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ERIC Number: EJ1187921
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2017
Pages: 11
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ISSN: EISSN-1469-9532
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Typically Developing Adolescents' Experience of Growing up with a Brother with an Autism Spectrum Disorder
Corsano, Paola; Musetti, Alessandro; Guidotti, Laura; Capelli, Francesca
Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, v42 n2 p151-161 2017
Background: Researchers studying siblings of people with an autism spectrum disorder (ASD) suggest that growing up with an individual with disability has positive and negative effects. Method: Qualitative content analysis of semistructured interviews with 14 typically developing (TD) adolescents with a brother with an ASD and their mothers was used to explore the experience of growing up with a sibling with an ASD and identify differences in the relationship with, and attitude toward, the brother. Results: TD siblings expressed mixed feelings about their brother, a precocious sense of responsibility, concern about the future, friendship difficulties, and troubles and the desire to talk about their experience. Most adolescents integrated their positive and negative feelings; however, 3 adolescents displayed rejection, denial, or a sense of persecution. Conclusions: Qualitative research into the experiences of adolescent siblings of people with an ASD should be used to develop support programs to help adolescents manage their relationship with a sibling with a disability.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research; Tests/Questionnaires
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Italy
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