TY - JOUR
T1 - Parent beliefs about the causes of learning and developmental problems among children with autism spectrum disorder
T2 - Results from a national survey
AU - Zuckerman, Katharine E.
AU - Lindly, Olivia J.
AU - Sinche, Brianna
N1 - Funding Information:
This project was previously presented as a poster presentation at the 2014 Pediatric Academic Societies Meeting and the 2014 International Meeting for Autism Research. The project was funded by the Medical Research Foundation of Oregon. Dr. Zuckerman's effort was funded by the National Institute of Mental Health (K23MH095828). We acknowledge Peter Sidorfor his help with early analyses and literature review, and Julie Robertson and Christina Bethell at the Child and Adolescent Health Measurement Initiative for their assistance with study design and statistical analysis.
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PY - 2016/9
Y1 - 2016/9
N2 - This study aimed to assess variation in parent beliefs about causes of learning and developmental problems in U.S. children with autism spectrum disorder, using data from a nationally representative survey. Results showed that beliefs about a genetic/hereditary cause of learning/developmental problems were most common, but nearly as many parents believed in exposure causes. Forty present of parents had no definite causal beliefs. On multivariate analysis, parents who were non-White, publicly insured or poor were more likely than other parents to endorse exposure causes, or less likely to endorse genetic causes, compared to other parents. Further research should assess how these beliefs modify health care quality or services use.
AB - This study aimed to assess variation in parent beliefs about causes of learning and developmental problems in U.S. children with autism spectrum disorder, using data from a nationally representative survey. Results showed that beliefs about a genetic/hereditary cause of learning/developmental problems were most common, but nearly as many parents believed in exposure causes. Forty present of parents had no definite causal beliefs. On multivariate analysis, parents who were non-White, publicly insured or poor were more likely than other parents to endorse exposure causes, or less likely to endorse genetic causes, compared to other parents. Further research should assess how these beliefs modify health care quality or services use.
KW - Autism spectrum disorder
KW - Causes
KW - Developmental delays
KW - Parent beliefs
KW - Socioeconomic factors
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U2 - 10.1352/1944-7558-121.5.432
DO - 10.1352/1944-7558-121.5.432
M3 - Article
C2 - 27611353
AN - SCOPUS:85018631661
SN - 1944-7515
VL - 121
SP - 432
EP - 447
JO - American Journal on Mental Retardation
JF - American Journal on Mental Retardation
IS - 5
ER -