• Child Health Nursing Research
• /
• 제24권3호
• /
• pp.337-344
• /
• 2018

Purpose: The purpose of this study is to examine the association between each phase of the Life Transition Process (LTP) and depressive symptoms among parents of children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). Methods: Using a cross-sectional study design, data pertaining to LTP and depressive symptoms were collected from 285 parents of children with ASD (101 fathers and 184 mothers). Participants were recruited through the Autism Society of Korea and a counseling center for families of children with ASD. Results: Using a cut-off point of 5 or higher on the Beck Depression Inventory-Short Form, more than half of the parents (53.4%) were deemed depressed; these parents experienced moderate (27.4%) to severe (11.6%) levels of depressive symptoms. A hierarchical multiple regression using the socio-demographic characteristics of children and parents and each phase of the LTP as predictors, found that lower income (${\beta}=-.14$, p=.007) and greater scores for the wandering phase (${\beta}=.59$, p<.001) were significant predictors of greater levels of depressive symptoms. Conclusion: These findings confirm the association between LTP and depressive symptoms for parents of children with ASD, who were found to have a greater risk of depressive symptoms during wandering phase.

• 인간행동과 음악연구
• /
• 제20권2호
• /
• pp.89-113
• /
• 2023

본 연구에서는 ASD 아동 부모가 자녀와 함께 가정에서 음악 프로그램을 직접 실행하는 것이 양육효능감과 부모-아동 관계 증진에 도움이 되는지 탐색하고자 하였다. 대상자는 만 3세-9세 사이의 ASD 아동의 부모 10명이 참여하였고, 각 부모는 주 1회, 30분씩 개별로 이루어진 사전 교육에 참여한 후 총 5주간 가정 기반 음악 프로그램을 실행하였다. 가정 기반 음악 프로그램은 부모가 가정에서 활용할 수 있는 음악을 적용한 활동을 구성하고, 아동과의 상호작용이나 부모가 활동에 관하여 결정하거나 조정할 수 있는 수준을 수용적인 수준에서부터 능동적, 자율적 수준까지 총 3단계로 구성하였다. 본 연구 결과, ASD 아동 부모가 한 주간 음악 활동을 실행한 평균 횟수는 2.5회, 평균 진행 시간 9.2분으로 나타났으며, 부모가 지각하는 '편안함'과 '자녀와의 상호작용에 도움이 된 정도'의 인식이 점차 증가하는 것으로 확인되었다. 또한 부모의 양육효능감, 부모-아동의 '친밀감' 영역에서도 유의한 수준의 긍정적 변화가 나타났으며, 대상자들은 프로그램의 적용 가능성을 긍정적으로 평가하였다. 이러한 결과는 ASD 아동의 가족을 지원할 때, 가족의 고유한 특성과 필요를 고려하는 중요성과 다양한 음악 활용 방안을 지원하는 전략의 필요성을 시사한다. 본 연구에서 도출된 결과 및 부모의 보고 내용을 통해 수집된 자료는 추후 가정 기반 음악 활동 및 프로그램에서 실행 가능한 수준과 범위, 고려 사항을 제안하는 데 유용한 기초자료로 활용될 수 있을 것이다.

• 한국보육지원학회지
• /
• 제12권3호
• /
• pp.211-238
• /
• 2016

This study examines indicators and factors for identification of ASD(Autism Spectrum Disorder) characteristics of infants and toddlers and early screening of children with ASD by day care teachers. Focus group interviews were conducted with 11 teachers by a semi-structured questionnaire developed by the authors. The findings are: 1) key problems and indicators of behavioral characteristics of children with ASD included problems with social communication and interactions, restricted and unusual interests, outstanding ability in specific areas, insistence on sameness and ritualized patterns, problems with language development and communication, sensory abnormalities; 2) counseling with parents of children with ASD revealed a lack of recognition of parents, negative expressions of emotions and resistance, and difficulties in referral to and association with experts; 3) needs for ASD in the child care field included visiting by experts, provision of test scales, training of child care teachers and parents, and building cooperative systems; and 4) demands of development and execution of a Korean-style scale for early screening of children with ASD.

