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Woodcock, K.; Oliver, C.; Humphreys, G. – Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 2009
Background: The behavioural phenotypes of Prader-Willi (PWS) and Fragile-X (FraX) syndromes both comprise repetitive behaviours with differences between the profiles. In this study we investigated the context and antecedents to the repetitive behaviours and the association with other behavioural phenotypic characteristics in order to generate…
Descriptors: Resistance to Change, Anxiety, Psychological Patterns, Genetic Disorders
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Orsmond, Gael. I.; Seltzer, M. M. – Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 2007
Background: In this study, we examine instrumental and affective involvement in the sibling relationship for adults who have a brother or sister with an autism spectrum disorder (ASD) or Down syndrome (DS). We ask three research questions: (1) How do adult siblings of individuals with ASD differ from siblings of individuals with DS in their…
Descriptors: Down Syndrome, Caregivers, Longitudinal Studies, Coping