Psychology Research Center (CIPsi), School of Psychology of the University of Minho, Campus de Gualtar, 4710-057, Braga, Portugal.
Mackenzie Presbyterian University, São Paulo, Brazil.
J Autism Dev Disord. 2019 Jan;49(1):216-226. doi: 10.1007/s10803-018-3715-6.
This study compared maternal responsiveness to children with two neurodevelopmental disorders sharing different but, in some cases, overlapping social phenotypes-Williams syndrome (WS) and autism spectrum disorder (ASD)-and explored the relations between maternal responsiveness and child emotional/behavioural problems (EBP). The sample included 16 pre-schoolers with WS and 43 with ASD, and their mothers. Responsiveness was assessed during a mother-child interaction task. Mothers completed the CBCL 1½-5, providing a measure of EBP. No significant differences emerged between groups, and most dyads were characterized by less responsive behaviours. Maternal responsiveness proved related to child developmental age, but not with EBP. These results provide further insight into the rearing environment of children with neurodevelopmental disorders, highlighting the need for early relationship-based interventions.
本研究比较了具有两种神经发育障碍的儿童的母亲反应，这两种障碍具有不同但在某些情况下重叠的社会表型——威廉姆斯综合征（WS）和自闭症谱系障碍（ASD）——并探讨了母亲反应与儿童情绪/行为问题（EBP）之间的关系。该样本包括 16 名 WS 学龄前儿童和 43 名 ASD 儿童及其母亲。在母子互动任务中评估了反应能力。母亲们完成了 CBCL 1½-5，提供了 EBP 的衡量标准。两组之间没有明显差异，大多数对子的行为表现出反应性较低。母亲的反应能力与儿童的发育年龄有关，但与 EBP 无关。这些结果进一步深入了解了神经发育障碍儿童的养育环境，强调了早期基于关系的干预措施的必要性。
