This is the first study to examine the factors predicting self- efficacy and health literacy in mothers of children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). This study aimed to identify the factors that predict parental self-efficacy and health literacy among mothers of children with ASD. This cross-sectional study aimed to identify the factors predicting health literacy (HL) and parental self-efficacy among mothers of children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). Data were collected from 229 mothers using a Child and Parent Descriptive Form, the Health Literacy Scale, and the Parental Competence Scale. Statistical analyses, including Mann-Whitney U, Kruskal-Wallis H tests, and multiple linear regression, were performed using SPSS version 25. The variables of the educational level of the mother, income level, mother's weight, smoking, chronic disease in the mother, quality of life, level of difficulty in accessing health, perception of health, degree of ASD, and health literacy significantly predicted parental competence. On the other hand, the variables of the mother's age, education level of the mother, family type, level of difficulty in access to health services, level of quality of life, perception of health, and parental self-efficacy significantly predicted health literacy. Parental competence was correlated with a 0.480-point increase in health literacy. There was a positive relationship between parental self-efficacy and health literacy. It is recommended that multidisciplinary interventions that strengthen parental self-efficacy and increase health literacy be implemented to protect and improve the health of children with ASD.

Bu araştırma, özel eğitim öğretmenlerinin uygulamalı davranış analizi kapsamında sosyal beceri öğretimine ilişkin görüşlerini ortaya koymayı amaçlamaktadır. Nitel araştırma yöntemlerinden durum çalışması desenine göre yürütülen bu araştırma, İstanbul İli Beylikdüzü ilçesinde görev yapmakta olan 27 özel eğitim öğretmeninin katılımıyla gerçekleştirilmiştir. Araştırma verileri araştırmacı tarafından geliştirilen ve uzman görüşleriyle şekillendirilen katılımcı demografik bilgi formu ve 10 sorudan oluşan yarı yapılandırılmış görüşme formu aracılığıyla toplanmıştır. Toplanan veriler içerik analizi yöntemiyle analiz edilmiştir. Elde edilen bulgulara göre öğretmenlerin büyük çoğunluğu UDA’nın sosyal beceri öğretiminde etkili bir yaklaşım olduğunu belirtmiştir.