The Examination of Mother with Child and Father with Child Interaction in Families of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders
ANKARA UNIVERSITESI EGITIM BILIMLERI FAKULTESI OZEL EGITIM DERGISI-ANKARA UNIVERSITY FACULTY OF EDUCATIONAL SCIENCES JOURNAL OF SPECIAL EDUCATION, vol.19, no.1, pp.55-77, 2018 (ESCI, TRDizin)
- Publication Type: Article / Article
- Volume: 19 Issue: 1
- Publication Date: 2018
- Doi Number: 10.21565/ozelegitimdergisi.300013
- Journal Name: ANKARA UNIVERSITESI EGITIM BILIMLERI FAKULTESI OZEL EGITIM DERGISI-ANKARA UNIVERSITY FACULTY OF EDUCATIONAL SCIENCES JOURNAL OF SPECIAL EDUCATION
- Journal Indexes: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
- Page Numbers: pp.55-77
- Keywords: Autism spectrum disorder, mother-child Interaction, father-child interaction, TURKISH MOTHERS, YOUNG-CHILDREN, BEHAVIORS, PARENTS, INVOLVEMENT, ENGAGEMENT, RESPONSIVENESS, INTERVENTION, PROGRAM
- Open Archive Collection: AVESIS Open Access Collection
- Akdeniz University Affiliated: Yes
Abstract
The aim of this study is to examine the interactional behaviors of the parents who have a child with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in terms of various variables. In this descriptive survey study, the participants were 24 parents who have a child with ASD within 36-72 months-old age range. The data were collected through video records of interactions of parents and their child, and were analyze dusing a statistical program. The results showed that the parents who have a child with ASD had low interaction scores in the subscales of emotional expressive and responsive-interactional behaviors. Their scores in the subscale of guiding and success-oriented interractional behaviors were high, meaning that they are extremely success-oriented. It was not found a noteworthy difference in terms of the variables that ASD probability of child, child's gender, and educationa lstatus of the parents', during the mother-child and the father-child interactions.