Actual and Perceived Speedy Diagnoses Are Associated with Mothers' Unresolved Reactions to a Diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder for a Child

Autor/inn/en	Reed, Phil; Giles, Ashleigh; White, Shonagh; Osborne, Lisa A.
Titel	Actual and Perceived Speedy Diagnoses Are Associated with Mothers' Unresolved Reactions to a Diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder for a Child
Quelle	In: Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 23 (2019) 7, S.1843-1852 (10 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Reed, Phil)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1362-3613
DOI	10.1177/1362361319833676
Schlagwörter	Mothers; Mother Attitudes; Parent Child Relationship; Clinical Diagnosis; Autism; Pervasive Developmental Disorders; Children; Interpersonal Competence; Diagnostic Tests; Observation; Behavior Rating Scales; Adjustment (to Environment); Questionnaires; Anxiety; Depression (Psychology); Stress Variables; Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule; Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scales; Leiter International Performance Scale; Questionnaire on Resources and Stress + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Mother; Mutter; Mutterliebe; Parents-child relationship; Parent-child-relation; Parent-child relationship; Eltern-Kind-Beziehung; Autismus; Child; Kind; Kinder; Interpersonale Kompetenz; Diagnostic test; Diagnostischer Test; Beobachtung; Fragebogen; Angst
Abstract	Reaction to a child's diagnosis can strongly affect the parent, but little is known about the aspects of the diagnostic process associated with such reactions. The pre-diagnostic levels of anxiety, depression, and parenting stress of 67 volunteer mothers of children subsequently diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder were assessed, along with the children's functioning. The speed and number of professionals involved in the diagnosis were recorded, and mothers completed a post-diagnosis assessment of their perceptions of the process. Longer actual and perceived diagnosis speeds predicted resolved reactions to diagnosis. Mothers' psychological states pre-diagnosis did not predict reactions to diagnosis. Providing a measured diagnostic process, and strong relationship with mothers, rather than aiming for speed alone, may well be more productive for the parent and child. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01