the home safety skills of children with autism and often do not know how to respond in risky situations. In addition, fathers are generally less involved in the educational processes of children with ASD compared to mothers. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of the video modelling presented by fathers in teaching home safety skills (avoiding chemicals) to children with ASD. This study designed a single-subject multiple probe design with probe phases across four preschool-aged children with ASD (ages 3–4) and their fathers. Results demonstrated that all children acquired, generalized, and maintained the targeted safety skill with 100% success after six instructional sessions. Social validity findings indicated positive perceptions from fathers.
Keywords: autism, father training, Preschool education, Safety skills, Video Modelling
Received: 19 Aug 2025; Accepted: 31 Oct 2025.
Copyright: © 2025 Mortaş Kum and Bilmez. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.
* Correspondence: Ayşe Mortaş Kum, aysemortas92@gmail.com
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