Linking parental perceptions to interactions in young children with autism
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This study examines the relation of parental perceptions and observed parent-child interactive behaviors. Samples observed included normally developing children, children with autism, and children with mental retardation who were equivalent on mental age. Parental perceptions of children's temperament and parental feelings of parenting stress were examined. Results indicated that parental perceptions of autistic children's behavior were more often linked to actual child and parental behaviors than in the comparison samples. Parents who reported their autistic children as more difficult in temperamental style had children who were less engaged during a social game with the parent and less responsive in interaction with an experimenter. Parents who reported greater stress had autistic children who were less responsive in social interactions with others.
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Studies of parent-child interactions in ASD have found that, on average, parents of children with autism are as responsive to their children as parents of children with other or no diagnoses.
“Studies of parent-child interactions in ASD have found that, on average, parents of children with autism are as responsive to their children as parents of children with other or no diagnoses.”
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- Authors
- Kasari, C., & Sigman, M.
- Affiliations
- University of California, Los Angeles (US)
- ORCID
- Kasari, Connie
- Venue
- Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders
- Published
- 1997-02
- Volume
- 27
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 39-57
- ISSN
- 0162-3257 (ISSN-L)
- 1573-3432
- OpenAlex
- W1540065243
- Cited by
- 289
- References
- 32
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- FWCI
- 1.14
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Licence
- Locations
- Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- National Institutes of Health (NINCDS 25243, 5r01hd017662-12)
- Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD 17662)
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Autism Spectrum Disorder Research
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Family and Disability Support Research
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Keywords
- autism spectrum disorder, parental attitudes, parent-child interaction, parental stress, child temperament, social responsiveness, intellectual disability, young children, parent-child engagement
- MeSH terms
- Autistic Disorder, Child, Child Behavior Disorders, Child, Preschool, Down Syndrome, Female, Humans, Infant, Longitudinal Studies, Male, Intellectual Disability, Parent-Child Relations, Parents, Personality Assessment, Social Behavior, Stress, Psychological, Temperament, Parenting
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