"What Do You Like/Dislike about the Treatments You're Currently Using?": A Qualitative Study of Parents of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders

Autor/inn/en	Mackintosh, Virginia H.; Goin-Kochel, Robin P.; Myers, Barbara J.
Titel	"What Do You Like/Dislike about the Treatments You're Currently Using?": A Qualitative Study of Parents of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders
Quelle	In: Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities, 27 (2012) 1, S.51-60 (10 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1088-3576
DOI	10.1177/1088357611423542
Schlagwörter	Autism; Asperger Syndrome; Parents; Foreign Countries; Pervasive Developmental Disorders; Children; Intervention; Questionnaires; Outcomes of Treatment; Therapy; Australia; Canada; Ireland; New Zealand; United Kingdom (England); United States + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Autismus; Asperger-Syndrom; Eltern; Ausland; Child; Kind; Kinder; Fragebogen; Therapie; Australien; Kanada; Irland; Neuseeland; USA
Abstract	Children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) often participate in many treatments, requiring parents' dedication of time, money, and energy, and necessitating dealing with multiple service providers. To learn about parents' experience in seeking and using treatments for their child with ASD, the authors asked them, "What do you like/dislike about the treatment(s) you're currently using?" In this web-based, qualitative study, participants consisted of 486 parents (92% mothers) of children (80% boys; children's M age = 8.3 years) with autism (n = 290, 59.7%), Asperger syndrome (n = 115, 23.6%), or pervasive developmental disorder--not otherwise specified (n = 81, 16.7%). The families lived in the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, England, and Ireland. Parents' written statements addressed more "dislikes" (70%) than "likes" (47%), and there were no universally liked or disliked interventions. Six themes emerged and are discussed: effectiveness of treatments, relationships with professionals, access to treatments, costs, medication concerns, and stress. (Contains 3 tables.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10