Child and Family Factors Associated with the Use of Services for Preschoolers with Autism Spectrum Disorder

Autor/inn/en	Irvin, Dwight W.; McBee, Matthew; Boyd, Brian A.; Hume, Kara; Odom, Samuel L.
Titel	Child and Family Factors Associated with the Use of Services for Preschoolers with Autism Spectrum Disorder
Quelle	In: Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders, 6 (2012) 1, S.565-572 (8 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
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Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1750-9467
DOI	10.1016/j.rasd.2011.07.018
Schlagwörter	Autism; Family Characteristics; Caregivers; Occupational Therapy; Pervasive Developmental Disorders; Preschool Children; Hispanic American Students; White Students; Speech Language Pathology; Behavior Modification; Student Characteristics; Racial Differences; Neurological Impairments; Cognitive Ability; Stress Variables; Family Environment; Socioeconomic Status; Colorado; Florida; Minnesota; North Carolina + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Autismus; Caregiver; Carer; Betreuungsperson; Pfleger; Beschäftigungstherapie; Pre-school age; Preschool age; Child; Children; Pre-school education; Preschool education; Vorschulalter; Kind; Kinder; Vorschulkind; Vorschulkinder; Vorschulerziehung; Vorschule; Hispanic; Hispanic Americans; Student; Students; Hispanoamerikaner; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Behaviour modification; Verhaltensänderung; Rassenunterschied; Neurodegenerative Erkrankung; Denkfähigkeit; Familienmilieu; Socio-economic status; Sozioökonomischer Status
Abstract	This study examines child and family characteristics thought to affect the dosage and type of common in-school and private services (i.e., speech language therapy (SLT), occupational therapy (OT) and applied behavior analysis (ABA)) received by children with ASD. Participants included 137 families and their preschool-aged children with ASD from four states: Colorado, Florida, Minnesota, and North Carolina. Our results indicated child and family characteristics did impact the type and dosage of services used. In the school setting, Hispanic children received a smaller dose of SLT and OT than White children. Children with greater cognitive impairments received more SLT and those with more severe symptoms of autism received a larger dosage of OT. In the private setting, higher levels of caregiver stress were related to increase usage of OT. Caregivers with a higher socioeconomic status were more likely to enroll their children in OT and ABA. Implications for practice and policy are discussed, including the need to better understand and remediate differences in service provision across socioeconomic and minority status. (Contains 5 tables and 1 figure.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10