Ο ευρύτερος φαινότυπος του αυτισμού στους γονείς παιδιών με αυτισμό
Δημοσιευμένα:
Dec 22, 2025
Λέξεις-κλειδιά:
ευρύτερος φαινότυπος του αυτισμού, ενδοφαινότυπος, χαρακτηριστικά, γονείς, οικογένειες
Περίληψη
Η παρούσα ανασκόπηση αποσκοπεί στη σύνοψη και ανάλυση των εμπειρικών δεδομένων τα οποία προκύπτουν από τις έρευνες που σχετίζονται με τη μελέτη του ευρύτερου φαινότυπου του αυτισμού σε γονείς παιδιών με αυτισμό. Ο όρος αυτός αναφέρεται σε μία κατάσταση η οποία περιλαμβάνει ήπιες αλλά ποιοτικά παρόμοιες μορφές χαρακτηριστικών, που συνδέονται με τη διαταραχή αυτιστικού φάσματος και αφορούν σε ελλείμματα στην επικοινωνία, τις ρουτίνες συμπεριφοράς και την αντίσταση στην αλλαγή. Τις τελευταίες δεκαετίες έχει επικρατήσει η άποψη ότι αυτά τα χαρακτηριστικά τα οποία αρκετά συχνά τα μοιράζονται οι γονείς και τα αδέλφια των παιδιών με αυτισμό, μπορεί να είναι χρήσιμα για την ευρύτερη μελέτη γύρω από τους περιβαλλοντικούς και γενετικούς παράγοντες που συνδέονται με την εκδήλωση της διαταραχής. Συνολικά συμπεριλήφθηκαν σαράντα μία μελέτες που δημοσιεύτηκαν μεταξύ των ετών 2012 και 2025 στις χώρες Αμερική, Ιταλία, Κίνα, Ιαπωνία, Τουρκία, Γαλλία, Ιράν, Αυστραλία, Βέλγιο, Ολλανδία, Πορτογαλία και Αγγλία και πληρούσαν προκαθορισμένα κριτήρια ένταξης. Τα αποτελέσματα έδειξαν ότι τα χαρακτηριστικά που συναντώνται συχνότερα αναφέρονται σε κοινωνικά, επικοινωνιακά και γνωστικά ελλείμματα, καθώς επίσης και σε διάφορες συνθήκες ψυχικής υγείας όπως άγχος, κατάθλιψη και διαταραχές της διάθεσης. Τα ευρήματα αυτά θα μπορούσαν να είναι χρήσιμα για τους επαγγελματίες ψυχικής υγείας, προκειμένου να συμβάλουν στην κατανόηση ορισμένων συμπτωμάτων στην οικογένεια και κυρίως, να βοηθήσουν στον σχεδιασμό και στην αποτελεσματικότερη εφαρμογή παρεμβάσεων για την ενδυνάμωση της οικογένειας των παιδιών με αυτισμό και την βελτίωση της ποιότητας ζωής της.
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Καζαντζίδου Π., Κωσταρέλλη Β., Παπανικολάου Γ., & Αντωνοπούλου Α. (2025). Ο ευρύτερος φαινότυπος του αυτισμού στους γονείς παιδιών με αυτισμό. Ψυχολογία: το περιοδικό της Ελληνικής Ψυχολογικής Εταιρείας, 30(2), 164–186. https://doi.org/10.12681/psy_hps.40443
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