Food insecurity in the households of children with autism spectrum disorders and intellectual disabilities in the United States: Analysis of the National Survey of Children's Health Data 2016-2018.
Autism
; 25(8): 2400-2411, 2021 11.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1255867
ABSTRACT
LAY ABSTRACT Families of children with autism spectrum disorder are more likely to experience financial strain and resulting food insecurity due to additional cost of care, disparate access to needed services, and loss of income resulting from parental job loss. Utilizing nationally representative data, this analysis indicates that the families of children with autism spectrum disorder and co-occurring intellectual disabilities are twice as likely to experience food insecurity than families of children without disabilities after adjusting for various factors. Several factors, ranging from state-level policies such as Medicaid expansion to individual-level factors such as higher utilization of emergency room services, were associated with the higher prevalence of food insecurity in families of children with autism spectrum disorder and co-occurring intellectual disabilities. Implications of these findings on programs and policies supporting families in the COVID-19 pandemic are discussed.
Keywords
Full text:
Available
Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Autism Spectrum Disorder
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COVID-19
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Intellectual Disability
Type of study:
Observational study
Limits:
Child
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Humans
Country/Region as subject:
North America
Language:
English
Journal:
Autism
Journal subject:
Psychology
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Psychiatry
Year:
2021
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
13623613211019159
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