Family Resilience and Parental Stress in Families of Children with Autism

2021 ◽  
pp. 106648072110524
Author(s):  
Kelly L. Cheatham ◽  
Delini M. Fernando
Keyword(s):  
Problem Solving ◽  
Quantitative Study ◽  
Family Communication ◽  
Parental Stress ◽  
Children With Autism ◽  
Family Resilience ◽  
Economic Resources ◽  
Family Connectedness ◽  
Family Spirituality ◽  
Young Children With Autism

In this quantitative study, we examined relationships among family resilience, gender, and parental stress in a sample of 71 parents of young children with autism. Although findings from multiple regression and correlational analyses indicated significantly higher parental stress levels in parents of children with autism, mothers demonstrated higher levels of stress than fathers. Five family resiliency factors, including family communication and problem solving, utilizing social and economic resources, family connectedness, family spirituality, and ability to make meaning of adversity were shown to contribute significantly to parental stress. We provide explanations of these findings and present clinical and research implications.

Un modello di resilienza familiare per l'intervento e la prevenzione

2009 ◽  
pp. 27-36
Author(s):  
Froma Walsh
Keyword(s):  
Problem Solving ◽  
Emotional Expression ◽  
Family Resilience ◽  
Economic Resources ◽  
Collaborative Problem Solving ◽  
Prevention Research ◽  
Making Meaning ◽  
Collaborative Problem ◽  
Resilience Framework ◽  
Positive Outlook

- This article illustrates the characteristics, applications, and advantages of a popular Family Resilience framework based on nine key processes: Making Meaning of Adversity, Positive Outlook, Transcendence and Spirituality, Flexibility, Connectedness, Social and Economic Resources, Clarity, Open Emotional Expression, and Collaborative Problem-solving. The construct of Family Resilience is proposed as having a great potential for interven-tion, prevention, research, and social policies aimed to strengthen families. Examples of possible applications are presented.

Effect of a Two-Caregiver-Mediated, Occupation-Centered Intervention for a Family With a Toddler With Autism Spectrum Disorder

2021 ◽  
Vol 75 (Supplement_2) ◽  
pp. 7512515297p1-7512515297p1
Author(s):  
Abigail M. Carroll
Keyword(s):  
Autism Spectrum Disorder ◽  
Social Interactions ◽  
Parental Stress ◽  
Children With Autism ◽  
Autism Spectrum ◽  
Spectrum Disorder ◽  
Young Children With Autism ◽  
Coaching Approach ◽  
Primary Author

Abstract Date Presented 04/13/21 Because of the key role parenting plays in a child's development, parent-mediated interventions that train one parent are a common approach to intervention for young children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). However, this approach has resulted in mixed findings and may lead to increased parental stress. The purpose of this study was to examine whether a two-parent occupation-centered intervention using a coaching approach improved the quality of social interactions of a family with a toddler with ASD. Primary Author and Speaker: Abigail M. Carroll Contributing Authors: Emily Anderson, Lindsey Hatton, Mary Ferarro, Elyse C. Kelly, Katherine E. Schlager, Amanda Shea, and Kerianne Watlington

Living with a parent with dementia: A family resilience study

Dementia ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 126-141 ◽  
Author(s):  
Melanie Deist ◽  
Abraham P Greeff
Keyword(s):  
Family Environment ◽  
Correlation Coefficients ◽  
Family Resilience ◽  
Economic Resources ◽  
Western Cape ◽  
Family Connectedness ◽  
Convenience Sample ◽  
Mixed Methods Approach ◽  
Positive Communication ◽  
Quantitative Data Analysis

The aim of this study was to identify factors associated with family resilience in families caring for a parent with dementia. A mixed-methods approach was followed to collect data from a convenience sample drawn from the Cape Metropolitan area in the Western Cape, South Africa. The study sample comprised 47 families in which adult children were caring for a parent with dementia. The quantitative data analysis was conducted using analyses of variance (ANOVA), Pearson’s product–moment correlation coefficients and a best-subsets multiple regression analysis. Qualitative data were analysed using thematic content analysis. It was found that acceptance, optimism, positive communication patterns, family connectedness, spirituality, social support, economic resources and the effective management of symptoms helped these families adapt to the burdens of dementia care. In addition to expanding the literature regarding family resilience, the findings could be used to develop interventions tailored to the needs of these families caring for a parent with dementia to create a family environment that enhances adjustment and adaptation.

Problem Solving Using Visual Support for Young Children With Autism

2018 ◽  
Vol 54 (2) ◽  
pp. 106-110 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lindsay L. Diamond
Keyword(s):  
Problem Solving ◽  
Young Children ◽  
Peer Acceptance ◽  
Children With Autism ◽  
Autism Spectrum ◽  
Problem Solving Skills ◽  
Elementary Years ◽  
Visual Support ◽  
Young Children With Autism ◽  
And Behavior

Children with autism spectrum disorder may experience different levels of social and behavior deficits in the early elementary years. Behavioral deficits may impact the development of appropriate interpersonal problem-solving skills and peer acceptance, supporting the need for instructional support. This column discusses the implementation of a visual support poster to facilitate the development of problem-solving skills during social and academic instruction for young children with autism.

Disfluency Characteristics Observed in Young Children With Autism Spectrum Disorders: A Preliminary Report

2010 ◽  
Vol 20 (2) ◽  
pp. 42-50 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laura W. Plexico ◽  
Julie E. Cleary ◽  
Ashlynn McAlpine ◽  
Allison M. Plumb
Keyword(s):  
Autism Spectrum Disorders ◽  
Young Children ◽  
Children With Autism ◽  
Descriptive Study ◽  
Autism Spectrum ◽  
Typically Developing ◽  
Children With Asd ◽  
Young Children With Autism ◽  
Spectrum Disorders ◽  
Developmental Stuttering

This descriptive study evaluates the speech disfluencies of 8 verbal children between 3 and 5 years of age with autism spectrum disorders (ASD). Speech samples were collected for each child during standardized interactions. Percentage and types of disfluencies observed during speech samples are discussed. Although they did not have a clinical diagnosis of stuttering, all of the young children with ASD in this study produced disfluencies. In addition to stuttering-like disfluencies and other typical disfluencies, the children with ASD also produced atypical disfluencies, which usually are not observed in children with typically developing speech or developmental stuttering. (Yairi & Ambrose, 2005).

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