Psychological Distress and Positive Gain in Mothers of Children with Autism, With or Without Other Children with Neurodevelopmental Disorders

Stanford, C.E.; Hastings, R.P.; Riby, D.M.; Archer, H.J.; Page, S.E.; Cebula, K.

doi:10.1080/20473869.2020.1812347

Psychological Distress and Positive Gain in Mothers of Children with Autism, With or Without Other Children with Neurodevelopmental Disorders

Stanford, C.E.; Hastings, R.P.; Riby, D.M.; Archer, H.J.; Page, S.E.; Cebula, K.

Authors

C.E. Stanford

R.P. Hastings

Professor Deborah Riby deborah.riby@durham.ac.uk
Professor

H.J. Archer

S.E. Page

K. Cebula

Abstract

Although a wealth of literature has focused on the parenting experiences of mothers of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), there is a lack of research about mothers who are parenting a child with ASD, and who have other children with neurodevelopmental disorders. In this matched-comparison study, 10 mothers of a child with ASD and other typically developing children (ASD-TD) were compared to 10 mothers of a child with ASD who also had other children with neurodevelopmental disorders (ASD-NDD). Mothers completed self-report measures of mental health and positive gain. Results indicated no significant between-group differences for mental health, although mothers in the ASD-NDD group reported increased positive gain compared to mothers in the ASD-TD group. Further research is needed to understand practical support needs and theory development.

Citation

Stanford, C., Hastings, R., Riby, D., Archer, H., Page, S., & Cebula, K. (2022). Psychological Distress and Positive Gain in Mothers of Children with Autism, With or Without Other Children with Neurodevelopmental Disorders. International Journal of Developmental Disabilities, 68(4), 479-484. https://doi.org/10.1080/20473869.2020.1812347

Journal Article Type	Article
Acceptance Date	Mar 18, 2020
Online Publication Date	Aug 28, 2020
Publication Date	2022
Deposit Date	Mar 19, 2020
Publicly Available Date	Aug 28, 2021
Journal	International Journal of Developmental Disabilities
Print ISSN	2047-3869
Electronic ISSN	2047-3877
Publisher	Taylor and Francis Group
Peer Reviewed	Peer Reviewed
Volume	68
Issue	4
Pages	479-484
DOI	https://doi.org/10.1080/20473869.2020.1812347

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This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in International journal of developmental disabilities on 28 August 2020, available online: http://www.tandfonline.com/10.1080/20473869.2020.1812347