Autism Spectrum Disorder and Genetic Testing: Parents' Attitudes-Data from Turkish Sample

Ayhan A., BEYAZIT U., TOPUZ Ş., Tunay C. Z., Abbas M. N., YILMAZ S.

JOURNAL OF AUTISM AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDERS, cilt.51, sa.9, ss.3331-3340, 2021 (SSCI) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 51 Sayı: 9
  • Basım Tarihi: 2021
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1007/s10803-020-04798-5
  • Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF AUTISM AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDERS
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, ASSIA, PASCAL, BIOSIS, Child Development & Adolescent Studies, CINAHL, EBSCO Education Source, Education Abstracts, Educational research abstracts (ERA), EMBASE, ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Linguistics & Language Behavior Abstracts, MEDLINE, Psycinfo, Public Affairs Index
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.3331-3340
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Autism spectrum disorder, Parents&#8217, attitudes, Genetic testing, Turkish sample, CHILDREN, BURDEN, DISABILITIES, EDUCATION, HEALTH
  • Ankara Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

We aimed to examine the opinions of parents' having a child with ASD, on genetic testing, in a Turkish sample. 951 parents' attitudes towards genetic testing were included. 89.1% of the parents did not take a genetic test during pregnancy. 87.6% of the parents agreed to take a genetic test if it could explain the cause of ASDs. 93% agreed to take a genetic test, if it would help to have a better treatment in the future. 63.8% of the participants would approve the storage of their DNA samples for the future studies. 94.8% considered being informed about the purpose of taking DNA material for the early diagnosis and 84.2% considered being suggested genetic tests for early diagnosis as important.