Family Empowerment: Predicting Service Utilization for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder

Patricia K. Zemantic; Evangeline C. Kurtz-Nelson; Hannah Barton; Jonathan Safer-Lichtenstein; Laura Lee McIntyre

doi:10.1007/s10803-021-05329-6

Family Empowerment: Predicting Service Utilization for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder

Patricia K. Zemantic, Evangeline C. Kurtz-Nelson, Hannah Barton, Jonathan Safer-Lichtenstein, Laura Lee McIntyre

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Abstract

Families of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) often utilize a variety of services. Relatively few studies have examined the relationship between family empowerment and service utilization for this population. The present study investigated the relationship between family empowerment and service utilization in families of children with ASD from the Pacific Northwest. Family empowerment did not predict the use of behavioral services or established related services. However, higher family empowerment was reported for families who reported use of complementary and alternative medicine. Implications for future research and clinical practice are discussed.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	4986-4993
Number of pages	8
Journal	Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders
Volume	52
Issue number	11
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-021-05329-6
State	Published - Nov 2022
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Autism
Early intervention
Family empowerment
Service utilization

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Developmental and Educational Psychology

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