Title

Professional Manual for the Parent Reaction to Autism Diagnosis Scales (PRADS-2) with Guidance for Tailoring Parent Supports

Authors

Kathleen A. Brewer M.A.
Mary B. Gruber Ph.D. BCBA-D

Files

Abstract

The Parent Reaction to Autism Diagnosis Scales (PRADS-2) is a 60-item survey, which provides 15 scale scores to measure a parent’s specific areas of strengths and difficulties in raising their child with autism. The measure allows researchers to obtain objective data on parent responses, and it allows service providers to tailor specific supports for parents. This peer-reviewed professional manual describes our research, statistical development, and validation of the scales, and then describes the steps for applications in service work, specifying how our measure may be used accurately, ethically, and compassionately, for the benefit of parents and families. The manual includes the informed consent form, the survey, scoring sheet, profile graph form, guide for tailoring services, a tailored worksheet, steps for follow-up interviewing, and a complete illustration for an example parent.

Disciplines

Counseling Psychology | Quantitative Psychology

Creative Commons License

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License

Publication Date

5-2022

ISBN

978-1-947112-80-3

Publisher

The Press at Cal Poly Humboldt

City

Arcata

Recommended Citation

Brewer, K. A., & Gruber, M. B. (2022). Professional manual for the Parent Reaction to Autism Diagnosis Scales (PRADS-2) with guidance for tailoring parent supports. Arcata, CA: The Press at Cal Poly Humboldt, Textbooks and Manuals Series 7. Available at https://digitalcommons.humboldt.edu/textbooks/7/