A Context for Responsive and Responsible Family Collaboration with Young Autism Families

Alai-Rosales, S., Heinkel-Wolfe, P., Cunningham, I.*, Louise-Fowler, A.*, Dracobly, J. D., Morrison, K., & Edwards, C. (2024). A Context for Responsive and Responsible Family Collaboration with Young Autism Families, In (Eds.) Weiss, Tereshko, Linnehan, & Dyer. Perspectives on Neurodiversity and Belonging: Reflections for Behavior Analysts . Sloan Publishing.

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CHAPTER OBJECTIVES

• Briefly describe parenting and the ecology of family life and how

both family and child quality of life are central concepts in support-

ing autistic children.

• Give an overview of the research on parent-child interventions in

early childhood autism.

• Describe some of the eternal and contemporary tensions that are

encountered as parents make decisions about how to best nurture

their children.

• Describe strategies for productive collaborations that center learn-

ing together in the context of valued family well-being and neuro-

diversity.