Lockdown Drills and Young Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder: Practitioner Confidence, Experiences, and Perceptions

This study investigates practitioners' training experiences and perceptions of perceived confidence in teaching young children with ASD lockdown drills. Practitioner's self-efficacy was measured through survey analysis and their perceptions and experiences were investigated through individual interviews. Results indicated low rates of confidence to teach lockdown drills to young children with ASD and higher rates of confidence were correlated with more drill practice. Themes gleaned from interview data revealed varied training and practice experiences for children and practitioners, general characteristics of ASD that help or hinder children's participation, connections between these characteristics and aspects of lockdown drills that make them difficult to teach, and identification of practitioner responsibilities beyond following protocols.PMID:38175330 | DOI:10.1007/s10803-023-06201-5
Source: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders - Category: Psychiatry Authors: Source Type: research