Challenging child behaviours positively predict symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder in parents of children with Autism spectrum disorder and rare diseases

Stewart, Michelle; Schnabel, Alexandra; Hallford, David; McGillivray, Jane; Forbes, David; Foster, Madeline; Shandley, Kerrie; Gardam, Madeleine; Austin, David

Title: Challenging child behaviours positively predict symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder in parents of children with Autism spectrum disorder and rare diseases
Creator: Stewart, Michelle; Schnabel, Alexandra; Hallford, David; McGillivray, Jane; Forbes, David; Foster, Madeline; Shandley, Kerrie; Gardam, Madeleine; Austin, David
Date: 2020
Type: Text; Journal article
Identifier: http://researchonline.federation.edu.au/vital/access/HandleResolver/1959.17/186146
Identifier: vital:16831
Identifier: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rasd.2019.101467
Identifier: ISBN:1750-9467 (ISSN)
Abstract: Background: This study investigated the validity of conceptualising elevated stress in parents of children who exhibit challenging behaviour within the framework of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). It was hypothesised that parents of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), and parents of children with a rare disease would endorse greater PTSD symptomatology than parents of typically developing (TD) children, and that challenging child behaviours would positively predict PTSD symptomatology. Method: The Life Events Checklist for DSM-5, Developmental Behaviour Checklist (Parent) and PTSD Checklist for DSM-5 were administered to 395 parents. Results: Significantly more PTSD symptomatology was reported by parents of children with ASD and parents of children with a rare disease than parents of TD children, and challenging child behaviours positively predicted PTSD symptomatology in both groups. Conclusion: A PTSD framework may validly explain elevated stress among some parents of children with ASD and parents of children with a rare disease, and has important implications for support delivered to parents by healthcare providers. © 2019 Elsevier Ltd
Publisher: Elsevier Ltd
Relation: Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders Vol. 69, no. (2020), p.
Rights: All metadata describing materials held in, or linked to, the repository is freely available under a CC0 licence
Subject: 5201 Applied and developmental psychology; 5203 Clinical and health psychology; ASD; Autism; PTSD; Rare diseases; Trauma; Traumatic stress
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