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- Title
Brief Report: Investigating Temporal Factors in the Context of Parenting an Autistic Child.
- Authors
Meads, Jake; Shepherd, Daniel; Landon, Jason; Goedeke, Sonja
- Abstract
The current study was a secondary analysis of cross-sectional data collected in New Zealand. Parents (n = 291) of an autistic child completed an online survey that included temporal/demographic questions relating to the parent and child, and parent ratings of the child's core ASD symptoms, their parenting stress, and psychological well-being. Child and parent ages were related to ASD core symptoms, parenting stress, and psychological well-being, the parent-child age gap was not. Diagnostic delay was only positively associated with parent depression and negatively associated with child communication impairment. Findings indicated that temporal variables can be predictive of parent well-being and child autism symptoms. The findings suggest that focusing interventions on communication abilities may have positive impacts parental mental health.
- Subjects
NEW Zealand; CROSS-sectional method; AUTISM in children; CHILDREN with disabilities; MENTAL health; PARENT-child relationships; PARENTING; COMMUNICATIVE disorders; PSYCHOLOGY of parents; DELAYED diagnosis; TIME; WELL-being
- Publication
Journal of Autism & Developmental Disorders, 2024, Vol 54, Issue 6, p2411
- ISSN
0162-3257
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s10803-022-05642-8