%0 Thesis %A SHAMSUDIN, IYLIA DAYANA %D 2019 %T The impacts of parent-mediated home-based DIR/Floortime(R) intervention on children with Autism Spectrum Disorder and their parents in the Malaysian context: A preliminary mixed methods investigation %U https://bridges.monash.edu/articles/thesis/The_impacts_of_parent-mediated_home-based_DIR_Floortime_R_intervention_on_children_with_Autism_Spectrum_Disorder_and_their_parents_in_the_Malaysian_context_A_preliminary_mixed_methods_investigation/6989561 %R 10.26180/5b7c063d9c41b %2 https://bridges.monash.edu/ndownloader/files/14602886 %K autism %K parents %K cross-cultural %K parent-mediated %K home-based intervention %K DIR/Floortime %K Malaysia %K single-subject design %K mixed methods %K Rehabilitation and Therapy (excl. Physiotherapy) %K Health Care %X This thesis investigates the impact/s of parent-mediated home-based DIR/Floortime(R) intervention on children with autism-parents' interactions, children's pretend play, parents' quality of life, psychological wellbeing and parenting competence; and intervention's applicability in the Malaysian context. The findings reveal that the implementation of intervention improves child-parent interactions, children's pretend play, parental depression and anxiety as well as their parenting competence. The study demonstrates that parent-mediated home-based DIR/Floortime(R) intervention is practical to use by Malaysian parents. %I Monash University