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Autism Spectrum Disorder Research · Journal article
Journal of the Indian Medical Association · July 10, 2026
Encouraging direction, but not yet definitive.
This cross-sectional study compared caregiver burden, anxiety, and depression in 120 caregivers of children with ASD versus ADHD attending a tertiary clinic in Kolkata. The study reports high levels of anxiety and depression in both groups, with caregiver burden significantly higher in ASD than ADHD caregivers, but does not provide numerical effect sizes, confidence intervals, or statistical significance testing.
Cross-sectional analytical study. Caregivers of children with autism spectrum disorder and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder attending the Child Psychiatry Clinic of a tertiary care hospital.. Intervention: Assessment of caregivers of children with ASD. Compared with: Caregivers of children with ADHD. n = 120. Kolkata, India.
Anxiety and depression among caregivers of children with ASD and ADHD are reported as very high Caregiver burden is high among caregivers of children with ASD Caregiver burden is higher in ASD than ADHD caregivers
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Clinicians and mental health professionals should be aware that caregivers of both ASD and ADHD children experience substantial psychological burden, with ASD caregivers reporting greater burden. However, the absence of quantified effect sizes and statistical testing limits the strength of recommendation for targeted intervention.
A cross-sectional comparative study of modest size (120 caregivers) with clear outcome measures (anxiety, depression, caregiver burden) showing higher burden in ASD than ADHD caregivers, but limited by lack of control group and absence of reported effect sizes.
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Clinicians and mental health professionals should be aware that caregivers of both ASD and ADHD children experience substantial psychological burden, with ASD caregivers reporting greater burden. However, the absence of quantified effect sizes and statistical testing limits the strength of recommendation for targeted intervention.
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Background: Studies show that autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) place a significant burden and stigma on caregivers, economically as well as socially, psychologically, and emotionally (Gabra and Hashem, 2021).This study aims to evaluate various psychological aspects of the caregivers, the caregiver burden of the children with these disorders, and compare the findings of the same.A cross-sectional, analytical study was designed including 120 caregivers (60 caregivers of autism vs 60 caregivers of ADHD); all of them were assessed for (1) anxiety; (2) depression; and (3) caregiver burden. Results:The results of the study show that the anxiety and depression among the caregivers with children with ASD and ADHD are very high.The level of caregiver burden is high among the caregivers of children with ASD. Conclusion:This study supports the notion that both ADHD and ASD pose a great challenge for their caregivers, which is higher in ASD than ADHD caregivers.
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