Mothers supporting children with autistic spectrum disorders
Mothers supporting children with autistic spectrum disorders
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母亲支持患有自闭症谱系障碍的儿童
作者：
J. Bromley;D. Hare;Kerry Davison;E. Emerson
自闭症谱系障碍（ASD）儿童的父母比其他发育障碍儿童的父母更有可能经历严重的心理困扰。为了研究一系列因素对心理健康的影响，对68名自闭症儿童的母亲进行了访谈，以探讨社会支持，心理健康状况和服务满意度等方面。调查结果表明，超过一半的母亲在重大心理困扰方面的筛查呈阳性，这与家庭支持水平低以及抚养具有较高挑战性行为的孩子有关。如果母亲是单亲，居住在贫困的住房中，或者是患有ASD的男孩的母亲，那么她们更有可能报告较低的支持水平。该研究还调查了有用支助领域和未满足需求领域，后者包括护理休息和咨询需求。
Parents of children with autistic spectrum disorders (ASDs) are more likely to experience serious psychological distress than parents of children with other developmental disabilities. To examine the impact of a range of factors on psychological wellbeing, interviews were undertaken with 68 mothers of children with ASDs to explore aspects of social support, mental health status and satisfaction with services. Findings indicated that over half of mothers screened positive for significant psychological distress and that this was associated with low levels of family support and with bringing up a child with higher levels of challenging behaviour. Mothers were more likely to report lower levels of support if they were a lone parent, were living in poor housing, or were the mother of a boy with ASD. The study also investigated areas of useful support and areas of unmet need, the latter including care breaks and advice needs.