Who Joins Support Groups among Parents of Children with Autism?

Autor/inn/en	Mandell, David S.; Salzer, Mark S.
Titel	Who Joins Support Groups among Parents of Children with Autism?
Quelle	In: Autism: The International Journal of Research & Practice, 11 (2007) 2, S.111-122 (12 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1362-3613
DOI	10.1177/1362361307077506
Schlagwörter	Parents; Sleep; Self Destructive Behavior; Autism; Social Support Groups; Behavior Disorders; Language Impairments; Referral; Family Environment; African Americans; Racial Differences; Socioeconomic Influences; Gender Differences; Pennsylvania + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Eltern; Schlaf; Self destrucive behaviour; Selbstzerstörung; Autismus; Social support; Soziale Unterstützung; Speech disorder; Speech disorders; Speech disabilities; Speech disability; Speech handicap; Speech handicaps; Speech impairment; Speech impairments; Language handicaps; Sprachbehinderung; Familienmilieu; Afroamerikaner; Rassenunterschied; Sozioökonomischer Faktor; Geschlechterkonflikt
Abstract	This study identified factors associated with support group participation among families of children with autism. A survey was administered to 1005 caregivers of children with autism in Pennsylvania. Two-thirds of respondents (66.4%) had ever participated in an autism-specific support group. In adjusted analyses, demographic characteristics, including age and sex of the child, ethnicity and parental education and income, were associated with support group participation. Parents of children with self-injurious behavior, sleep problems or severe language deficits were more likely to belong, as were parents whose diagnosing clinician referred them to a support group. The results of this study suggest the importance of clinician referrals to groups, and the need to make groups available to under-served populations. (Contains 2 tables.) (Author).
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Update	2017/4/10