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KMID : 0894920200200010129
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Journal of the Korean Association for Persons with Autism
2020 Volume.20 No. 1 p.129 ~ p.145
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Factors Affecting the timing of intervention for children with autism spectrum disorder: A retrospective study
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Yu Eun-Ra
Kim Ji-Hoon
Min Eun-Jeong
Seo Bi-A
Choi Jin-Hyeok
Choi Bum-Sung
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Abstract
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The purpose of this study was to investigate the factors that affect the initiation of therapeutic intervention after parental awareness of autism symptom in children with autism spectrum disorder(ASD). We studied 170 children with ASD from 2 to 6 years old who visited B National University Hospital. The research methods were frequency, descriptive statistical analysis, independent sample t-test, correlation analysis, and multiple regression analysis. According to the results, when the average age child was about 20.8 months, the parents recognized the child's autism symptoms and the average age of starting intervention was 35.5 months. The average time to start therapeutic intervention after parents recognized the child's autism was 14.5 months on average. The timing of intervention for children with ASD was faster as the less sociality in the daily life area of the children, the lower the direction among the parent interactive behavior scale, the more severe the symptoms of stereotypic behavior patterns and the higher the mother's educational background of the children. It was suggested that the factors affecting the initiation of therapeutic intervention be used for the early intervention of children with ASD.
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KEYWORD
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autism spectrum disorder, early intervention, early diagnosis
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