Functional difficulties in children and youth with autism spectrum disorder: analysis of the 2019 Canadian Health Survey on Children and Youth. / Difficultés fonctionnelles chez les enfants et les jeunes atteints d'un trouble du spectre de l'autisme : une analyse de l'Enquête canadienne sur la santé des enfants et des jeunes de 2019.
Health Promot Chronic Dis Prev Can
; 44(1): 9-20, 2024 Jan.
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| ID: mdl-38231089
ABSTRACT
INTRODUCTION:
This study examined the prevalence of functional difficulties and associated factors in Canadian children/youth aged 5 to 17 years diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD).METHODS:
We analyzed data from the 2019 Canadian Health Survey on Children and Youth (CHSCY), a nationally representative survey of Canadian children/youth that used the Washington Group Short Set on Functioning (WG-SS) to evaluate functioning in six daily tasks. For each functional domain, binary outcomes were derived (no/some difficulty, a lot of difficulty/no ability). We used logistic regression to identify associations between demographic characteristics, educational experiences, and perceived mental and general health and the most common functional difficulties, namely those related to remembering/concentrating, communication and self-care. All estimates were weighted to be representative of the target population. The bootstrap method was used to calculate variance estimates.RESULTS:
Analysis of the records of 660 children/youth with ASD revealed that the most common functional difficulties were remembering/concentrating (22%; 95% CI 18-27), communicating (19%; 95% CI 15-23) and self-care (13%; 95% CI 10-17). Lower perceived mental health was associated with increased functional difficulties with remembering/concentrating. ASD diagnosis at a lower age and lower perceived general health were associated with increased functional difficulty with communication. Parental expectations for postsecondary education were associated with decreased functional difficulty for self-care.CONCLUSION:
One or more functional difficulties from the WG-SS was present in 39% of Canadian children/youth aged 5 to 17 years with ASD. Functional difficulties with remembering/concentrating, communication and self-care were most common.Palavras-chave
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Assunto principal:
Transtorno do Espectro Autista
País/Região como assunto:
America do norte
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En
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Ano de publicação:
2024
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Canadá