Parent perspectives on home participation of high-functioning children with autism spectrum disorder compared with a matched group of children without autism spectrum disorder.

• Published in: Autism
• Main Authors: Egilson, Snæfrídur T, Jakobsdóttir, Gunnhildur, Ólafsdóttir, Linda B
• Other Authors: 1 Univ Iceland, Reykjavik, Iceland Show more 2 Natl Univ Hosp Iceland, Reykjavik, Iceland
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD 2018
• Subjects: Participation and Environment Measure for Children and Youth; autism; children; environment; home participation; parent-report; strategies; Einhverfa; Börn; Heimilið; Heimilishald; Foreldrar; Autistic Disorder; Community Participation; Social Environment; Akureyri; Iceland; University of Akureyri
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/2336/620671; https://doi.org/10.1177/1362361316685555

To access publisher's full text version of this article click on the hyperlink below Few studies have focused on home participation of high-functioning children with autism spectrum disorder. We employed a mixed-methods design to explore and compare parent perspectives on (1) participation of children with and without autism spectrum disorder in activities at home, (2) the environmental features and resources that affect these children's home participation and (3) the strategies parents use to help their children participate at home. The Participation and Environment Measure for Children and Youth (PEM-CY) was used to gather online survey and qualitative data from parents of 99 high-functioning children with autism spectrum disorder and 241 children without autism spectrum disorder. Independent sample t-tests and χ University of Iceland University of Akureyri Research Funds