• 대한한방소아과학회지
• /
• 제35권1호
• /
• pp.122-138
• /
• 2021

Objectives The purpose of this study is to widely utilize the clinical practice guideline for autism spectrum disorder (ASD) by investigating parents who have children with ASD about their perception in ASD and their thoughts on Korean medicine treatment to treat ASD. Methods We conducted a survey on 'perception of ASD' and 'perception and preference of Korean medicine treatment for ASD' on the parents of 22 children with ASD (age 4-6) who visited department of pediatrics of Korean medicine at Kyunghee University Korean medicine hospital at Gangdong and Kyunghee University Korean medicine hospital. Results Of the parents, 20 (90.91%) said their children had no experience with Korean medicine treatment. Among them, 11 (35.48%) chose 'I didn't know that Korean medicine treats ASD' for the reason (multiple choice). When questioned what the worries are for Korean medicine treatment, 13 (30.95%) chose 'worries about probability of side effects of herbal medicine' as the most worrisome reason (multiple choice). On the question about the necessity of Korean medicine for the treatment of ASD, most chose 'Korean medicine treatments are necessary for children with ASD' (9, 40.91%). Conclusions It is necessary to develop a clinical practice guideline that reflects comprehensive evidence for side effects as well as the effectiveness of Korean medicine for ASD, and is necessary to promote the effectiveness and evidence-based Korean medicine treatment to patients and their caregivers through various distribution tools.

• Journal of the Korean Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
• /
• 제32권3호
• /
• pp.112-117
• /
• 2021

Objectives: This study identified changes in social communication and interaction among children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) through Theraplay. Methods: This study included 20 children who were diagnosed with ASD by a child and adolescent psychiatrist and were recommended to undergo Theraplay in 2012-2017. The Marschak interaction method was used to identify and analyze the interactions between parents and their children. The Korean version of the Social Communication Questionnaire (K-SCQ) was used to evaluate symptoms of ASD. The Wilcoxon signed-rank test was used to compare the differences before and after Theraplay. Results: Upon comparing the differences in total K-SCQ scores, there were statistically significant changes (z=-3.269, p=0.001) in children with ASD. Changes were also confirmed in each category, namely social interaction, communication, and limited and repetitive behavior patterns (p=0.011, p=0.025, p=0.039, respectively). Conclusion: This study found that Theraplay may cause significant changes in social communication in children with ASD. Further studies are needed to establish the effectiveness of Theraplay in children with ASD.

• Journal of the Korean Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
• /
• 제27권3호
• /
• pp.207-215
• /
• 2016

Objectives: This study aimed to investigate the differences in the facial emotion recognition and discrimination ability between children with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Methods: Fifty-three children aged 7 to 11 years participated in this study. Among them, 43 were diagnosed with ADHD and 10 with ASD. The parents of the participants completed the Korean version of the Child Behavior Checklist, ADHD Rating Scale and Conner's scale. The participants completed the Korean Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-fourth edition and Advanced Test of Attention (ATA), Penn Emotion Recognition Task and Penn Emotion Discrimination Task. The group differences in the facial emotion recognition and discrimination ability were analyzed by using analysis of covariance for the purpose of controlling the visual omission error index of ATA. Results: The children with ADHD showed better recognition of happy and sad faces and less false positive neutral responses than those with ASD. Also, the children with ADHD recognized emotions better than those with ASD on female faces and in extreme facial expressions, but not on male faces or in mild facial expressions. We found no differences in the facial emotion discrimination between the children with ADHD and ASD. Conclusion: Our results suggest that children with ADHD recognize facial emotions better than children with ASD, but they still have deficits. Interventions which consider their different emotion recognition and discrimination abilities are needed.

• 인간행동과 음악연구
• /
• 제17권1호
• /
• pp.97-125
• /
• 2020

본 연구는 자폐범주성장애(ASD) 아동의 또래 간 상호작용 촉진을 위한 동기화 기반 그룹 음악치료 사례연구이다. 중재 프로그램은 ASD 아동의 사회기술 발달에 있어 운동조절이 미치는 요인을 확인한 선행연구 결과를 반영하여 구성되었다. 총 5명의 ASD 아동이 대상자로 참여하였으며, 중재는 주 2회씩 총 8회기로 진행되었다. 결과분석을 위해 중재 안에서 관찰된 공동 행동 참여, 동시적 움직임, 눈맞춤 시도, 상호작용 시도 행동의 발생률과 중재 과정에서 나타난 의미 있는 음악행동 변화를 분석하였으며, 세션 내 관찰행동의 변화가 외부 환경에서도 유사하게 관찰되는지 확인하기 위하여 대상자의 부모에게 사전·사후 부모용 또래 놀이행동 척도(PIPPS-P) 검사를 실시하였다. 분석 결과, 중재에 참여한 대상자 모두 또래 간 동기화된 움직임 및 또래에 대한 자발적인 상호작용 시도 행동, 또래 놀이행동 척도 점수가 증가했음을 알 수 있었다. 이러한 결과는 ASD 아동의 지각-운동 연합에 있어서의 문제를 반영한 동기화 기반 그룹 음악치료가 ASD 아동 간 동기화된 움직임을 유도하는 데 효과적임을 보여주는 것이다. 본 연구는 동기화에 기반을 둔 음악치료적 개입이 어떻게 ASD 아동의 또래 상호작용을 촉진할 수 있는지 임상 현장에서 구체적으로 적용 가능한 기초자료를 제공하였다는 점에서 그 의의가 있다.

