Improved Social Communication Abilities and Reduced Autism Severity in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder and Highly Sensitive Mothers. (2nd January 2021)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Márquez, Carla; Solís-Vivanco, Rodolfo; Schilmann, Astrid; Nicolini, Humberto
• Is Part Of: Parenting, science and practice. Volume 21:Number 1(2021)
• Page Start: 47
• Page End: 54
• Publication Date: 2021-01-02
• Subjects: Parenting -- Periodicals; Parent and child -- Periodicals; Child rearing -- Periodicals; 649.105
• DOI: 10.1080/15295192.2020.1809953
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1529-5192

Abstract

SYNOPSIS: Objective . To explore whether maternal sensitivity is associated with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) severity in children with and without ASD. Design . The samples consisted of 25 Mexican dyads of children with ASD (aged 3.1-6.9 years) and their mothers (aged 20-47 years) and 24 Mexican dyads of children without ASD (aged 3.4-6.7 years) and their mothers (aged 24-45 years). Maternal sensitivity and ASD severity symptoms were scored from 2-h videos of mother-child daily interactions. Results . A between-group comparison showed a trend toward less severe ASD in children with highly sensitive mothers, specifically in the Nonverbal Communication subdomain. Conclusions . Greater maternal sensitivity is associated with improved social ability in children with ASD.