Ustun Gullu Belgin, Oztop Didem Behice, Umutlu Aydin Eda, Ors Baris, Cikili Uytun Merve, Yurumez Esra
Faculty of Science and Literature, Düzce University, Düzce, Turkey.
Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Ankara University, Ankara, Turkey.
Glob Ment Health (Camb). 2024 Oct 23;11:e93. doi: 10.1017/gmh.2024.102. eCollection 2024.
In this study, we assessed the interactions of mothers and fathers with their children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in terms of emotional availability (EA) and compared them with the interactions of healthy controls. Children, aged 13-60 months and applied to the Infant Mental Health Unit between January 2019 and March 2021 and their parents without any clinical diagnosis, were included. The EA levels of mothers and fathers of the autistic group, which included 30 boys and 13 girls, and those of the control group, which included 10 boys and 10 girls, were compared. According to the results obtained, it was determined that the EA levels of mothers and fathers of healthy controls were not different; however, the mothers were more sensitive and better in structuring the content of play compared with the fathers in the ASD group. It was noted that the fathers of children with ASD were more hostile than the mothers. EA should be taken as a criterion to determine the intensity and content of treatment, particularly in ASD. Additionally, increased awareness of fathers in EA may provide better results in the intervention process.
在本研究中，我们依据情感可及性（EA）评估了被诊断为自闭症谱系障碍（ASD）儿童的父母与孩子之间的互动，并将其与健康对照组的互动进行了比较。纳入了2019年1月至2021年3月期间前往婴儿心理健康科就诊的13至60个月大的儿童及其无任何临床诊断的父母。比较了自闭症组（包括30名男孩和13名女孩）和对照组（包括10名男孩和10名女孩）的父母的EA水平。根据所得结果，确定健康对照组父母的EA水平没有差异；然而，与ASD组的父亲相比，母亲在构建游戏内容方面更敏感且表现更好。值得注意的是，ASD儿童的父亲比母亲更具敌意。EA应作为确定治疗强度和内容的标准，尤其是在ASD中。此外，提高父亲对EA的认识可能会在干预过程中产生更好的效果。
