Parental Relationship Status and Age at Autism Spectrum Disorder Diagnosis of Their Child

Autor/inn/en	Kalb, Luther G.; Holingue, Calliope; Pfeiffer, Danika; Reetzke, Rachel; Dillon, Emily; Azad, Gazi; Freedman, Brian; Landa, Rebecca
Titel	Parental Relationship Status and Age at Autism Spectrum Disorder Diagnosis of Their Child
Quelle	In: Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 25 (2021) 8, S.2189-2198 (10 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Kalb, Luther G.) ORCID (Azad, Gazi)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1362-3613
DOI	10.1177/13623613211013683
Schlagwörter	Autism; Pervasive Developmental Disorders; Parent Child Relationship; Age Differences; Clinical Diagnosis; Young Children; Clinics; Family Structure; Family Characteristics; Marital Status; Stress Variables; Severity (of Disability); Child Rearing; Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule; Child Behavior Checklist; Parenting Stress Index + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Autismus; Parents-child relationship; Parent-child-relation; Parent-child relationship; Eltern-Kind-Beziehung; Age; Difference; Age difference; Altersunterschied; Frühe Kindheit; Familienkonstellation; Familiensystem; Familienstand; Schweregrad; Kindererziehung
Abstract	A reliable autism spectrum disorder (ASD) diagnosis can occur as early as 18 months; however, the average age at diagnosis in the United States is over 2 years later. While there are numerous well-known barriers to seeking an ASD diagnosis, no research has examined if separation between a child's biological parents affects timing of ASD diagnosis for their child. Data for this study were obtained from 561 children (M age = 5.4 years, SD = 3.9 years) referred to an urban, outpatient ASD specialty clinic for their first ASD evaluation. Biological parents self-reported their relationship status during the evaluation, which was then categorized as either "together" (married or living together but not married) or "not together" (separated, divorced, or never married). An inverse-probability of exposure weighted linear regression model, which adjusted for 16 different child, family, and sociodemographic variables, was utilized to assess differences in child age of ASD diagnosis between groups. At the time of diagnosis, most children's biological parents were together (69%) versus not together (31%). In the fully adjusted model, children of parents who were together were diagnosed 1.4 years earlier than those who were not together (p < 0.001). Strategies for supporting these families and reducing age disparities are indicated. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01