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Katerina Dounavi; Meral Koldas – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2025
Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is a prevalent neurodevelopmental condition for which no prenatal or early life screening tests exist. Early life recognition of ASD is key to accessing behavioral intervention when brain plasticity is at its peak. The purpose of our study was to systematically review the literature researching parental perspectives…
Descriptors: Parent Attitudes, Screening Tests, Genetics, Autism Spectrum Disorders
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Wagner, Kayla E.; McCormick, Jennifer B.; Barns, Sarah; Carney, Molly; Middleton, Frank A.; Hicks, Steven D. – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2020
Examining community views on genetic/epigenetic research allows collaborative technology development. Parent perspectives toward genetic/epigenetic testing for autism spectrum disorder (ASD) are not well-studied. Parents of children with ASD (n = 131), non-ASD developmental delay (n = 39), and typical development (n = 74) completed surveys…
Descriptors: Parent Attitudes, Genetics, Testing, Autism
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Rutz, Audrey; Dent, Karin M.; Botto, Lorenzo D.; Young, Paul C.; Carbone, Paul S. – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2019
Despite current guidelines, few children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) receive genetic evaluations. We surveyed Utah pediatricians to characterize the knowledge, beliefs, current practices and perceived barriers of pediatricians regarding genetic evaluation of children with ASD. We found over half lacked knowledge of current guidelines and…
Descriptors: Pediatrics, Physicians, Children, Autism
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Reiff, Marian; Giarelli, Ellen; Bernhardt, Barbara A.; Easley, Ebony; Spinner, Nancy B.; Sankar, Pamela L.; Mulchandani, Surabhi – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2015
Clinical guidelines recommend chromosomal microarray analysis (CMA) for all children with autism spectrum disorders (ASDs). We explored the test's perceived usefulness among parents of children with ASD who had undergone CMA, and received a result categorized as pathogenic, variant of uncertain significance, or negative. Fifty-seven parents…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Use Studies, Parents