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Changes in maternal feelings for children with autism spectrum disorder after childbirth: The impact of knowledge about the disorder
- Source :
- PLoS ONE, PLoS ONE, Vol 13, Iss 8, p e0201862 (2018)
- Publication Year :
- 2018
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Abstract
- The social interactions between caregivers and their children play a crucial role in childhood development; therefore, caregivers' feelings for children are critical for the development of social minds. Mothers of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) are known to experience higher levels of stress. However, knowledge regarding mothers' feelings for their children before receiving a clinical diagnosis is limited. This study retrospectively investigated the time course of mothers' feelings from the time of birth and the effect of protective factors. The participants were 5- to 8-year-old children with an ASD diagnosis and their mothers. The mothers of the children with ASD had less positive feelings toward their children than the mothers of the typically developed (TD) children before receiving a clinical diagnosis. Intriguingly, prior knowledge of ASD may relieve maternal mental distress during the child-rearing years and at the time of diagnosis.
- Subjects :
- Male
Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
Pervasive Developmental Disorders
Time Factors
Autism Spectrum Disorder
Autism
Emotions
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Social Sciences
Families
0302 clinical medicine
Child and adolescent psychiatry
Medicine and Health Sciences
Childbirth
Psychology
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Child
Children
Depression (differential diagnoses)
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Multidisciplinary
Depression
05 social sciences
Middle Aged
Mother-Child Relations
Feeling
Neurology
Autism spectrum disorder
Child, Preschool
Female
050104 developmental & child psychology
Clinical psychology
Research Article
Adult
medicine.medical_specialty
media_common.quotation_subject
Mothers
Psychological Stress
03 medical and health sciences
Mental distress
Developmental Neuroscience
mental disorders
Mental Health and Psychiatry
medicine
Humans
0501 psychology and cognitive sciences
Retrospective Studies
Behavior
Mood Disorders
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Biology and Life Sciences
medicine.disease
Age Groups
Neurodevelopmental Disorders
Clinical diagnosis
People and Places
Developmental Psychology
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Population Groupings
030217 neurology & neurosurgery
Stress, Psychological
Neuroscience
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 19326203
- Volume :
- 13
- Issue :
- 8
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- PloS one
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....574ecd2f12ad4c77cc0830c78034d06b