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Age-Related Differences in the Association between Autistic Sons' Challenging Behaviour and Maternal Anxiety and Depression: Implications for Counsellors
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Bitsika, Vicki; Sharpley, Christopher F. – British Journal of Guidance & Counselling, 2020
The associations between sons' challenging behaviour and mothers' anxiety and depression were investigated in four age-subgroups of boys with Autism Spectrum Disorder and their mothers (n = 49). Significant correlations were found only for the 6-yr-old boys' irritability and their mothers' anxiety (r = 0.808) and depression (r = 0.762), and for…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Correlation, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders
Mothers' Depressive State "Distorts" the Ratings of Depression They Give for Their Sons with an Autism Spectrum Disorder
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Bitsika, Vicki; Sharpley, Christopher F. – International Journal of Disability, Development and Education, 2016
Depression is highly prevalent in children who have an Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), potentially confounding accurate diagnosis and treatment planning. Although information about the depressive status of a child is often collected from parents, there is evidence of distortion in parental assessments of their offspring's depression. This…
Descriptors: Mothers, Sons, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders