Communication difficulties perceived by mothers of children with suspected autism spectrum disorder during social distancing

ABSTRACT Purpose: to characterize the perception of mothers children at risk for Autism Spectrum Disorder about their children's communicative difficulties, and investigate possible changes after intervention based on brief guidance by telemonitoring. Methods: eight aged 32 45 months with suspected undergoing diagnostic investigation participated. The Communicative Difficulties Questionnaire was used, applied before a telemonitoring guidance. inferential analysis used Wilcoxon rank test, significance level 5%. Results: comparison between two moments did not indicate statistically significant difference. However, there were in qualitative analysis. In domain 1, change mode observed questions. Initially, 2, disagreeing seen, which evolved agreeing feeling other people avoiding/bullying children. 3, question “I take all objects that my child points to” changed from (62.5% 25%), can't teach new things” had no mode, only reduction agreement (50% 25%). 4, agreement, mode. Conclusions: perceived difficulties daily challenges dealing Despite lack statistical difference, qualitatively subtle perceptions intervention.