Social Interactions Between 24-Month-Old Children and Their Older Sibling with Autism Spectrum Disorder: Characteristics and Association with Social-Communicative Development.
J Autism Dev Disord
; 48(12): 4118-4137, 2018 Dec.
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| ID: mdl-29971663
ABSTRACT
This study compared sibling interactions between 24-month-old children and their older sibling with ASD (high-risk; n = 24) with 24-month-old children and their typically developing older sibling (low-risk; n = 32). First, high-risk sibling pairs showed lower levels of positive behaviour and younger siblings of children with ASD imitated their older sibling less. Second, in the high-risk group positive interactions were positively associated with the youngest child's language abilities. However, this association was no longer significant after controlling for language abilities at 14 months. Third, more total interactions in the high-risk group, both negative and positive, were associated with more ASD characteristics. Thus, early sibling interactions might reveal interesting information in light of the (atypical) developmental trajectories of younger siblings of children with ASD.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Sibling Relations
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Communication
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Siblings
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Autism Spectrum Disorder
Type of study:
Risk_factors_studies
Limits:
Child
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Child, preschool
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Language:
En
Journal:
J Autism Dev Disord
Year:
2018
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Belgium
Publication country:
EEUU
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ESTADOS UNIDOS
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ESTADOS UNIDOS DA AMERICA
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EUA
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UNITED STATES
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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
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US
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USA