ERIC Number: EJ1338476
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2022
Pages: 17
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A Comparison of the Demographic and Clinical Characteristics of Caregivers of Autistic Children and Caregivers of Children with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder
Journal of Mental Health Research in Intellectual Disabilities, v15 n2 p151-167 2022
Introduction: Caregivers of autistic children and caregivers of children with fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) experience considerable stress. However, what is unique or similar across these groups remains understudied. This study explored how female caregivers of children with FASD who registered to participate in a caregiver focused mental health intervention differed from female caregivers of autistic children participating in a similar intervention. Methods: Prior to the intervention, caregivers of children with FASD (n = 21), and caregivers of autistic children (n = 22) were asked to complete an online baseline questionnaire. This questionnaire collected information pertaining to caregiver and child demographics, as well as clinical characteristics related to wellbeing, values, and what caregivers identified as rewarding and challenging about raising their child. Results: identified similarities across caregiver groups in terms of wellbeing, values, and the challenges and rewards they identified with raising their children. Conclusions: Given the similarities in these two caregiver groups, and the shortage of research on families of people with FASD relative to families of autistic people, interventions for family caregivers in the autism community may also be applicable for FASD families, for whom fewer resources are available.
Descriptors: Demography, Autism, Caregivers, Fetal Alcohol Syndrome, Females, Well Being, Values, Rewards, Barriers, Individual Differences, Intervention, Mental Health Programs, Foreign Countries, Anxiety, Depression (Psychology), Social Isolation, Physical Health, Children
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Canada
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