Family Coordination in Families who have a Child with Autism Spectrum Disorder

Mazzoni, Silvia; Veronesi, Christian; Vismara, Laura; Laghi, Fiorenzo; Philipp, Diane A.

doi:10.1007/s10826-018-1191-4

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“…We turn now to the findings regarding the LTP. Only one prior study employed the LTP with families with young children with ASD (Mazzoni et al., 2018). This study, while pioneering, had several limitations as reviewed above.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Only one study to date examined triadic interactions with children with ASD. Mazzoni, Veronesi, Vismara, Laghi, and Philipp (2018) compared LTP interactions of families with children with ASD with those with TD children and found that families with a child with ASD had lower family coordination scores than those with TD children, and that family coordination was lower when children's symptoms were more severe. In contrast, there were no group differences in the parental scores.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Parental insightfulness is associated with mother–father–child interactions among families of preschoolers with an Autism Spectrum Disorder diagnosis

Oppenheim

Koren‐Karie

Hamburger

et al. 2023

Child Psychology Psychiatry

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Background Parental insightfulness underlies parental sensitive behavior and is associated with secure attachment among Typically Developing (TD) children and also among children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). Moving beyond the parent–child dyad, a study of TD children and their parents linked mothers' and fathers' combined insightfulness to triadic interactions. The goal of the current study was to examine this association in families with children with ASD. The hypothesis was that the interactions in families in which both parents are insightful will be more cooperative than in families in which only one or neither parent was insightful. Methods Eighty preschooler boys with ASD and both of their parents participated in the study. Parental insightfulness was assessed employing the Insightfulness Assessment (IA) and mother–father–child interactions were observed and coded employing the Lausanne Triadic Play (LTP) procedure. Results As expected, families in which both parents were insightful displayed higher parental coordinated support in the LTP than families in which one or neither parent was insightful, controlling for children's IQ and severity of symptoms. Children's engagement with their parents was associated with their IQ and severity of symptoms but not with parental insightfulness. Conclusions The importance of considering paternal, in addition to maternal insightfulness as a foundation for parental coordinated support in family interactions, is discussed, as well as the contribution of the LTP in assessing family interactions with children diagnosed with ASD.

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Section: Introductionmentioning

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Parental insightfulness is associated with mother–father–child interactions among families of preschoolers with an Autism Spectrum Disorder diagnosis

Oppenheim

Koren‐Karie

Hamburger

et al. 2023

Child Psychology Psychiatry

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“…This endeavour aims to address an unprecedented increase in the mental health service needs of Canadian families in recent years and serves as one avenue for strengthening family resilience to face an uncertain future. The LFP semistructured assessment tool has been used with diverse family systems internationally, including but not limited to mother–grandmother–child triads (Salman-Engin et al, 2018), unmarried mother–father–child triads (Coates & McHale, 2018), multichild families (Philipp et al, 2018), and families with children who have autism (Mazzoni et al, 2018), making it a promising avenue for clinical intervention in community settings.…”

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Building family resilience in the wake of a global pandemic: Looking back to prepare for the future.

Prime,

Walsh,

Masten

2023

Canadian Psychology / Psychologie canadienne

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Public Significance StatementFamily resilience describes processes whereby children and families respond to adversity by deepening family bonds, fostering a positive outlook, and adapting to changing demands and circumstances in a way that fosters positive growth. In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, children and families continue to experience relational, social, and economic stressors, with mental health needs that far surpass available services. Family-centred and accessible mental health care services that aim to strengthen family resilience are needed for individuals, families, and societies in order to heal from the pandemic and prepare for future global challenges.

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“…This role is manifested in the observation situation through behaviors that depend closely on his level of physical and psychological development, the LTP allows the observation of his interactive competencies that are directly active in the family play [ 30 ]. Several recent studies have shown the LTP procedure’s ability to identify the dysfunctional quality of family dynamics in clinical samples [ 31 , 32 , 33 , 34 , 35 , 36 , 37 ].…”

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Psychopathological and Interactive-Relational Characteristics in Non-Suicidal Self-Injury Adolescent Outpatients

Miscioscia

Angelico

Raffagnato

et al. 2022

JCM

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Non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI) is described as behaviors that directly and intentionally inflict damage to body tissue without suicidal intent and for reasons not linked to cultural expectations or norms. Literature has confirmed several “specific risk factors” related to NSSI behaviors; emotional reactivity, internalizing problems, alexithymia traits, and maladaptive family functioning can predispose an individual to intrapersonal and interpersonal vulnerabilities related to difficulties in regulating one’s own cognitive-emotional experience. The present study aims to analyze and define the psychopathological and family interactive-relational characteristics of adolescents with NSSI through a case-control study. Thirty-one patients with NSSI and thirty-one patients without NSSI paired for sex, age, and psychiatric diagnosis (ICD-10) were recruited in Padua among two Child Neuropsychiatry Units before the COVID-19 pandemic. Results show a higher prevalence of internalizing problems, alexithymia trait related to “difficulty identifying feelings”, and lower quality of family functioning related to inclusion of partners, child involvement, and child self-regulation. These results carry significant implications for the clinical management and therapeutic care of non-suicidal self-injury patients and further confirm the need for an in-depth investigation of internalizing problems, alexithymia, and quality of family interactions.

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Family Coordination in Families who have a Child with Autism Spectrum Disorder

Cited by 10 publications

References 56 publications

Parental insightfulness is associated with mother–father–child interactions among families of preschoolers with an Autism Spectrum Disorder diagnosis

Parental insightfulness is associated with mother–father–child interactions among families of preschoolers with an Autism Spectrum Disorder diagnosis

Building family resilience in the wake of a global pandemic: Looking back to prepare for the future.

Psychopathological and Interactive-Relational Characteristics in Non-Suicidal Self-Injury Adolescent Outpatients

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