In-the-moment experiences of mothers of children with autism spectrum disorder: A comparison by household status and region of residence

McAuliffe, T., Cordier, R., Chen, Y-W., Vaz, S., Thomas, Yvonne ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9403-0280 and Falkmer, T. (2022) In-the-moment experiences of mothers of children with autism spectrum disorder: A comparison by household status and region of residence. Disability and Rehabilitation, 44 (4). pp. 558-572. ISSN 0963-8288 (print) 1464-5165 (eISSN)

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Abstract

Abstract
Purpose: This study compared the in-the-moment experiences among mothers of children with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) by their household status (i.e., single versus coupled) and region of residence (i.e., regional versus major city area).
Methods: An experience sampling method was employed to collect data, and a total of 40 mothers used an iOS device to record activity types and in-the-moment experiences for one week during school term. Mann-Whitney U test and multilevel analysis were conducted to compare the experiences of these mothers.
Results: The analyses found the following results: 1) mothers spent most time in childcare and least time in self-care activities; 2) coupled mothers were more likely to feel supported; 3) coupled mothers were less likely to feel supported in domestic tasks; 4) mothers from major city were more likely to feel challenged in self-care activity; and 5) mothers from major city were more likely to feel supported in productivity tasks.
Conclusion: Limited but significant differences between single and coupled mothers, as well as mothers from regional and major city areas, were found. Future research direction and service provisions were suggested.

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