Autism Spectrum Disorder: When There is no Cure, There are Countless of Treatments

SARAL D., OLÇAY S., ÖZTÜRK H.

JOURNAL OF AUTISM AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDERS, cilt.53, sa.12, ss.4901-4916, 2023 (SSCI) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 53 Sayı: 12
  • Basım Tarihi: 2023
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1007/s10803-022-05745-2
  • Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF AUTISM AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDERS
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, ASSIA, PASCAL, BIOSIS, Child Development & Adolescent Studies, CINAHL, EBSCO Education Source, Education Abstracts, Educational research abstracts (ERA), EMBASE, ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Linguistics & Language Behavior Abstracts, MEDLINE, Psycinfo, Public Affairs Index
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.4901-4916
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Autism spectrum disorder, complementary and alternative medicine, treatment, parent perception, intervention choice, decision making, ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE CAM, YOUNG-CHILDREN, COMPLEMENTARY, PARENTS, INTERVENTIONS, PREVALENCE, ASD, PERCEPTIONS, POPULATION, THERAPIES
  • Anadolu Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

We investigated parent reports of use of special education and support services, use of evidence-based practices (EBPs), use of past and current complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) treatments, non-use of CAM treatments, willingness, and unwillingness to use CAM treatments, reasons for use and non-use of CAM treatments, and perceptions of EBPs and CAM treatments in their children's functioning. We collected data from a total of 166 parents of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) through a web-based survey. 94% of the parents reported lifetime use of at least one CAM treatment. Parents weighed on a wide variety of factors in decision-making. CAM treatments use was positively associated with parental educational level, length of time since ASD diagnosis, and child's ASD severity.