Examining Cultural and Linguistic Sensitivity of Pathways Early Autism Intervention with Hispanic Families.
Pamela Rosenthal Rollins, Cristina Rangel-Uribe, Raúl Rojas and 1 others
PMID 37142911WHAT IT FOUND
Some Hispanic parents found Pathways home visits convenient, but all said following the child’s lead, waiting, and limiting demands clashed with respeto.
Key findings
01Four parents said home visits helped with convenience and child care.
02All parents said following the child’s lead, using wait time, and limiting demands conflicted with respeto.
03Ten parents said teaching strategies to family members helped family relationships and familismo.
STILL TO COME
How it was doneWhat they foundWhat it means for SLPs
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What it does not show
Only 11 of 19 contacted families completed interviews, and the responders were generally more positive than non-responders. The study did not obtain reliability statistics on the coded transcripts. The interview did not directly ask parents about cultural and linguistic sensitivity. Some families in the sample did not experience low income. Only parents were interviewed, not grandparents or other extended family members.
Declared interests
The paper states that the funder was Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board. No other conflict-of-interest information is supplied.
The easy way to misread this
Do not read the positive parent ratings as proof that Pathways improves child outcomes. This paper reports parents’ perceptions and cultural fit, not child progress.