Children on the autism spectrum miss more school than their peers, but limited work has explored why this may be. This study aimed to document the frequency at which children on the autism spectrum miss half and full days of school and the reasons for these absences. Parents of 106 school-aged children on the autism spectrum completed online questionnaires on rates of school non-attendance, family factors, child anxiety, and parental mental health. On average across a four week period, children missed 6 full days of school. The most common reason for full-day absences was school refusal and for half-day absences was medical/therapy appointments. Parental employment status, increased child age, child anxiety, and differing aspects of parental mental health were identified as correlates of specific subtypes of school non-attendance.

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儿童和父母的心理健康与自闭症谱系儿童缺课和拒绝上学的相关性。


自闭症谱系儿童比同龄人缺课的次数更多，但有限的工作已经探索了其中的原因。这项研究旨在记录自闭症谱系儿童缺课半天和全天的频率以及缺课的原因。 106 名自闭症谱系学龄儿童的家长完成了关于缺课率、家庭因素、儿童焦虑和家长心理健康等方面的在线调查问卷。在四个星期内，孩子们平均缺课 6 天。全天缺勤的最常见原因是拒绝上学，半天缺勤的最常见原因是医疗/治疗预约。父母的就业状况、儿童年龄的增加、儿童的焦虑以及父母心理健康的不同方面被确定为与缺课的特定亚型相关的因素。