The relationship between behaviours exhibited by children with autism and maternal stress

By Stacey S Tomanik, Gerald E. Harris, Jacqueline Hawkins. 2004

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Subfields: Clinical Psychology, Cognitive Neuroscience

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Parenting stress and psychological functioning among mothers of preschool children with autism and developmental delay (2009, background): “Two studies have reported that better adaptive functioning in children is associated with increased maternal wellbeing (Fitzgerald et al., 2002; Tomanik et al., 2004).”
Parenting stress and coping styles in mothers and fathers of pre-school children with autism and Down syndrome. (2010, background): “developmental problems than in parents of typically developing children (e.g. Baker et al. 1997, 2002, 2003; Tomanik et al. 2004; Spratt et al. 2007).”
Stress Levels and Adaptability in Parents of Toddlers with and without Autism Spectrum Disorders (2005, result): “This is consistent with other studies indicating that approximately 2/3 of mothers of young children with autism experience clinically significant levels of child-related stress (Tomanik et al., 2004).”
Employment and Post-Secondary Educational Activities for Young Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorders During the Transition to Adulthood (2011, background): “Although not a part of the diagnostic criteria of ASD, maladaptive behaviors are often exhibited by people with ASD (Aman et al. 2003; Hollander et al. 2003; Lecavalier 2006; Shea et al. 2004) and are a primary source of stress for caregivers (Hastings 2003; Hastings and Brown 2002; Lecavalier et al”
Parents of Children with High Functioning Autism: How Well Do They Cope and Adjust? (2009, background): “Parents tend to report higher level of depression (Benson 2006, Hastings et al. 2005; Konstantareas and Papageorgiou 2003; Koegel et al. 1991, Pakenham et al. 2005; Tomanik et al. 2004 ), higher level of anxiety (Hastings 2003; Hastings et al. 2005), worse physical health and healthrelated problems”
Parenting Stress in Mothers and Fathers of Toddlers with Autism Spectrum Disorders: Associations with Child Characteristics (2008, result): “These results are interesting in light of past research demonstrating that parents find communication deficits stressful (e.g., Bebko et al. 1987), as well as other studies linking stress to the atypical or odd behaviors common in individuals with ASD (e.g., Tomanik et al. 2004 ).”