Parent-Child Interactions May Help to Explain Relations Between Parent Characteristics and Clinically Observed Child Autistic Behaviours

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Loncarevic, A., Maybery, M., Barbaro, J., Dissanayake, C., Green, J., Hudry, K., Iacono, T., Slonims, V., Varcin, K. J., Wan, M. W., Wray, J., & Whitehouse, A. (2023). Parent-Child Interactions May Help to Explain Relations Between Parent Characteristics and Clinically Observed Child Autistic Behaviours. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 54(7), 2742-2756. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-023-05914-x

Publication date: 20 May 2023 Added to AutiHub: 7 Sep 2026 Type: Article Article language: English

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Abstract

Abstract The importance of supporting parent-child interactions has been noted in the context of prodromal autism, but little consideration has been given to the possible contributing role of parental characteristics, such as psychological distress. This cross-sectional study tested models in which parent-child interaction variables mediated relations between parent characteristics and child autistic behaviour in a sample of families whose infant demonstrated early signs of autism (N = 103). The findings suggest that associations between parent characteristics (psychological distress; aloofness) and child autistic behaviours may be mediated by the child’s inattentiveness or negative affect during interactions. These findings have important implications in developing and implementing interventions in infancy which target the synchrony of parent-child interaction with the goal to support children’s social communication development.

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75
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6
8 / 75 (10.7%) cited references include at least one author identified as autistic.
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7 / 75 (9.3%)
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71 / 75 (94.7%)
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9
164 / 365 (44.9%) names are linked to an author already present in AutiHub. 201 / 365 (55.1%) names are not yet linked.
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8 / 365 (2.2%)
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