Evaluation of an information resource for parents of children with autism spectrum disorder
| Autor: | Lee Steel, Janice Mulligan, Radha MacCulloch, David Nicholas |
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| Rok vydání: | 2010 |
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Parents
Canada Adolescent Social environment Mothers Service provider Focus Groups medicine.disease Mental health Focus group Developmental psychology Developmental disorder Autism spectrum disorder Child Development Disorders Pervasive Child Preschool Adaptation Psychological Developmental and Educational Psychology medicine Pervasive developmental disorder Autism Humans Psychology Child Attitude to Health Health Education |
| Zdroj: | Autism : the international journal of research and practice. 14(2) |
| ISSN: | 1461-7005 |
| Popis: | This study sought to evaluate a newly created information resource book for parents of children newly diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder entitled Autism Spectrum Disorder: Information for Parents. A purposive sample of 13 participants (comprised of mothers of children with ASD and ASD service providers) participated in 1 of 3 focus groups. Focus group participants provided their feedback regarding the accessibility, usefulness, content accuracy and tone of the resource book. Findings reveal that concise yet comprehensive and hopeful information targeted to parents at diagnosis, has been lacking in ASD practice. This supportive informational resource book addresses this gap in supporting family adaptation and mobilization at the key juncture of diagnosis. Suggestions for resource refinement and future development of similar diagnostic-related literature to support families of newly-diagnosed children are outlined. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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