Sociodemographic and clinical indicators associated with quality of life among parents of autistic children
Findings indicate that a child's autism specific traits as reported by parents have significant impacts on their QoL. Hence, targeted supports in these areas for families could be expected to have benefits not only for the child's outcomes but also for parental QoL.
Authors
- Cheryl Dissanayake (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8771-4027)
- James Rufus John (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8720-8300)
- Christa Lam‐Cassettari (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6167-551X)
- Valsamma Eapen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6296-8306)
Institutions
- La Trobe University (AU)
- UNSW Sydney (AU)
- Ingham Institute (AU)
- South Western Sydney Local Health District (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Pediatrics
- Published
- 2025-04-24
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12887-025-05682-w
- Citations
- 7
- Primary Topic
- Family and Disability Support Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 16.15
Funders
- Cooperative Research Centre for Living with Autism
- Australian Government
- Department of Social Services, Australian Government
- La Trobe University