Análisis de la Comunicación Mediante Impact en Niños(as) con TEA. Serie de Casos

Introduction: Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) affects children’s communi-cation and social skills to varying degrees, which significantly impacts their quality of life and their families. Despite advances in the treatment of this disorder, parent-mediated therapies, such as the Improving Parents as Com-munication Teachers (ImPACT) model, have not been sufficiently developed in our región. Objective: to evaluate the results of the ImPACT model in the development of communication and social skills in children aged 3 to 6 years with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), supported by the active participation of parents in the intervention and treatment process. Methodology: a quasi-experimental analysis was conducted to evaluate the communication of 5 children with ASD, aged 3 to 6 years, using the ImPACT model. For this purpose, the Preschool Language Scale-5 (PLS-5) and the Social Com-munication Checklist instruments were applied. Parents were trained to use strategies from the model in daily activities with their children. Results: the results obtained showed significant improvements in several evaluated areas, which was confirmed by the Wilcoxon test. A significant change was observed in social participation with a p-value = 0.041, communication with a p-value= 0.043, the game with a p-value = 0.043 and in total intervention with a p-value = 0.043. However, imitation did not present a significant difference with a p-value = 0.109.Conclusions: the study found that the ImPACT model, supported by active parental involvement, improves communication and social skills in children with ASD, although the improvement in imitation was less significant.