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Beyond an Autism Diagnosis: Children's Functional Independence and Parents' Unmet Needs.
- Source :
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Journal of Autism & Developmental Disorders . Oct2011, Vol. 41 Issue 10, p1291-1302. 12p. 1 Diagram, 4 Charts. - Publication Year :
- 2011
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Abstract
- High demand has resulted in gaps in autism service provision. Our objective was to explore the association between children's functioning and parents' perceived unmet needs. We conducted a cross-sectional study of 97 families of school-aged children with an autism spectrum disorder. Log binomial regression was used to examine the relative risk for unmet need. Families of children with high functional independence had lower unmet need than families of children with moderate functional independence (RR = 0.81, 95% CI = 0.67-0.99). Those who experienced greater impact of the child's disability had greater unmet need (RR = 1.22, 95% CI = 1.03-1.45). The child's functioning and its impact on the family provide insight into unmet need which may inform service planning. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- *AUTISM
*ANALYSIS of variance
*CHI-squared test
*CONCEPTUAL structures
*CONFIDENCE intervals
*FISHER exact test
*LIFE skills
*PARENTS of children with disabilities
*REGRESSION analysis
*RESEARCH funding
*T-test (Statistics)
*RELATIVE medical risk
*PARENT attitudes
*CROSS-sectional method
*DATA analysis software
*CHILDREN
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 01623257
- Volume :
- 41
- Issue :
- 10
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Journal of Autism & Developmental Disorders
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 65428197
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-010-1148-y