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Sibling interaction of children with autism: development over 12 months

Knott, F., Lewis, C. and Williams, T. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0072-3316 (2007) Sibling interaction of children with autism: development over 12 months. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 37 (10). pp. 1987-1995. ISSN 0162-3257

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To link to this item DOI: 10.1007/s10803-006-0347-z

Abstract/Summary

While deficits in social interaction are central to autism, the sibling relationship has been found to provide a key medium for the development of such skills. Naturalistic observations of sibling pairs including children with autism and controls with Down syndrome were made across two time periods, twelve months apart. Consistent with the evidence on typically developing children, the amount and rate of initiations of both prosocial and agonistic interaction increased, but further analysis suggested that these interactions were stage-managed by the typically developing children. Results show social interaction and imitation in children with autism and the special role that sibling interactions can play. Longitudinal research on the acquisition of social skills in children with developmental disabilities is needed.

Item Type:Article
Refereed:Yes
Divisions:Interdisciplinary centres and themes > ASD (Autism Spectrum Disorders) Research Network
Life Sciences > School of Psychology and Clinical Language Sciences
ID Code:13972
Uncontrolled Keywords:autism, siblings, social interaction, longitudinal studies, FOLLOW-UP, DOWNS-SYNDROME, IMITATION, CHILDHOOD, DISORDER, MIND, DISABILITIES, COGNITION, OLDER

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