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Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

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12-04-2022 | Original Paper

Adverse Childhood Experiences in Autistic Children and Their Caregivers: Examining Intergenerational Continuity

Auteurs: Theresa Andrzejewski, Elizabeth A. DeLucia, Olivia Semones, Sanaa Khan, Christina G. McDonnell

Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders | Uitgave 7/2023

Abstract

Although there is an urgent need to develop trauma-informed services for autistic youth, little research has evaluated adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) in autistic youth from an intergenerational perspective. 242 caregivers of autistic (n = 117) and non-autistic (n = 125) youth reported on ACEs that they experienced in their own childhoods and ACEs experienced by their children, as well as measures of depression, stress, and child autistic traits and behavioral concerns. Autistic youth and their caregivers both experienced significantly higher rates of ACEs than the non-autistic dyads. Intergenerational continuity, the association between caregiver and child ACEs, was significantly stronger for autistic youth. ACEs showed differential patterns of associations with parent depressive symptoms and child autistic traits across groups.

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*We use identity-first terminology to be consistent with recent recommendations from Bottema-Beutel et al. (2021).

Importantly, the term continuity, instead of transmission, is used to reflect that a caregiver who experienced ACEs has a child who also experienced ACEs without implying that the parent had a role in perpetrating the ACEs to their child.

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Titel: Adverse Childhood Experiences in Autistic Children and Their Caregivers: Examining Intergenerational Continuity
Auteurs: Theresa Andrzejewski
Elizabeth A. DeLucia
Olivia Semones
Sanaa Khan
Christina G. McDonnell
Publicatiedatum: 12-04-2022
Uitgeverij: Springer US
Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders / Uitgave 7/2023
Print ISSN: 0162-3257
Elektronisch ISSN: 1573-3432
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-022-05551-w

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