Parental Autobiographical Memories of ASD Diagnosis, 21 Interviews

Maria Luisa Martino authored a qualitative study exploring how parents reconstruct their child's autism spectrum disorder diagnosis. The dataset likely contains verbatim transcriptions of Reaction to Diagnosis Interviews administered to 21 parents (16 mothers, 5 fathers). The analysis identifies themes of suffering, struggle, and patterns of resolution regarding the diagnostic impact.

Use Cases

• Analyzing themes of parental suffering and coping strategies based on interview transcriptions.
• Studying gender differences in care tasks and emotional management based on the described findings.
• Exploring patterns of resolution or non-resolution of diagnosis impact based on the Reflexive Thematic Analysis.
• Investigating the role of supportive resources in parental adjustment based on the discussion.
• Examining the ongoing process of meaning-making in parental autobiographical memories.

Strengths

• Includes verbatim transcriptions of 21 clinical interviews.
• Focuses on a specific timeframe: parents who received the ASD diagnosis within five years.
• Analysis employs a two-level approach combining Reflexive Thematic Analysis and resolution patterns.

Limitations

• Row count and column-level documentation are absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• The dataset is very small (26.4 KB), indicating limited scope.
• Geographic and organizational provenance of the participants is unknown.

Provenance

Source

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Collection Method

Reaction to Diagnosis Interviews administered to parents, audio-recorded and transcribed verbatim.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-29 05:56:47; freshness should be verified.