Adaptive Behavior, Emotional/Behavioral Problems and Parental Stress in Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder

Background: The aim of our study was to compare adaptive skills, emotional/behavioral problems, and parental stress among children with different severity levels of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) symptoms.Methods: This study included a sample of 88 subjects with ASD (mean age = 6.00 ± 2.70). All sub...

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Autores principales:	Francesca Felicia Operto, Grazia Maria Giovanna Pastorino, Chiara Scuoppo, Chiara Padovano, Valentina Vivenzio, Ilaria Pistola, Gilda Belfiore, Rosetta Rinaldi, Valeria de Simone, Giangennaro Coppola
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Publicado:	Frontiers Media S.A. 2021
Materias:	autism spectrum disorder adaptive functioning emotional/behavioral problems parental stress neurodevelopmental disorders Neurosciences. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry RC321-571
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:f02d343a3f7447b1a17032d4c3e9e6972021-12-01T02:42:51ZAdaptive Behavior, Emotional/Behavioral Problems and Parental Stress in Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder1662-453X10.3389/fnins.2021.751465https://doaj.org/article/f02d343a3f7447b1a17032d4c3e9e6972021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnins.2021.751465/fullhttps://doaj.org/toc/1662-453XBackground: The aim of our study was to compare adaptive skills, emotional/behavioral problems, and parental stress among children with different severity levels of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) symptoms.Methods: This study included a sample of 88 subjects with ASD (mean age = 6.00 ± 2.70). All subjects underwent standardized neuropsychological tests for the assessment of symptoms of the autism spectrum (Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule-Second Edition), adaptive level (The Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scales, Survey Interview, 2nd edition), behavioral and emotional problems (Child Behavior CheckList CBCL), and parental stress (Parental Stress Index Short Form-PSI-SF). Non-parametric statistical methods (Kruskal-Wallis test and Mann-Whitney U-test for post hoc analysis) and linear regression analysis were used in this study.Results:Children who had higher severity levels of ASD symptoms had less adaptive functioning; younger children showed more severe symptoms of ASD; older children had better communication skills. The presence of greater adaptive difficulties was related to a greater presence of internalizing problems. An increase in parental stress levels was related to an higher severity of ASD symptoms, fewer adaptive skills, and a greater presence of internalizing and externalizing problems.Conclusion: This study suggests that the adaptive behavior should be considered in order to planning a habilitation intervention in children with autism. It is also important to monitor emotional/behavioral problems and parental stress levels in order to provide parenting support and improve the family quality of life.Francesca Felicia OpertoGrazia Maria Giovanna PastorinoChiara ScuoppoChiara PadovanoValentina VivenzioIlaria PistolaGilda BelfioreRosetta RinaldiValeria de SimoneGiangennaro CoppolaFrontiers Media S.A.articleautism spectrum disorderadaptive functioningemotional/behavioral problemsparental stressneurodevelopmental disordersNeurosciences. Biological psychiatry. NeuropsychiatryRC321-571ENFrontiers in Neuroscience, Vol 15 (2021)
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topic	autism spectrum disorder adaptive functioning emotional/behavioral problems parental stress neurodevelopmental disorders Neurosciences. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry RC321-571
spellingShingle	autism spectrum disorder adaptive functioning emotional/behavioral problems parental stress neurodevelopmental disorders Neurosciences. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry RC321-571 Francesca Felicia Operto Grazia Maria Giovanna Pastorino Chiara Scuoppo Chiara Padovano Valentina Vivenzio Ilaria Pistola Gilda Belfiore Rosetta Rinaldi Valeria de Simone Giangennaro Coppola Adaptive Behavior, Emotional/Behavioral Problems and Parental Stress in Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder
description	Background: The aim of our study was to compare adaptive skills, emotional/behavioral problems, and parental stress among children with different severity levels of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) symptoms.Methods: This study included a sample of 88 subjects with ASD (mean age = 6.00 ± 2.70). All subjects underwent standardized neuropsychological tests for the assessment of symptoms of the autism spectrum (Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule-Second Edition), adaptive level (The Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scales, Survey Interview, 2nd edition), behavioral and emotional problems (Child Behavior CheckList CBCL), and parental stress (Parental Stress Index Short Form-PSI-SF). Non-parametric statistical methods (Kruskal-Wallis test and Mann-Whitney U-test for post hoc analysis) and linear regression analysis were used in this study.Results:Children who had higher severity levels of ASD symptoms had less adaptive functioning; younger children showed more severe symptoms of ASD; older children had better communication skills. The presence of greater adaptive difficulties was related to a greater presence of internalizing problems. An increase in parental stress levels was related to an higher severity of ASD symptoms, fewer adaptive skills, and a greater presence of internalizing and externalizing problems.Conclusion: This study suggests that the adaptive behavior should be considered in order to planning a habilitation intervention in children with autism. It is also important to monitor emotional/behavioral problems and parental stress levels in order to provide parenting support and improve the family quality of life.
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author	Francesca Felicia Operto Grazia Maria Giovanna Pastorino Chiara Scuoppo Chiara Padovano Valentina Vivenzio Ilaria Pistola Gilda Belfiore Rosetta Rinaldi Valeria de Simone Giangennaro Coppola
author_facet	Francesca Felicia Operto Grazia Maria Giovanna Pastorino Chiara Scuoppo Chiara Padovano Valentina Vivenzio Ilaria Pistola Gilda Belfiore Rosetta Rinaldi Valeria de Simone Giangennaro Coppola
author_sort	Francesca Felicia Operto
title	Adaptive Behavior, Emotional/Behavioral Problems and Parental Stress in Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder
title_short	Adaptive Behavior, Emotional/Behavioral Problems and Parental Stress in Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder
title_full	Adaptive Behavior, Emotional/Behavioral Problems and Parental Stress in Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder
title_fullStr	Adaptive Behavior, Emotional/Behavioral Problems and Parental Stress in Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder
title_full_unstemmed	Adaptive Behavior, Emotional/Behavioral Problems and Parental Stress in Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder
title_sort	adaptive behavior, emotional/behavioral problems and parental stress in children with autism spectrum disorder
publisher	Frontiers Media S.A.
publishDate	2021
url	https://doaj.org/article/f02d343a3f7447b1a17032d4c3e9e697
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Adaptive Behavior, Emotional/Behavioral Problems and Parental Stress in Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder

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