CE: Autism Spectrum Disorder: The Nurse's Role

Abstract

Chronological age 1 :1 If child is 4 or more weeks premature, use corrected age. Calculate chronological age by subtracting Date of birth from Date the Checklist was filled out.

Experiences of fathers regarding the diagnosis of their child with autism spectrum disorder: A narrative review of the international research

“…For example, health visiting, public health nursing, child health nursing and mental health nursing policies need to make explicit their commitment to ensuring that fathers are fully involved in the assessment and diagnostic process. Nursing policies also need to promote full access to information, psychoeducation and supports that are responsive to their specific needs and concerns of fathers (Cheuk & Lashewicz, 2016;Dunlap & Filipek, 2020).…”

“…In terms of design and delivery, nurses are in a prime position to co-produce services with fathers of children with ASD (Kong et al, 2020). This would enable nurse to develop and deliver evidence-informed programmes and local support groups and networks to provide information regarding ASD that are specific and responsive to the distinct needs of fathers (Dunlap & Filipek, 2020;Frye, 2016).…”

“…Therefore, the education of nurses and other healthcare professionals is necessary and needs to be embedded within undergraduate and postgraduate programmes for nurses, doctors, social workers and allied health professionals involved in the diagnostic process and subsequent support (Hend, 2017). A knowledgeable, skilled and confident nursing workforce that is responsive to the concerns of fathers of people with ASD is required to ensure that their needs are sensitively and comprehensively addressed (Dunlap & Filipek, 2020;Ward et al, 2016). There is also an opportunity to involve fathers in multiagency continuing professional development programmes for nurses, healthcare professionals and other specialists in ASD services that develops and improves their knowledge and understanding of the distinct needs of fathers and their specific ongoing social support requirements following diagnosis (Seymour et al, 2020).…”

Quality of life of parents of children with Autism Spectrum Disorder: An integrative literature review

“…Recommendations for nursing practice include better screening for both the child with ASD and the parental caregiver. Nurses who work with pediatric patients are in a key role to screen patients for ASD, which could lead to early detection, recommendations for evaluation, diagnosis, and early intervention (Dunlap & Filipek, 2020). Early screening for ASD is recommended at 18 and 24 months, using screening tools like The Modified Checklist for Autism in Toddlers (M‐CHAT), a screening tool that is validated, most used, and free and readily available online (Dunlap & Filipek, 2020).…”

“…Nurses who work with pediatric patients are in a key role to screen patients for ASD, which could lead to early detection, recommendations for evaluation, diagnosis, and early intervention (Dunlap & Filipek, 2020). Early screening for ASD is recommended at 18 and 24 months, using screening tools like The Modified Checklist for Autism in Toddlers (M‐CHAT), a screening tool that is validated, most used, and free and readily available online (Dunlap & Filipek, 2020). Additionally, there are currently no clinical practice guidelines for screening for physical, mental, and social health in caregivers.…”