Impact of Video Assisted Teaching Module on Knowledge regarding Multi Disciplinary Parent Education among the Caregivers of Children with Autism in Autism Therapy Centre Bhubaneswar, Odisha

Autism is a challenge not only to any nation but also to the entire human race. Appropriate early intervention is important to treat child with autism. The parents, physicians, and specialists should discuss what is best for the child. Parents should be educated regarding behavioral techniques so that they can participate in all aspects of the child's care and treatment. Special education classes are available for autistic children as well as for caregivers. Hence the investigator had undertaken this study a study to assess the effectiveness of VATM on knowledge regarding Multidisciplinary parent education among the caregivers of children with Autism in Autism Therapy Center, Bhubaneswar, Odisha.

A pre experimental study with pre and post test without control group design was undertaken on 30 caregivers of autism in Autism Therapy Centre, Bhubaneswar, Odisha selected by purposive sampling technique. Data was collected from through multiple choice close ended questionnaire. The data collected were analyzed by using descriptive and inferential statistics.

The study findings reveal that there was highly significant difference in pre test and post test knowledge scores was obtained by paired ‘t'test whose value is 15.67 at 5% level of significance. The study findings reveal that the chi square test was calculated and found that there was significant association between post test knowledge scores with gender and previous knowledge of the caregivers at 5% level of significance where as no significant association was found between post test knowledge scores with age, education, religion, marital status, areas of living, types of family, socio economic status of the caregivers.

Statistical analysis of data revealed that VATM was effective in improving knowledge regarding MDPE among the caregivers of children with Autism.