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Disrupted Care Continuity: Testing Associations between Social Networks and Transition Success for Children with Autism

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  • Elizabeth McGhee Hassrick

    (A.J. Drexel Autism Institute, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA)

  • Wendy Shih

    (Center for Autism Research & Treatment, Department of Psychiatry, UCLA Semel Institute, Los Angeles Graduate School of Education, Information Studies, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90024, USA)

  • Heather J. Nuske

    (Center for Mental Health Policy and Services Research, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA)

  • Sarah F. Vejnoska

    (Departments of Psychiatry, Psychology & Human Development, Davis MIND Institute, University of California, Sacramento, CA 95817, USA)

  • Samantha Hochheimer

    (Strong Center for Developmental Disabilities, Division of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY 14642, USA)

  • Deborah E. Linares

    (National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20817, USA)

  • Jonas Ventimiglia

    (A.J. Drexel Autism Institute, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA)

  • Kathleen M. Carley

    (School of Computer Science at the Institute for Software Research, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA)

  • Aubyn C. Stahmer

    (Departments of Psychiatry, Psychology & Human Development, Davis MIND Institute, University of California, Sacramento, CA 95817, USA)

  • Tristram Smith

    (Strong Center for Developmental Disabilities, Division of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY 14642, USA)

  • David Mandell

    (Center for Mental Health Policy and Services Research, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA)

  • Connie Kasari

    (Center for Autism Research & Treatment, Department of Psychiatry, UCLA Semel Institute, Los Angeles Graduate School of Education, Information Studies, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90024, USA)

Abstract

Children with autism situated in lower income families often receive intensive educational interventions as their primary form of treatment, due to financial barriers for community interventions. However, the continuity of care can be disrupted by school transitions. The quality of social relationships during the transition to a new school among parents, school staff and community providers, called the team-around-the-child (TAC), can potentially buffer a child with autism from the adverse effects caused by care disruptions. Qualities of social relationships, including trust and collaborative problem solving, can be measured using social network analysis. This study investigates if two different types of TAC relationships, defined as (1) the level of trust among team members and (2) the degree of collaborative problem solving among team members, are associated with perceived successful transitions for children with autism from lower income families. Findings suggested that TAC trust is significantly associated with the outcome of transition success for children with autism immediately post-transition.

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  • Elizabeth McGhee Hassrick & Wendy Shih & Heather J. Nuske & Sarah F. Vejnoska & Samantha Hochheimer & Deborah E. Linares & Jonas Ventimiglia & Kathleen M. Carley & Aubyn C. Stahmer & Tristram Smith & , 2021. "Disrupted Care Continuity: Testing Associations between Social Networks and Transition Success for Children with Autism," Social Sciences, MDPI, vol. 10(7), pages 1-13, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jscscx:v:10:y:2021:i:7:p:247-:d:583814
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