Second, regression analyses revealed that social support functioned as a moderator of the impact of
autism severity on sibling adjustment rather than a mediator or compensatory variable.
Not exact matches
Years of studies in children
on the
autism spectrum suggest they have an increased brain volume that may correlate with the
severity of their symptoms.
The two groups began the study with similar scores
on a measure of
autism symptom
severity.
However, children with severe disabilities, like
autism, continued to receive the major part of their education in separate classrooms, sometimes joining their classmates for art, music, or physical education, depending
on the attitudes of the teachers and the
severity of the child's disability.
There were no group differences
on nonverbal IQ,
autism symptom
severity, or words / gestures observed during follow - up assessment.
The study revealed that increased
severity of
autism adversely impacted
on patterns of parent - child interaction but not
on the quality of the parent - child relationship.
On the other hand, greater
severity of
autism significantly associated with higher levels of individual and family burden, Beurkens et al. [50] conducted a study to examine how
severity of
autism affects children's interactions (relatedness) and relationships with their parents.
Clinician - based
autism severity ratings (based on the Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule) did not significantly predict parenting stress; however, parental report of the severity of ASD - associated symptoms (from the Social Responsiveness Scale) showed a significant relation to s
autism severity ratings (based
on the
Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule) did not significantly predict parenting stress; however, parental report of the severity of ASD - associated symptoms (from the Social Responsiveness Scale) showed a significant relation to s
Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule) did not significantly predict parenting stress; however, parental report of the
severity of ASD - associated symptoms (from the Social Responsiveness Scale) showed a significant relation to stress.