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Autism severity and qualities of parent-child relations
- Source :
- Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. January 1, 2013, Vol. 43 Issue 1, p168, 11 p.
- Publication Year :
- 2013
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Abstract
- The aim of this study was to examine how severity of autism affects children's interactions (relatedness) and relationships with their parents. Participants were 25 parent-child dyads that included offspring who were children with autism aged from 4 to 14 years. The severity of the children's autism was assessed using the calibrated severity metric of the Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule (Gotham et al. in J Autism Dev Disord 39:693-705, 2009). Parent-child dyads were videotaped in 10-min semi-structured play interactions, and qualities of interpersonal relatedness were rated with the Dyadic Coding Scales (Humber and Moss in Am J Orthopsychiatr 75(1):128-141, 2005). Quality of relationships between parents and children were evaluated with a parent selfreport measure, the Parent Child Relationship Inventory (Gerard in Parent-Child Relationship Inventory (PCRI) manual. WPS, Los Angeles, 1994). Multivariate regression analysis revealed that severity of autism was inversely related to patterns of parent-child interaction but not to reported quality of parent-child relationship. We consider the implications for thinking about relatedness and relationships among children with autism, and opportunities for intervention. Keywords Parent-child interaction * Autism severity * Communication * Relationship-based treatment * Attachment<br />Introduction When Kanner (1943) first described the syndrome of autism, he considered the condition to be a biologically based impairment in affective contact between the children and other people. Here [...]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 01623257
- Volume :
- 43
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Gale General OneFile
- Journal :
- Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- edsgcl.333842130
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-012-1562-4