INFLUENCES OF AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER ON FAMILY RELATIONS: SYSTEMATIC REVIEW

• Autor(a) principal: Fonseca, Larissa Kathlem Rodrigues
• Data de Publicação: 2020
• Outros Autores: Marques, Izabela Carolina de Lima, Mattos, Mússio Pirajá, Gomes, Daiene Rosa
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Revista Baiana de Saúde Pública (Online)
• Texto Completo: https://rbsp.sesab.ba.gov.br/index.php/rbsp/article/view/2983
• topic: Transtorno do Espectro Autista; Relações Familiares; Autismo Infantil; Revisão Sistemática; Autismo infantil; Trastorno del Espectro Autista; Relaciones Familiares; Autismo Infantil; Revisión Sistemática; Autism Spectrum Disorder; Family Relations; Autistic Disorder; Systematic Review

Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is understood as a global delay in neurodevelopment, which requires the family to adapt family dynamics and its interaction in social environment to provide an environment that contributes to a better quality of life of the subject. In this sense, the objective is to identify the influences of Autism Spectrum Disorder in family relationships. This is a systematic review of the literature based on the search for scientific articles indexed in the PubMed, Science Direct and Virtual Health Library databases, using the combination of the following descriptors - “Autism Spectrum Disorder” AND “Family Relations” - from January 2000 to April 2017. In total, 17 articles were included in the review. Increased stress, anxiety, depression, complaints of physical symptoms (joint pain, weakness, insomnia) and overload were identified, which mostly affected mothers. Moreover, interference with sibling and with marital relationships, difficulty in accessing health services, transportation, leisure and education, financial problems are also influences of ASD on family relationships. It is concluded that ASD generates influences on family relationships by requiring restructuring since the initial contact with the child. However, these influences can be mitigated by coping strategies, such as the shared construction of care and encouragement to strengthen the family’s social support network.