Involvement of Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) in the Child Protection System

Hall-Lande, Jennifer; Hewitt, Amy; Mishra, Sunita; Piescher, Kristine; LaLiberte, Traci

doi:10.1177/1088357614539834

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“…Controlling for NLE's, SDQ scores, and demographic variables, the ASD and DD groups were less likely to have caregiver reported PTEs. This finding is in contrast to other studies which have reported higher PTE's in ASD and DD groups compared to typically-developing children (Berg et al 2016;Hall-Lande et al 2015;Spencer et al 2005;Sullivan and Knutson 2000). Prevalence rates of PTE exposure in our study were found to be 24% for the ASD group, 40% for the DD group, and 51% for the comparison mental health disorders group.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…To date, only one study has compared children with ASD and DD to typically-developing peers, all of which were sampled from a database of families involved in the child protection system. This study found that those with ASD and DD were more likely to receive services from child protection than children with no disabilities (Hall-Lande et al 2015).…”

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confidence: 65%

“…Some research suggests children with special needs identified by diagnostic categories such as ASD or DD, or by special education service categories may experience trauma at an alarmingly higher rate than their same age peers (Berg et al 2016;Brenner et al 2018;Hall-Lande et al 2015;Mandell et al 2005;Sullivan and Knutson 2000). In addition to experiencing trauma, emerging evidence suggests that children with some disabilities may also be more vulnerable to PTEs (Spencer et al 2005;Sullivan and Knutson 2000).…”

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confidence: 99%

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Predictors of Trauma Exposure and Trauma Diagnoses for Children with Autism and Developmental Disorders Served in a Community Mental Health Clinic

Hoch¹,

Youssef

2019

J Autism Dev Disord

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Exposure to potentially traumatic events (PTEs), and trauma related diagnoses are poorly understood in autism spectrum disorders (ASD) and developmental disabilities (DD). The current study examined N = 7695 cases seen by a community mental health provider to compare exposure to PTEs and trauma-related diagnoses between children with ASD, children with DD, and children with other mental health diagnoses (e.g., depression). Predictors included demographics, exposure to negative life events, living situations, and subscales of the strengths and difficulties questionnaire (SDQ). Logistic regressions showed that diagnostic group, number and type of negative life events and locations lived, and SDQ subscale scores predicted trauma reports and trauma diagnoses. The findings suggest screener questions that may be useful across diagnostic groups.

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Predictors of Trauma Exposure and Trauma Diagnoses for Children with Autism and Developmental Disorders Served in a Community Mental Health Clinic

Hoch¹,

Youssef

2019

J Autism Dev Disord

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“…Samples of children with ASD receiving mental health treatment have documented elevated rates of maltreatment (Brenner, Pan, Mazefsky, Smith, & Gabriels, ; Mandell, Walrath, Manteuffel, Sgro, & Pinto‐Martin, ). State wide data has shown that children identified with ASD via school records are more likely to be involved in child protective services (Hall‐Lande, Hewitt, Mishra, Piescher, & LaLiberte, ). Similarly, research linking child services administrative data with Medicaid claims have also found that children with ASD are at elevated risk for foster care involvement (Cidav, Xie, & Mandell, ).…”

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Child maltreatment in autism spectrum disorder and intellectual disability: results from a population‐based sample

McDonnell

Boan

Bradley

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Child Psychology Psychiatry

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Background Children with developmental disabilities are at heightened risk for maltreatment. However, little is known regarding the prevalence of maltreatment among specific groups, such as autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and/or intellectual disability (ID). Information about maltreatment in these groups can aid in the development of supports and prevention strategies for vulnerable children and their families. Methods Using record linkage between the Department of Social Services (DSS) and the Autism and Developmental Disabilities Monitoring (ADDM) network, this study compares the prevalence and characteristics of maltreatment among children with ASD‐only (n = 316), ASD and comorbid ID (ASD+ID; n = 291), ID‐only (n = 1,280), and controls (n = 3,101). Behavioral correlates of maltreatment are examined. Results Controlling for demographic factors, this study found significantly higher odds of reported and substantiated maltreatment among children with ASD‐only (odds ratio = 1.86 for reported, 1.51 for substantiated), ASD+ID (odds ratio = 2.35 for reported, 1.97 for substantiated), and ID‐only (odds ratio = 2.45 for reported, 2.49 for substantiated) relative to a population control group, with large effects. In particular, children with ASD+ID and ID‐only were between two and three times more likely to experience maltreatment. All groups were more likely to experience physical neglect, and children in the ASD+ID and ID‐only groups were more likely to experience all forms of abuse. Children in the ASD‐only group were more likely to experience physical abuse. Maltreated children in the ASD‐only and ID‐only groups experienced more cases of physical abuse and neglect, and were victimized by more perpetrators compared to other maltreated youth. Maltreatment was associated with higher likelihood of aggression, hyperactivity, and tantrums for children with ASD. Conclusions Children with ASD and/or ID are at heightened risk for maltreatment. Empirically‐supported assessment and intervention approaches for identifying and addressing traumatic stress related to maltreatment in ASD are urgently needed.

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“…While it is well known that children with developmental disabilities are at higher risk for abuse (Hall-Lande et al 2014), how an experience of trauma may present in youth with ASD is not well described. Brenner and colleagues utilized the AIC data to identify that a history of trauma was associated with more intrusive thoughts, distressing memories, loss of interest, irritability, and lethargy on the CASI-5 and ABC (Brenner et al 2017).…”

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The Severe End of the Spectrum: Insights and Opportunities from the Autism Inpatient Collection (AIC)

Siegel

2018

J Autism Dev Disord

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Research on individuals severely affected by autism, including those who are minimally verbal, have intellectual disability or challenging behaviors, has become less common. The Autism Inpatient Collection (AIC) was initiated so data on this group is available to the research community. Ten studies utilizing phenotypic data from the first 350 AIC participants are presented. Greater autism severity, sleep disturbance, and psychiatric disorders are risks for hospitalization; fluently verbal youth experience more depression and oppositional symptoms; lower adaptive/coping skills are associated with increased problem behaviors; lower IQ is a risk for SIB; post-traumatic and suicidal symptoms are common; and challenging behaviors improve with specialized inpatient treatment. A new measure of emotion regulation and prescribing practices are described and future research discussed.

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Involvement of Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) in the Child Protection System

Cited by 35 publications

References 37 publications

Predictors of Trauma Exposure and Trauma Diagnoses for Children with Autism and Developmental Disorders Served in a Community Mental Health Clinic

Predictors of Trauma Exposure and Trauma Diagnoses for Children with Autism and Developmental Disorders Served in a Community Mental Health Clinic

Child maltreatment in autism spectrum disorder and intellectual disability: results from a population‐based sample

The Severe End of the Spectrum: Insights and Opportunities from the Autism Inpatient Collection (AIC)

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