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ArticleJournal of autism and developmental disorders2021

"Best Things": Parents Describe Their Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder Over Time.

Katherine T Cost, Anat Zaidman-Zait, Pat Mirenda, Eric Duku, Lonnie Zwaigenbaum, Isabel M Smith, Wendy J Ungar, Connor Kerns, Theresa Bennett, Peter Szatmari and 4 more

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Article in Journal of autism and developmental disorders, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 14 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

14 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

14 authors.

Katherine T CostHospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, 686 Bay Street, Toronto, ON, M5G 0A4, Canada. katherine.cost@sickkids.ca.
Anat Zaidman-ZaitTel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.
Pat MirendaUniversity of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada. pat.mirenda@ubc.ca.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1016-3589
Eric DukuMcMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada.
Lonnie ZwaigenbaumUniversity of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada.
Isabel M SmithDalhousie University/IWK Health Centre, Halifax, NS, Canada.
Wendy J UngarHospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, 686 Bay Street, Toronto, ON, M5G 0A4, Canada.
Connor KernsUniversity of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
Theresa BennettMcMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada.
Peter SzatmariCentre for Addiction and Mental Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.
Stelios GeorgiadesMcMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada.
Charlotte WaddellSimon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC, Canada.
Mayada ElsabbaghMcGill University/Montreal Children's Hospital, Montreal, PQ, Canada.
Tracy VaillancourtUniversity of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This study examined parental perceptions of the character traits of children with autism from early childhood to age 11. Parents (n = 153) provided descriptions of the "best things" about their children on the Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL) at ages 3-4, 7-8, and 10-11 years. Descriptions were coded using the framework of the Values in Action Classification of Strengths, with additional traits added as needed. Parent-endorsed traits included love, kindness, happiness, and humor in children across all ages and traits such as perseverance as children entered school. Higher CBCL scores were associated with a lower likelihood of endorsement for Humanity traits. Results are congruent with a contemporary neurodiversity perspective that emphasizes strengths and resilience.

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Autism Spectrum DisorderAutistic DisorderChecklistChildChild, PreschoolHumansParentsAutism spectrum disorderCharacter traitsChildrenPositive psychologyStrengths

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PMID33532881

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