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This chapter centres on the mindfulness programme used to train the six mothers of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and challenging behaviour, in order to provide them with their own fluency in mindfulness and to equip them to act as mindfulness teachers for their own children. The intervention was carried out in two consecutive stages, where in stage 1 the authors trained the mothers in mindfulness and in stage 2 the authors assisted the mothers in training their own children in mindfulness. The mindfulness training programme we employed is called inclusive mindfulness (IM), and to contextualise its results, we discuss the rationale behind the development and delivery of the IM programme. In sum, this chapter addresses four issues: (1) the theoretical framework of the IM programme for mothers, (2) development of the IM programme, (3) delivery of the IM programme and (4) the results of learning and practising the IM programme.
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Hwang, YS., Kearney, P. (2015). Study One: Mindfulness Intervention for Mothers. In: A Mindfulness Intervention for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder. Mindfulness in Behavioral Health. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-18962-8_4
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