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Chien, Yi-Ling; Tu, En-Nien; Gau, Susan Shur-Fen – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2017
This study investigated school functioning among unaffected siblings of youths with autistic spectrum disorder (ASD) and identified the correlates for school maladjustment. We recruited 66 youths with a clinical diagnosis of ASD, aged 8-19, their unaffected siblings and 132 typically developing controls (TD). We found that ASD youths had poorer…
Descriptors: Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Autism, Siblings, Correlation
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Chase, Carla A. – Educational Gerontology, 2011
Intergenerational interactions have demonstrated some success at improving attitudes of college students toward older adults. This quasiexperimental study involved undergraduate college students paired with older adults for a six-week e-mail exchange. Student attitudes toward older adults were measured pre- and posttest with Polizzi's revised…
Descriptors: Control Groups, Undergraduate Students, Intervention, Student Attitudes