The Relationship between Parents' Cognitive Characteristics and the Severity of Socio-Verbal Deficits and Stereotyped Behaviors in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders

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1 Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist, Neuroscience Research Center, Institute of Neuropharmacology AND Department of Psychiatry, Afzalipour School of Medicine, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran

2 PhD of Guidance and Counselling, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran

3 Social Medicine Specialist, Social Determinants of Health Research Center, Institute for Futures Studies in Health, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran

4 Psychiatry Resident, Department of Psychiatry, Afzalipour School of Medicine AND Neurology Research Center, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran

5 Psychologist, Shahid Beheshti Hospital, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran

6 Psychosomatic Fellowship, Neuroscience Research Center, Institute of Neuropharmacology AND Department of Psychiatry, Afzalipour School of Medicine, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran

Abstract

Background: Predicting the probability of autism from parents' cognitive characteristics plays an important role in preventive behaviors. The aim of this study was to determine the relationship between parents' cognitive characteristics and the severity of socio-verbal deficits in children with autism spectrum disorders.
Methods: In this cross-sectional descriptive study, 28 child members of the Kerman autism center and their parents were referred to this center were considered during six months in 2022. Data were collected through two questionnaires of the Gilliam Autism Rating Scale (Garz) and the Persian version of the Short Cognitive Assessment Test in Schizophrenia.
Findings: In this study, 28 children (including 20 boys and 8 girls) with autism with an average age of 8 ± 2, along with their parents, were included in the study. There was no statistically significant relationship between the average score of children's stereotyped behaviors, the average score of children's relationships, and the average score of social interactions of people with autism with the average scores of different cognitive domains of parents.
Conclusion: Considering the lack of correlation between the variables, it is more important to focus on academic interventions and characteristics of the disease to determine the severity of socio-verbal defects and stereotyped behaviors, while some factors like the small sample size of the study reduce the possibility of generalization.

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Journal of Isfahan Medical School
Volume 41, Issue 732
4th Week, October
September and October 2023
Pages 719-724

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  • Receive Date: 24 March 1401
  • Revise Date: 11 August 1402
  • Accept Date: 11 April 1402

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