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Original Articles

An examination of differences in symptom endorsements of autism spectrum disorders: A comparison between mothers and fathers

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Pages 1-7 | Received 25 Aug 2010, Accepted 25 Aug 2010, Published online: 31 Oct 2010
 

Abstract

Objective: Best assessment practices for Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) incorporate both multimodal and multi-informant assessments. However, differences in symptoms reports from multiple informants can lead to diagnostic decision-making problems.

Methods: Thus, the purpose of this paper was to examine differences in the reports of symptoms of ASD between parents (i.e. mothers and fathers) of children and adolescents that met research criteria for an ASD and additionally for a group of children that were typically-developing (n = 39).

Results: There were differences in the number of symptoms endorsed between mothers and fathers.

Conclusion: Implications of the current findings are discussed.

Objetivo: Las mejores prácticas de valoración para los trastornos del espectro autista (ASD) incluyen valoraciones tanto multimodales como de múltiples informantes. Sin embargo, las diferencias en el reporte de síntomas por parte de múltiples informantes puede llevar a una toma de decisiones diagnósticas problemática.

Métodos: El objetivo de este trabajo fue examinar las diferencias en el informe de síntomas de TEA entre padres (es decir, entre madres y padres) de niños y adolescentes que cumplen los criterios de investigación para un ASD y adicionalmente para un grupo de niños con desarrollo normal (n = 39).

Resultados: Había diferencias en el número de síntomas reportados entre las madres y los padres.

Conclusión: Se discuten las implicaciones de los nuevos hallazgos.

Palabras clave: ASD, autismo, múltiples informantes, síntomas reportados por los padres

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