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Yonat Rum; Ofer Golan; Carrie Allison; Paula Smith; Simon R. White; Simon Baron-Cohen – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2024
This study examined whether autistic people with siblings score higher on measures of empathy than those without siblings. Cohorts of autistic children (n = 939; mean age = 7.35 years (SD = 2.15)) and autistic adults (n = 736; mean age = 37 years (SD = 12.39)) from the Cambridge Autism Research Database (CARD) were each divided into two groups:…
Descriptors: Adults, Children, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Empathy
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Walton, Katherine M.; Ingersoll, Brooke R. – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2015
This study compared sibling adjustment and relationships in siblings of children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD-Sibs; n = 69) and siblings of children with typical development (TD-Sibs; n = 93). ASD-Sibs and TD-Sibs demonstrated similar emotional/behavioral adjustment. Older male ASD-Sibs were at increased risk for difficulties. Sibling…
Descriptors: Siblings, Sibling Relationship, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders
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Orsmond, Gael I.; Seltzer, Marsha Mailick – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2009
The purpose of this study was to test a diathesis-stress model of well-being for siblings who have a brother or sister with an autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Data were collected from 57 adolescents and their mothers. Sisters reported higher levels of depressive and anxiety symptoms than brothers. Having a family history of ASDs was associated…
Descriptors: Siblings, Autism, Depression (Psychology), Anxiety