Fathers of Youth with Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Systematic Review of the Impact of Fathers’ Involvement on Youth, Families, and Intervention

Rankin, James A.; Paisley, Courtney; Tomeny, Theodore S.; Eldred, Sophia W

doi:10.1007/s10567-019-00294-0

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“…To date, only a few studies have investigated the needs of parents of children with ASD while paying particular attention to fathers, their involvement in child therapy, and direct involvement in an intervention (Hartley and Schultz, 2015;Rankin et al, 2019). In the present study, we documented that, in our sample at least, mothers are more insightful than fathers, making it understandable that when children show behaviors that are difficult to manage and understand, as in the case of children with ASD, paternal insight may be inadequate.…”

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“…It is possible that some fathers may experience greater difficulties than mothers since, in general, they spend less time caring for children (Dyer et al, 2009;Hartley et al, 2014). Some research indicates that many fathers want to increase their levels of involvement in child care if supported on this path (Rankin et al, 2019), which may lead to them feeling frustrated if having less chance of developing an understanding of their child.…”

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Parental Attunement, Insightfulness, and Acceptance of Child Diagnosis in Parents of Children With Autism: Clinical Implications

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Early parent-child relationships are an important factor influencing many domains of child development, even in the presence of autism. In this study, we investigated the associations between parent-child attunement during play, parental insightfulness, and parental acceptance of their child's diagnosis of an autism spectrum disorder. A sample of 50 parents (26 mothers and 24 fathers) of 26 children aged between 24 and 58 months were videotaped during parent-child play interactions and then interviewed about what they thought had gone through their child's head during the play interaction, and about their feelings and thoughts about their child's diagnosis. Play interactions were evaluated using a coding protocol to assess parental attunement. The results showed that parents who were more able to accept their child's diagnosis and to see things from their child's perspective were more likely to also be attuned during play interactions with their children. These findings highlight the importance of studying the parental ability of insightfulness and acceptance of their child diagnosis of ASD for the implementation of intervention programs for supporting parental attunement and improving the interactions between the parents and the children with autism spectrum disorders.

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Parental Attunement, Insightfulness, and Acceptance of Child Diagnosis in Parents of Children With Autism: Clinical Implications

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“…However, the contribution of fathers may be especially pertinent in certain cultures, particularly in patriarchal societies. Previous research suggests that fathers of children are similarly affected [12] although not to the same extent as mothers which might be due to the fact that fathers of this group of children are rarely included in research on the impact of caregiving [13]. However, an Iranian study found that mothers had poorer health and wellbeing than fathers, although they did not differ in terms of stress and satisfaction with caregiving [14].…”

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Parental Satisfaction with Caregiving across the Life Span to Their Children with Developmental Disabilities: A Cross-Sectional Study in Iran

Samadi

McConkey

Boghrabadi

2020

IJERPH

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The increased life expectancy of adult individuals with developmental disabilities and the likelihood of parents having to continue caregiving into their old age is an emerging international issue which deserves investigation, especially concerning satisfaction with caregiving. Moreover, this needs to be assessed in different cultures in order to create a better understanding of how families are best supported in their lifelong caregiving. A sample of 408 parents was gathered in six cities across Iran with a son or daughter who had a confirmed developmental disability. Self-completed measures of satisfaction and stress were obtained along with demographic details of the child and family. Satisfaction with caring was generally positive and was similar for mothers and fathers, for older as well as for younger parents; and between different types of developmental disabilities. However, both personal and child satisfaction decreased when parents reported increased stress and when caring for teenage and adult offspring and those with behavior problems. Parents need to receive support to sustain their motivation and satisfaction with caregiving if their quality of life and that of their children with disabilities is to be maintained and enhanced across their lifespan.

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“…This growing body of work has highlighted that fathers must be included, both in research and within applied settings, such as early childhood services, schools, parent training or intervention programmes (Rankin et al . 2019; Wilson and Prior 2011). The particular role and involvement of fathers in the lives of children and their families has been recognised in the World Health Organization's Nurturing Care Framework (WHO 2018) and other guidelines and policies around the world (i.e.…”

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“…To date, there appears to be no overarching theoretical framework to capture the work that has been done in the context of fathering and disability, although frameworks such as family systems theory or its variants appear as applied to disability (Rankin et al . 2019). Here, we borrow from a tried‐and‐true theory that incorporates multiple environmental influences, as outlined in Bronfenbrenner's now famous model of ecological contexts (Bronfenbrenner 1979).…”

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Missing pieces of the puzzle: Deriving a theory of father involvement and intellectual disability

2020

J intellect Disabil Res

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Fathers of Youth with Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Systematic Review of the Impact of Fathers’ Involvement on Youth, Families, and Intervention

Cited by 76 publications

References 78 publications

Parental Attunement, Insightfulness, and Acceptance of Child Diagnosis in Parents of Children With Autism: Clinical Implications

Parental Attunement, Insightfulness, and Acceptance of Child Diagnosis in Parents of Children With Autism: Clinical Implications

Parental Satisfaction with Caregiving across the Life Span to Their Children with Developmental Disabilities: A Cross-Sectional Study in Iran

Missing pieces of the puzzle: Deriving a theory of father involvement and intellectual disability

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