Age of Parental Concern, Diagnosis, and Service Initiation Among Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder.
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| Title: | Age of Parental Concern, Diagnosis, and Service Initiation Among Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder. |
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| Alternate Title: | Edad de Preocupacioí n de los Padres, el Diagnostico y Servicio Inicial entre los Niños con Trastorno del Espectro Autista. L'âge d'émergence de l'inquiétude parentale, de l'annonce du diagnostic et de l'initiation des services auprès des enfants ayant un trouble du spectre de l'autisme. |
| Authors: | Zablotsky, Benjamin bzablotsky@cdc.gov, Colpe, Lisa J., Pringle, Beverly A., Kogan, Michael D., Rice, Catherine1, Blumberg, Stephen J. |
| Source: | American Journal on Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities. Jan2017, Vol. 122 Issue 1, p49-61. 13p. |
| Subject Terms: | *School children, *Parenting, *Parents, Autism spectrum disorders in children, Oral communication, Initiation rites, Diagnosis, Age distribution, Child health services, Research funding, Early diagnosis |
| Abstract (English): | Children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) require substantial support to address the core symptoms of ASD and co-occurring behavioral/developmental conditions. This study explores the early diagnostic experiences of school-aged children with ASD using survey data from a large probability-based national sample. Multivariate linear regressions were used to examine age when parent reported developmental concern to doctor, received ASD diagnosis, and first obtained services. Children whose parents had concerns about their child's verbal communication reported earlier ages for all outcomes when compared to children of parents who did not have verbal communication concerns. Children whose parents had concerns about their child's nonverbal communication or unusual gestures/movements received an earlier diagnosis than children whose parents did not have these specific concerns. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
| Abstract (Spanish): | Los niños con Trastorno del Espectro Autista (TEA), requieren apoyo sustancial para abordar los síntomas centrales del TEA y las condiciones de comportamiento y de desarrollo co-ocurrentes. Este estudio explora las experiencias de diagnóstico temprano de TEA en niños en edad escolar usando datos de encuestas de una gran muestra nacional basada en la probabilidad. Las regresiones lineales multivariadas se utilizaron para examinar la edad al momento de que el padre reporto la preocupación por el desarrollo al medico, recibio diagnostico de TEA, y los servicios obtenidos por primera vez. Los niños cuyos padres tenían inquietudes acerca de la comunicacion verbal de sus hijos informaron en edades anteriores para todos los resultados, en comparacioí n con los padres de hijos que no tenían problemas de comunicacion verbal. Los niños cuyos padres tenían inquietudes sobre la comunicacion no verbal o gestos o movimientos inusuales de sus hijos recibieron un diagnostico mas temprano que los niños cuyos padres no tenían estas preocupaciones específicas. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
| Abstract (French): | Les enfants ayant un trouble du spectre de l'autisme (TSA) requièrent un soutien important afin de répondre aux symptômes fondamentaux du TSA ainsi qu'aux conditions comportementales/développementales associées à ce dernier. Cette étude explore les expériences liées au diagnostic précoce des enfants d'âge scolaire ayant un TSA en se basant sur des données provenant d'un vaste échantillon national. Des régressions linéaires multivariées ont été effectuées afin d'examiner l'âge des enfants lorsque les parents rapportent au médecin leur préoccupation concernant leur développement, lors de l'annonce du diagnostic de TSA et au moment de l'obtention des services. Les enfants dont les parents avaient des préoccupations à propos de leur communication verbale rapportent un âge moins avancé pour toutes les situations, comparativement aux enfants de parents n'ayant pas eu de préoccupations concernant la communication verbale. Les enfants des parents ayant des inquiétudes sur le plan de la communication non-verbale ou de la gestuelle inhabituelle de l'enfant ont reçu un diagnostic plus précoce que les parents ne présentant pas ces préoccupations spécifiques. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| Database: | Education Research Complete |
| Abstract: | Children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) require substantial support to address the core symptoms of ASD and co-occurring behavioral/developmental conditions. This study explores the early diagnostic experiences of school-aged children with ASD using survey data from a large probability-based national sample. Multivariate linear regressions were used to examine age when parent reported developmental concern to doctor, received ASD diagnosis, and first obtained services. Children whose parents had concerns about their child's verbal communication reported earlier ages for all outcomes when compared to children of parents who did not have verbal communication concerns. Children whose parents had concerns about their child's nonverbal communication or unusual gestures/movements received an earlier diagnosis than children whose parents did not have these specific concerns. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| ISSN: | 19447515 |
| DOI: | 10.1352/1944-7558-122.1.49 |
