Health of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder and Intellectual Disabilities
Health of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder and Intellectual Disabilities
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  • Year :
    2018
  • Category :
    Studies and Researches
  • Issuer :
    Bahrain Medical Bulletin
  • Language :
    English
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The aim of this this study is to evaluate the physical health, mental health and quality of life of mothers  of children with autism spectrum disorder and  children with intellectual disabilities, n compared to mothers of typically developed controls. The cross0sectional study showed that  Mothers of ASD children reported more psychological and environmental problems and received more help from family compared to mothers of ID and TD children. All groups obtained a similar score on the QOL total score and physical health score. Mothers of ASD and ID children scored lower than those of TD children on general functioning and global assessment of function (GAF) measurement.