vendredi 17 mars 2017
Why Grandmas Usually Notice Signs of Autism First - Even Before Parents
Even if parents think they know their kids better than anyone, that doesn't mean that grandparents don't know more.
According to a new study, moms and dads aren't typically the first ones to recognize symptoms of autism in their children. Research found that it's actually grandmothers who tend to spot symptoms first - before others even realize or admit that there might be something going on.
A group of doctors in New York conducted the study and discovered that kids who have frequent interactions with their grandparents can be diagnosed with autism sooner - by up to five months. The researchers explain that this is important because accelerated detection allows for earlier treatments.
Not only were parents questioned during the study, but friends and family members as well. Of those who participated, 50 percent reported that they picked up on behavior related to the autism spectrum disorder before the child's parents. Although maternal grandmothers were the most likely to have serious concerns first, only 25 percent of parents reported that others had concerns before they did.
"Many parents avoid seeking help to find a diagnosis for their child, even though they sense something might be wrong," Dr Nachum Sicherman, a professor of business at Columbia Business School, told Futurity. "They often ignore signs of a larger problem and look the other way, making the role of close family members and friends vital to accelerating diagnosis and helping a child's condition."
The study also found that interaction with grandfathers can reduce the age of diagnosis by almost four months, and that only children are diagnosed between six and eight months earlier while youngest children are diagnosed 10 months earlier than the oldest child.
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