Stanford Catherine E, Hastings Richard P, Riby Deborah M, Archer Heather J, Page Sarah E, Cebula Katie
Centre for Educational Development, Appraisal and Research (CEDAR), University of Warwick, Coventry, UK.
Durham University, Durham, UK.
Int J Dev Disabil. 2020 Aug 28;68(4):479-484. doi: 10.1080/20473869.2020.1812347. eCollection 2022.
Although a wealth of literature has focused on the parenting experiences of mothers of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), there is a lack of research about mothers who are parenting a child with ASD, and who have other children with neurodevelopmental disorders. In this matched-comparison study, 10 mothers of a child with ASD and other typically developing children (ASD-TD) were compared to 10 mothers of a child with ASD who also had other children with neurodevelopmental disorders (ASD-NDD). Mothers completed self-report measures of mental health and positive gain. Results indicated no significant between-group differences for mental health, although mothers in the ASD-NDD group reported increased positive gain compared to mothers in the ASD-TD group. Further research is needed to understand practical support needs and theory development.
尽管大量文献聚焦于自闭症谱系障碍（ASD）患儿母亲的育儿经历，但对于养育患有ASD且还有其他神经发育障碍子女的母亲，相关研究却很匮乏。在这项配对比较研究中，将10位有一名ASD患儿及其他发育正常子女的母亲（ASD-TD组）与10位有一名ASD患儿且还有其他神经发育障碍子女的母亲（ASD-NDD组）进行了比较。母亲们完成了心理健康和积极收获的自我报告测量。结果表明，两组在心理健康方面无显著差异，不过ASD-NDD组的母亲报告的积极收获高于ASD-TD组的母亲。需要进一步开展研究以了解实际支持需求并推动理论发展。
