What Happens at a Dental Surgery When the Patient is a Child with Autism Spectrum Disorder? An Italian Study

Oral health care can be a difficult experience for a child with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), for their family and for the dentist. The purpose of this study is to provide an understanding of the challenges experienced by the three aforementioned figures during oral care treatment. A cohort of 275...

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Published in:Journal of autism and developmental disorders 2021-06, Vol.51 (6), p.1939-1952
Main Authors: Logrieco, Maria Grazia Mada, Ciuffreda, Giuseppe Niccolò, Sinjari, Bruna, Spinelli, Maria, Rossi, Rodrigo, D’Addazio, Gianmaria, Lionetti, Francesca, Caputi, Sergio, Fasolo, Mirco
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescents
Autism
Autistic children
Barriers
Behavioral Science and Psychology
Care and treatment
Caregivers
Child and School Psychology
Children
Demographic aspects
Dental Health
Dental surgery
Dentistry
Dentists
Foreign Countries
Neurosciences
Oral health
Oral health care
Oral hygiene
Oral surgery
Original Paper
Outcomes of Treatment
Parent Attitudes
Parents & parenting
Patient outcomes
Patients
Pediatrics
Pervasive Developmental Disorders
Psychology
Public Health
Surgery
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Summary:Oral health care can be a difficult experience for a child with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), for their family and for the dentist. The purpose of this study is to provide an understanding of the challenges experienced by the three aforementioned figures during oral care treatment. A cohort of 275 parents of typical development children (TD), 57 parents of children with ASD (3–15 years old) and by 61 dentists, completed two different multiple choices questionnaires. The data obtained show a great difficulty in the treatment of children with ASD as seen by the dentists and by the parents. This is due to: caregivers’ demographic issues; difficulties encountered before and during the dental examination; scarce presence of experts in ASD treatment.
ISSN:0162-3257
1573-3432
DOI:10.1007/s10803-020-04684-0