Forms and correlates of child maltreatment among autistic children involved in child protection services
BackgroundChild maltreatment is a significant social problem impacting both health and society, with severe and enduring consequences. Certain children, such as those with neurodevelopmental conditions like autism, may be more at risk of experiencing maltreatment. However, little research has examin...
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| author | Jacinthe Dion Jacinthe Dion Geneviève Paquette Geneviève Paquette Mireille De La Sablonnière-Griffin Mireille De La Sablonnière-Griffin Malena Argumedes Alexa Martin-Storey Alexa Martin-Storey Marie-Louise Bolduc Sonia Hélie Ève-Line Bussières |
| author_facet | Jacinthe Dion Jacinthe Dion Geneviève Paquette Geneviève Paquette Mireille De La Sablonnière-Griffin Mireille De La Sablonnière-Griffin Malena Argumedes Alexa Martin-Storey Alexa Martin-Storey Marie-Louise Bolduc Sonia Hélie Ève-Line Bussières |
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| description | BackgroundChild maltreatment is a significant social problem impacting both health and society, with severe and enduring consequences. Certain children, such as those with neurodevelopmental conditions like autism, may be more at risk of experiencing maltreatment. However, little research has examined the characteristics of these children. This study aimed to compare child maltreatment and child protection services experienced by autistic children to those of non-autistic children.MethodDrawing from a representative selection of verified cases of child abuse investigated by child protection services in Quebec, Canada, a sample of 1,805 substantiated child maltreatment cases were analyzed.ResultsOverall, 4.0% (n = 73) of children had child protection services-reported autism diagnoses. Attention-deficit (OR = 2.207) and attachment problems risk (OR = 2.899) were higher among autistic children compared to non-autistic children. They were more likely to be boys (OR = 5.747), and to present with an intellectual disability (OR = 11.987), but less likely to have previously been investigated by child protection services (OR = 0.722).ConclusionThese findings suggest that autistic children who have been maltreated are facing specific challenges that require protective interventions tailored to their specific needs. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-f8e98261ab904286bccbd04a7ddb764d2025-01-20T15:16:22ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry2813-45402024-08-01310.3389/frcha.2024.13867811386781Forms and correlates of child maltreatment among autistic children involved in child protection servicesJacinthe Dion0Jacinthe Dion1Geneviève Paquette2Geneviève Paquette3Mireille De La Sablonnière-Griffin4Mireille De La Sablonnière-Griffin5Malena Argumedes6Alexa Martin-Storey7Alexa Martin-Storey8Marie-Louise Bolduc9Sonia Hélie10Ève-Line Bussières11Department of Psychology, Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières, Trois-Rivières, QC, CanadaInterdisciplinary Research Center on Intimate Relationship Problems and Sexual Abuse (CRIPCAS), Montreal, QC, CanadaInterdisciplinary Research Center on Intimate Relationship Problems and Sexual Abuse (CRIPCAS), Montreal, QC, CanadaDepartment of Psychoeducation, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, QC, CanadaInterdisciplinary Research Center on Intimate Relationship Problems and Sexual Abuse (CRIPCAS), Montreal, QC, CanadaUnité Mixte de Recherche INRS-UQAT en études Autochtones, Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique, Val D’Or, QC, CanadaDepartment of Psychoeducation, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, QC, CanadaInterdisciplinary Research Center on Intimate Relationship Problems and Sexual Abuse (CRIPCAS), Montreal, QC, CanadaDepartment of Psychoeducation, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, QC, CanadaDepartment of Psychoeducation, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, QC, CanadaCIUSSS du Centre-Sud-de-L’Île-de-Montréal, Institut Universitaire Jeunes en Difficulté, Montreal, QC, CanadaDepartment of Psychology, Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières, Trois-Rivières, QC, CanadaBackgroundChild maltreatment is a significant social problem impacting both health and society, with severe and enduring consequences. Certain children, such as those with neurodevelopmental conditions like autism, may be more at risk of experiencing maltreatment. However, little research has examined the characteristics of these children. This study aimed to compare child maltreatment and child protection services experienced by autistic children to those of non-autistic children.MethodDrawing from a representative selection of verified cases of child abuse investigated by child protection services in Quebec, Canada, a sample of 1,805 substantiated child maltreatment cases were analyzed.ResultsOverall, 4.0% (n = 73) of children had child protection services-reported autism diagnoses. Attention-deficit (OR = 2.207) and attachment problems risk (OR = 2.899) were higher among autistic children compared to non-autistic children. They were more likely to be boys (OR = 5.747), and to present with an intellectual disability (OR = 11.987), but less likely to have previously been investigated by child protection services (OR = 0.722).ConclusionThese findings suggest that autistic children who have been maltreated are facing specific challenges that require protective interventions tailored to their specific needs.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/frcha.2024.1386781/fullchild abuseneglectautismdisabilitychild welfareintellectual disability |
| spellingShingle | Jacinthe Dion Jacinthe Dion Geneviève Paquette Geneviève Paquette Mireille De La Sablonnière-Griffin Mireille De La Sablonnière-Griffin Malena Argumedes Alexa Martin-Storey Alexa Martin-Storey Marie-Louise Bolduc Sonia Hélie Ève-Line Bussières Forms and correlates of child maltreatment among autistic children involved in child protection services Frontiers in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry child abuse neglect autism disability child welfare intellectual disability |
| title | Forms and correlates of child maltreatment among autistic children involved in child protection services |
| title_full | Forms and correlates of child maltreatment among autistic children involved in child protection services |
| title_fullStr | Forms and correlates of child maltreatment among autistic children involved in child protection services |
| title_full_unstemmed | Forms and correlates of child maltreatment among autistic children involved in child protection services |
| title_short | Forms and correlates of child maltreatment among autistic children involved in child protection services |
| title_sort | forms and correlates of child maltreatment among autistic children involved in child protection services |
| topic | child abuse neglect autism disability child welfare intellectual disability |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/frcha.2024.1386781/full |
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