Autism Centre of Excellence, School of Education and Professional Studies, Griffith University, Messines Ridge Road, Mt Gravatt, Brisbane, QLD, 4122, Australia.
Griffith Institute of Educational Research, Griffith University, Brisbane, Australia.
J Autism Dev Disord. 2022 Aug;52(8):3353-3365. doi: 10.1007/s10803-021-05211-5. Epub 2021 Jul 30.
Children on the autism spectrum miss more school than their peers, but limited work has explored why this may be. This study aimed to document the frequency at which children on the autism spectrum miss half and full days of school and the reasons for these absences. Parents of 106 school-aged children on the autism spectrum completed online questionnaires on rates of school non-attendance, family factors, child anxiety, and parental mental health. On average across a four week period, children missed 6 full days of school. The most common reason for full-day absences was school refusal and for half-day absences was medical/therapy appointments. Parental employment status, increased child age, child anxiety, and differing aspects of parental mental health were identified as correlates of specific subtypes of school non-attendance.
自闭症谱系儿童缺课的情况比同龄人更为严重，但目前很少有研究探讨这一现象产生的原因。本研究旨在记录自闭症谱系儿童缺课半天和全天的频率以及这些缺勤的原因。106 名学龄自闭症儿童的家长完成了在线调查问卷，内容包括学校缺勤率、家庭因素、儿童焦虑和父母心理健康。在四周的时间内，儿童平均缺课 6 天。全天缺课的最常见原因是学校拒绝上学，半天缺课的最常见原因是医疗/治疗预约。父母的就业状况、孩子年龄的增加、孩子的焦虑以及父母心理健康的不同方面被确定为特定类型的学校缺勤的相关因素。
