Caregiver emotional response to an autism diagnosis: Examining the effects of caregiver and child factors / Ciara GACHES in Research in Autism, 131 (March 2026)  

Public ISBD [article]  inResearch in Autism > 131 (March 2026) . - 202802 Titre : Caregiver emotional response to an autism diagnosis: Examining the effects of caregiver and child factors Type de document : texte imprimé Auteurs : Ciara GACHES, Auteur ; Karolina ŠTĚTINOVÁ, Auteur ; Robert D. RIESKE, Auteur Article en page(s) : 202802 Langues : Anglais (eng) Mots-clés : Caregiver experiences  Autism  Diagnostic process  Feedback Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : Caregivers experience a wide range of emotions when undergoing the autism diagnostic process for their child. Understanding the factors that influence their emotional responses is thus crucial to aiding clinicians in their effort to best support caregivers’ parenting and their children’s trajectories. There are mixed findings within the extant literature on how caregiver characteristics and child characteristics influence caregiver emotions when receiving an autism diagnosis. In this study, 517 caregivers of children diagnosed with autism completed a survey about their emotional experiences during the diagnostic feedback session. A hierarchical regression determined that caregiver characteristics (i.e., income, education level, and age at diagnosis) accounted for 3.5 % of the variance in distress. Adding the second block- child characteristics (i.e., age of symptom onset, count of symptoms, and regression in skills)- explained an additional 1.4 % of the variance of distress. Caregiver age, education level, and whether the child showed regression were significantly correlated with distress when receiving the diagnosis during feedback. Further, regarding comfort when receiving a diagnosis, 2.3 % of the variance could be explained by the first block (i.e., caregiver characteristics), and adding the second block (i.e., child characteristics) added 0.8 %. Caregiver income level was significantly correlated with comfort when receiving the diagnosis. These findings highlight the complex intricacies influencing caregivers' emotional response to their child’s autism diagnosis and how clinicians can best support these families. En ligne : https://doi.org/10.1016/j.reia.2026.202802 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=581 [article] Caregiver emotional response to an autism diagnosis: Examining the effects of caregiver and child factors [texte imprimé] / Ciara GACHES, Auteur ; Karolina ŠTĚTINOVÁ, Auteur ; Robert D. RIESKE, Auteur . - 202802. Langues : Anglais (eng) in Research in Autism > 131 (March 2026) . - 202802 Mots-clés : Caregiver experiences  Autism  Diagnostic process  Feedback Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : Caregivers experience a wide range of emotions when undergoing the autism diagnostic process for their child. Understanding the factors that influence their emotional responses is thus crucial to aiding clinicians in their effort to best support caregivers’ parenting and their children’s trajectories. There are mixed findings within the extant literature on how caregiver characteristics and child characteristics influence caregiver emotions when receiving an autism diagnosis. In this study, 517 caregivers of children diagnosed with autism completed a survey about their emotional experiences during the diagnostic feedback session. A hierarchical regression determined that caregiver characteristics (i.e., income, education level, and age at diagnosis) accounted for 3.5 % of the variance in distress. Adding the second block- child characteristics (i.e., age of symptom onset, count of symptoms, and regression in skills)- explained an additional 1.4 % of the variance of distress. Caregiver age, education level, and whether the child showed regression were significantly correlated with distress when receiving the diagnosis during feedback. Further, regarding comfort when receiving a diagnosis, 2.3 % of the variance could be explained by the first block (i.e., caregiver characteristics), and adding the second block (i.e., child characteristics) added 0.8 %. Caregiver income level was significantly correlated with comfort when receiving the diagnosis. These findings highlight the complex intricacies influencing caregivers' emotional response to their child’s autism diagnosis and how clinicians can best support these families. En ligne : https://doi.org/10.1016/j.reia.2026.202802 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=581

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