• Journal of the Korean Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
• /
• 제25권2호
• /
• pp.73-81
• /
• 2014

Objectives : The purpose of this study was to investigate the use of various treatment modalities including pharmacotherapy, educational-behavioral therapy, and complementary alternative treatment for children with mental retardation (MR) or autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in Korea. Methods : The sample consisted of 50 parents who have children with MR (N=28) or ASD (N=22) : 38 boys, 12 girls ; mean age 14.06 (4.14) years old. A questionnaire was composed of the experienced modality, duration, cost, satisfaction, etc. Results : According to the results, 56.0%, 100.0%, and 36.0% of children with MR or ASD have experienced pharmacological treatment, educational-behavioral therapy and complementary alternative medicine (CAM), respectively. Children who experienced educational-behavioral therapy and CAM experienced 3.52 kinds of education-behavioral therapy and 2.78 kinds of CAM, respectively. Monthly cost of pharmacological treatment was lowest among three modality categories. Regarding treatment satisfaction by parental report, the lowest score was recorded for CAM. Conclusion : Parents who have a child with MR or ASD are trying many treatment modalities and feeling the burden of their treatment.

• 대한통합의학회지
• /
• 제8권3호
• /
• pp.133-142
• /
• 2020

Purpose : The purpose of this study was to investigate the differences in social quotient and sensory processing function between completed-toileting and incomplete-toileting children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). We aims to provide a basis for the training of children with autism spectrum disorders. Methods : The subjects of this research were children with ASD, aged from 4 to 7, receiving sensory integration therapy at the H-Child Development Research Center in Busan, South Korea. After recruiting 30 parents who had children with ASD, we interviewed them and we divided their children into completed-toileting group and incomplete-toileting group based on the past researches. We assessed them using the Social Maturity Scale and Sensory Profile. Spearman correlation was used to analyze between the sensory processing score and social quotient. Mann-Whitney U test was used to compare the Sensory Profile scores of the two groups. Results : The social quotient was correlated with the sensory processing score in the most of component as for auditory processing, vestibular processing, touch processing, multisensory processing, orosensory processing, except for visual processing. The groups of completed-toileting and incomplete-toileting group showed statistically significant intergroup difference in sensory seeking, emotional reactive, oral-sensory sensitivity, and inattention/distractibility in the sensory factor region. No statistically significant difference from intergroup was observed in any modulation areas, nor in behavioral & emotional response domains. Conclusion : A significant intergroup difference was observed in the most of sensory processing areas, except for modulation areas and behavioral & emotional response domains. The result revealed that toileting is significantly correlated with sensory processing. Therefore, this study suggests that the sensory processing function should be considered in the toilet training of children with ASD.

• Journal of the Korean Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
• /
• 제29권4호
• /
• pp.150-160
• /
• 2018

Objectives: This study investigated the effect of social skills training (SST) on facial emotion recognition and discrimination in children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Methods: Twenty-three children aged 7 to 10 years participated in our SST. They included 15 children diagnosed with ADHD and 8 with ASD. The participants' parents completed the Korean version of the Child Behavior Checklist (K-CBCL), the ADHD Rating Scale, and Conner's Scale at baseline and post-treatment. The participants completed the Korean Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-IV (K-WISC-IV) and the Advanced Test of Attention at baseline and the Penn Emotion Recognition and Discrimination Task at baseline and post-treatment. Results: No significant changes in facial emotion recognition and discrimination occurred in either group before and after SST. However, when controlling for the processing speed of K-WISC and the social subscale of K-CBCL, the ADHD group showed more improvement in total (p=0.049), female (p=0.039), sad (p=0.002), mild (p=0.015), female extreme (p=0.005), male mild (p=0.038), and Caucasian (p=0.004) facial expressions than did the ASD group. Conclusion: SST improved facial expression recognition for children with ADHD more effectively than it did for children with ASD, in whom additional training to help emotion recognition and discrimination is needed.