Autistic disorder, also known as autism, is a condition that affects the way a person thinks, communicates, and interacts with others. People with autism may face challenges in socializing, understanding other people's feelings, and often have repetitive behaviors or specific interests. It is important to provide support and understanding to individuals with autism so they can thrive and reach their full potential.
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In the study, interviews were conducted with 31 mothers of children
with autistic disorder with a mean age of 6.2 years.
Additionally, the literature review identified a major impact
of autistic disorder on parent regarding to mental health and family - child relationship.
These studies have revealed that parents of children with
autistic disorder experience higher levels of stress than parents of children with other types of disorders or disabilities.
The study results revealed that mothers of children with
autistic disorder reported significantly higher levels of depression than mothers of children without autism and experienced distress more than fathers of children with developmental disabilities.
He also said that e we're looking forward to launching an insurance plan specifically for the children who're suffering
from autistic disorders.
In their study, 103 parents (58 mothers and 45 fathers) who had a child with
autistic disorder completed the Short Form of the Parenting Stress Index.
Additionally, a major impact of
autistic disorder on parents in relation to their mental health and the family - child relationship was discussed.
Parenting stress has been one of the most frequently researched aspects of family life among parents of children with autistic disorder [41].
Moreover, core symptoms, associated symptoms, and behavior problems associated with
autistic disorder contributed significantly to negative parental wellbeing [43].
Parents of child with
autistic disorder considered a unique experience of stress that varied significantly according to socio cultural contexts, but mainly associated with type of disability that presented in their children.
The study results revealed that parents of children with
autistic disorder reported significantly higher level of depression compared to parents of children typically developing.
When most people consider autism, they think
of autistic disorder, however, there are two other related disorders that are similar in nature.
The study confirmed that mothers of children
with autistic disorder experience higher levels of depression and reported less than quality of life compared with mothers of children with intellectual disability.
Looking closely at the data, researchers discovered that moms who took folic acid early in pregnancy had a 39 % lower risk of having a child with
autistic disorder although no association was found with Asperger syndrome or PDD - NOS
«If further research could reveal how exactly in - game storytelling affects theory of mind,» he says, «clinicians and software developers could utilize this knowledge to develop tools to aid the treatment of disorders characterized by social - interaction impairments,
like autistic disorders.»
This under - expression was particularly interesting because although hundreds of genes have already been identified for their presumed roles
in autistic disorders, each one alone can at best only explain 1 % of cases.
The involvement of this enzyme in susceptibility to oxidative stress, which has frequently been observed in autistic children, its association with gastrointestinal diseases — which often
accompany autistic disorders — and its role in nerve development and neurotransmission mean it is an ideal candidate for deregulation of its expression to lead to the abnormal brain development observed in ASD.
The inverse association found for folic acid use in early pregnancy was absent for folic acid use in mid pregnancy: the adjusted OR
for autistic disorder was 0.96 (95 % CI, 0.60 - 1.55) for mothers taking 400 μg or more per day in week 22 and 1.02 (95 % CI, 0.62 - 1.67) for those taking less than 400 μg per day at that time (Table 3).
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regarding autistic disorder...
Consistent with the previous studies [18][39], Osborne and Reed [40] investigated the relationship between behavior problems and parenting stress in a sample of 137 parents with children with
autistic disorder using the Gilliam Autism Rating Scale (GARS) and the Questionnaire on Resources and Stress (QRS - F).
Kim and Mahoney [44] reported that mothers of children with
autistic disorder showed strong relationships with children more than fathers and were not affect by child behavior and stress level.
Play Therapy and Asperger's Syndrome is a long - awaited and comprehensive work focusing on the strategic use of play - based interventions for children with Asperger's and
mild autistic disorders.
The most common of the autism spectrum disorders are autism (also known
as autistic disorder), high functioning autism and Asperger's syndrome.
AD
= Autistic disorder; ASD = Autism spectrum disorders; AspD = Asperger's disorder; CP = Cerebral palsy; DD = Developmental disorder; DS = Down syndrome; FQoL = Family quality of life; FXS = Fragile X dyndrome; HFA = High - functioning Autism; ID = Intellectual disability; PDD = Pervasive developmental disorder; PDD - NOS = Pervasive developmental disorder - Not otherwise specified; SOC = Sense of coherence; TD = Typically developing
In this study, 68 parents of children with
autistic disorder completed the stress subscale of the Effects of the Situation Questionnaire (ESQ).
They reported having more obligations with regard to family management and spent more time in a direct caregiving role for the child with autistic disorder [11][12][17]- [21].
Overall, a review of the literature concluded that parents of children diagnosed with
autistic disorder reported more mental health problems, compared with parents caring for a child with others intellectual disability [48][54][56]- [61].
Parents of children with
autistic disorder experience a unique form of stress that varies significantly according to socio - cultural contexts.
Anomalies in DSM - IV criteria for autism and other pervasive developmental disorders (PDDs), which includes the subgroups
of autistic disorder, Asperger's and PDD - NOS, have led to clinical inconsistency, leading to wide variations in how diagnoses of these are made.
Of those previously diagnosed
with autistic disorder, 99 percent would now be diagnosed with ASD and 1 percent with SCD.
«The first is
autistic disorder,» explains Allison Kawa, child psychologist specializing in the evaluation of children and adolescents, «which is when the individual has problems with their communication, with their social skills, and behaviors that are repetitive or idiosyncratic or excessive.»
PDDNOS means that you have symptoms of autism but you don't quite have enough to meet the full criteria for Asperger's disorder or
Autistic disorder,» says Kawa.
«Of course,
autistic disorders are not summed up by the inability to decipher language,» underlines Professor Anne - Lise Giraud.
Based on MRI findings, the scientists observed the sulcal pits of 102 young boys aged 2 to 10 years, who were placed in three groups (those with
autistic disorder, pervasive developmental disorder not otherwise specified, and typically developing children).
Previous research led by Dr Sylvain Briault has shown that the combination of intellectual disability and
autistic disorder is associated with abnormal activity of the BKCa potassium channel.
Although there is considerable variation in linguistic ability — from the absence of functional speech to near normal language skills — deficits in semantic processing, especially interpreting language in context, are common across the whole spectrum of
autistic disorders, including Asperger syndrome.
Gastrointestinal abnormalities in children with
autistic disorder.
Study selection and analysis: Randomised controlled trial (RCTs) comparing social skills groups with no intervention, waitlist or treatment as usual in 6 - year - olds to 21 - year - olds with ASD (DSM - IV - TR or ICD - 10
autistic disorder, Asperger's syndrome, pervasive developmental disorder not otherwise specified, Rett's syndrome or childhood disintegrative disorder).
Their study revealed that early diagnosis was associated with higher levels of parenting stress of children with
autistic disorder.