Participation in everyday activities at home and in the community is essential for children’s development and well-being. Limited information exists about participation patterns of preschool children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). This study examines these participation patterns in both the home and community, and the extent to which environmental factors and social communication abilities are associated with participation. Fifty-four parents of preschool-aged children with ASD completed the Participation and Environment Measure for Young Children and the Autism Classification System of Functioning: Social Communication. The children had a mean age of 48.9 (8.4) months. Patterns of participation were studied using descriptive statistics, radar graphs, and Spearman correlations. Children with ASD participated in a variety of activities at home and in the community, but showed a higher participation frequency at home. Parents identified different barriers (e.g., social demands) and supports (e.g., attitudes) in both settings. There was a moderate positive association between children’s social communication abilities and their levels of involvement during participation and the diversity of activities. This study highlights the importance of social communication abilities in the participation of preschool children with ASD, and the need to support parents while they work to improve their child’s participation, especially within their communities.

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探索ASD学龄前儿童的参与模式和环境影响。

参与家庭和社区的日常活动对于儿童的发展和幸福至关重要。关于自闭症谱系障碍（ASD）的学龄前儿童的参与模式的信息有限。这项研究考察了家庭和社区中的这些参与模式，以及环境因素和社交能力与参与程度的关系。五十四名患有自闭症的学龄前儿童的父母完成了《幼儿参与和环境措施》以及《自闭症功能分类系统：社会交往》。这些孩子的平均年龄为48.9（8.4）个月。使用描述性统计，雷达图和Spearman相关性研究了参与模式。患有自闭症的儿童参加了家庭和社区的各种活动，但在家中的参与频率更高。父母在两种情况下都发现了不同的障碍（例如社会需求）和支持（例如态度）。儿童的社交沟通能力与他们在参与过程中的参与程度和活动的多样性之间存在中等程度的积极联系。这项研究强调了社交沟通能力在学龄前儿童自闭症儿童参与中的重要性，以及在父母努力提高孩子的参与度（特别是在社区内部）时需要父母的支持。态度）。儿童的社交沟通能力与他们在参与过程中的参与程度和活动的多样性之间存在中等程度的积极联系。这项研究强调了社交沟通能力在学龄前儿童自闭症儿童参与中的重要性，以及在父母努力提高孩子的参与度（特别是在社区内部）时需要父母的支持。态度）。儿童的社交沟通能力与他们在参与过程中的参与程度和活动的多样性之间存在中等程度的积极联系。这项研究强调了社交沟通能力在学龄前儿童自闭症儿童参与中的重要性，以及在父母努力提高孩子的参与度（特别是在社区内部）时需要父母的支持。