Parents/ Siblings
How do parents react to their child being diagnosed with ASD?
Everyone reacts differently, some are happy, sad, scared, relieved, and many other emotions
Why do parents need support during the diagnoses?
They will have many questions, and it is a very rough time in their life even if they knew before. They will need extra support, assurance, and help with other things as well.
What are the different types of coping skills?
Problem focused coping, emotion focused coping, and time alone, promoting mindfulness.
Why is parent training important?
Many professionals know that implanting a treatment with high integrity or according to the original plan. The parents also need to implant the training for it to be most effective.
How do the siblings react to having a sibling with ASD?
Siblings are often caring, compassionate, tolerant and responsive to their needs. Also I think it depends on how the parents are reacting.
Is there a set time period for an ASD diagnosis?
ASD diagnoses can be a lengthy period of time, no there is not a set period of time
What is problem focused coping strategy?
It involves actually changing the current situation so the stress is alleviated. It is also called engagement coping. Working to solve a problem at hand through planning and taking action.
What does utilizing successful teaching methods?
Does the siblings ever feel left out, or not noticed by parents? Why?
Having a child with ASD it takes more time than the other siblings depending on their diagnosis. Some feel like this and some do not. Depends on the families.
How are children diagnosed with ASD?
It can be hard because there is no medical test such as blood test. Doctors can look at the child's developmental history and behavior to make a diagnosis.
What is emotion focused coping strategy?
Involved diffusing or avoiding the negative emotions that result from the current situation. Emotion focused in situations where have parents have little control over the current situation.
What barriers do professionals have to overcome?
When a professionals see parent training not being done as they way it was planned to in the home.
Why is ASD so hard on the parents?
ASD will not show up before birth and usually comes within a year or two after birth. They can see the life of their child slowly fade.
Is ASD harder on parents during the diagnostics then other disabilities?
The diagnostic experience for parents of children with ASD is more confusing and uncertain than for parents of other disabilities.
What is promoting mindfulness?
Mindfulness based parent training teaches parents to be in the moment by attending to the immediately present environment rather than the past or present.
What is another role of the practitioner from the earliest stage of the ASD diagnoses?
They are helping parents identify effective, evidence based treatments for their child.
How does extended family react to family member with ASD?
They might not have the knowledge of what ASD is or how to behave around someone with ASD. Most do not know much about ASD.
Who is with the patients and their family during the time of the diagnoses?
Diagnosticians, care providers working with the child. This may include pediatricians, psychologist, school personnel, and other professionals.
Parents emphasize the need to take time for themselves among all of their efforts for their child. Parents will use this time differently depending on the time and what they want to do.
What's the difference between good information and bad information found on websites about ASD.
A good cite for information is someone advocating for ASD, or written by someone with ASD. Bad information is someone who knows nothing about ASD, only using lies about ASD.