Brief Report: Service Implementation and Maternal Distress Surrounding Evaluation Recommendations for Young Children Diagnosed with Autism

Autor/inn/en	Warren, Zachary; Vehorn, Alison; Dohrmann, Elizabeth; Newsom, Cassandra; Taylor, Julie Lounds
Titel	Brief Report: Service Implementation and Maternal Distress Surrounding Evaluation Recommendations for Young Children Diagnosed with Autism
Quelle	In: Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 17 (2013) 6, S.693-700 (8 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1362-3613
DOI	10.1177/1362361312453881
Schlagwörter	Mothers; Stress Variables; Evaluation; Young Children; Autism; Parent Attitudes; Pervasive Developmental Disorders; Intervention; Access to Education; Mental Health; Barriers; Delivery Systems; Behavior Modification; Individualized Education Programs; Individualized Family Service Plans; Occupational Therapy; Drug Therapy; Sleep; Speech Language Pathology; Genetics; Surveys; Parenting Stress Index; Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule; Beck Anxiety Inventory; Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Mother; Mutter; Evaluierung; Frühe Kindheit; Autismus; Elternverhalten; Education; Access; Bildung; Zugang; Bildungszugang; Psychohygiene; Auslieferung; Behaviour modification; Verhaltensänderung; Individualized education program; Individualisierendes Lernen; Beschäftigungstherapie; Schlaf; Humangenetik; Survey; Umfrage; Befragung
Abstract	There is limited evidence surrounding the ability of families of children with autism spectrum disorders to access and implement recommended interventions following diagnosis. The distress a family may encounter with regard to inability to access recommended services is also poorly understood. In this study, we present preliminary data regarding implementation of clinical recommendations following autism spectrum disorder diagnosis as well as associations of implementation with maternal functioning. In total, 75 mothers of young children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder through a university-based preschool autism clinic returned surveys regarding access to recommended services as well as maternal mental health and distress. Results indicate that while families were able to implement numerous recommendations, specific categories of intervention were less likely to be received. Challenges implementing recommended services were not related to increased maternal distress. These results suggest that despite potential barriers toward accessing some specific recommended services following diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder, many families may be quite successful in implementing many other core recommended services and that failure to access such services may not necessarily negatively impact maternal mental health and distress. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10