Social Impairment of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder Affects Parental Quality of Life in Different Ways

Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is a neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by severe and pervasive impairment in reciprocal socialization, qualitative impairment in communication, and repetitive or unusual behavior (Levy, Mandell,& Schultz, 2009; Volkmar& McPartland, 2014). In the 1960s, the prevalence of ASD was only 0.04% (Lotter,  1966). However, the median worldwide prevalence has increased to 0.62–0.70% (Elsabbagh et al., 2012; Lai, Lombardo,& Baron-Cohen, 2014), and the estimated prevalence in China is 0.27% at present (Sun  et al., 2013).

Source: Psychiatry Research - May 25, 2018 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Ying Wang, Lu Xiao, Run-Sen Chen, Chen Chen, Guang-Lei Xun, Xiao-Zi Lu, Yi-Dong Shen, Ren-Rong Wu, Kun Xia, Jing-Ping Zhao, Jian-Jun Ou Source Type: research