ERIC Number: EJ1019023
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2014-Feb
Pages: 9
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ISSN: ISSN-1362-3613
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Special Education and Care Services for Children, Adolescents, and Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorders in France: Families' Opinion and Satisfaction
Rattaz, Cécile; Ledesert, Bernard; Masson, Olivier; Ouss, Lisa; Ropers, Géraldine; Baghdadli, Amaria
Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, v18 n2 p185-193 Feb 2014
This study focused on parents' satisfaction with the special education and care services proposed to their child with autism spectrum disorders (ASD). Data were collected in three regions of France, using a questionnaire designed for the purpose of this study. Among the 530 families contacted, 212 filled in the questionnaire (response rate = 40.8%). Results showed that parents were globally satisfied with providers' involvement and motivation, but they felt they were not involved enough in their child's individualized program, that communication with providers was insufficient and that the services lacked ASD's specific tools and interventions. Among all families interviewed, parents of adolescents were the most unsatisfied and we hypothesized that this could be due to the specific issues regarding developmental changes and concern about the future at this period of life. Congruently with the literature, variables related to parental overall satisfaction were a regular communication with professionals, a specific, regularly updated individual program in which parents are associated, and specialized tools and interventions. The implications of these findings are discussed as well as future directions for clinicians to improve service delivery and allow the persons with ASD and their families to be more involved in the services.
Descriptors: Parent Attitudes, Satisfaction, Special Education, Children, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Questionnaires, Foreign Countries, Motivation, Participation, Interpersonal Communication, Interviews, Adolescents, Focus Groups, Individual Characteristics, Access to Health Care, Access to Education, Educational Quality, Delivery Systems, Intervention, Individualized Programs, Scores
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: France
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