Communicating a diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder - a qualitative study of parents’ experiences

Not enough is known about parents’ experiences of receiving the news that their child warrants a diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). Sharing this information with parents is an important and difficult part of Child and Adolescent Mental Health (CAMH) practice. Qualitative methodology was us...

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Published inClinical child psychology and psychiatry Vol. 18; no. 3; pp. 370 - 382
Main Authors Abbott, Mandy, Bernard, Paul, Forge, Jenny
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published London, England SAGE Publications 01.07.2013
Subjects
Adolescent
Adolescents
Autistic spectrum disorders
Child
Child Development Disorders, Pervasive - diagnosis
Child Development Disorders, Pervasive - psychology
Children
Community Mental Health Services
Diagnosis
Female
Humans
Male
Mental health services
Parents
Parents - psychology
Professional-Family Relations
Qualitative Research
Autism Spectrum Disorder
diagnosis
communication
experiences
parents
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Summary:Not enough is known about parents’ experiences of receiving the news that their child warrants a diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). Sharing this information with parents is an important and difficult part of Child and Adolescent Mental Health (CAMH) practice. Qualitative methodology was used to explore the experiences of the ‘feedback session’ with nine sets of parents in a community Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS) in North East England. Parents gave vivid accounts of their experiences and described issues relating to the structure, style and content of the session. The experiences of CAMHS users should inform the development of good practice in this important area.
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ISSN:1359-1045
1461-7021
DOI:10.1177/1359104512455813