Parent training (PT) is well understood as an evidence-based treatment for typically developing children with disruptive behavior. Within the field of autism spectrum disorder (ASD), the term parent training has been used to describe a wide range of interventions including care coordination, psychoeducation, treatments for language or social development, as well as programs designed to address maladaptive behaviors. As a result, the meaning of “parent training” in ASD is profoundly uncertain. 
In child mental health services, the term “parent training” is synonymous with parent-focused, evidence-based treatment for typically developing children with disruptive behavior.
In contrast, within the field of autism spectrum disorder (ASD), the term “parent training” is attached to a variety of treatments that may or may not share common features.
Raising a child with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) can be challenging, particularly for parents who do not have easy access to psychological treatment. Children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) present many challenges to their parents. Caring for children with ASD can be expensive, exhausting, and more burdensome than parenting children with other disabilities .
Various parent training interventions have been shown to have some effect on the symptoms of children with autism. ​