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Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry / Volume 30, Issue 3 / p. 459-470

Assessing Child Symptom Severity and Stress in Parents of Autistic Children

M. Mary Konstantareas, Soula Homatidis

First published: May 1989

https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1469-7610.1989.tb00259.x
Citations: 131

Abstract
Abstract Parents of 44 autistic children rated their children's symptom severity and their
own stress on a 14-item symptom scale. Thirteen child and family characteristics were also
examined to assess how they affected symptom perception and stress. Preschoolers were
rated less symptomatic by their parents than by clinicians. Lower functioning, nonverbal,
odd-looking, self-abusive, seizuring and hyperirritable children were rated more
symptomatic than their peers. Best predictor bf stress for both parents was a child's self-
abuse; for mothers hyperirritability and older age were also associated with elevated Stress
scores. Compared with parents of matched normal children, mothers of autistic children
reported the most aggravations and expressed the need for additional support from their
spouses.

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