Petalas, M., Hastings, Richard P., Nash, S., Lloyd, T. and Dowey, A. (2009) Emotional and behavioural adjustment in siblings of children with intellectual disability with and without autism. Autism, Volume 13 (Number 5). pp. 471-483. doi:10.1177/1362361309335721

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Abstract

Siblings of children with autism may be at greater risk for psychological problems than siblings of children with another disability or of typically developing (TD) children. However, it is difficult to establish whether autism or the presence of intellectual disability (ID) explains the findings in previous research. Mothers rated the emotional and behavioural adjustment of siblings of children with ID with (N = 25) or without (N = 24) autism. Data were also available 18 months later for siblings of children with autism and ID (N = 15). Siblings of children with autism and ID had more emotional problems compared with siblings of children with ID only and with normative data. Three variables were pertinent: increasing age of the child with autism, having a brother with autism, and being younger than the child with autism. Behavioural and emotional difficulties of siblings of children with autism and ID were relatively stable over 18 months.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Divisions:	Faculty of Social Sciences > Centre for Educational Development, Appraisal and Research (CEDAR)
Journal or Publication Title:	Autism
Publisher:	Sage Publications Ltd.
ISSN:	1362-3613
Official Date:	September 2009
Dates:	Date Event September 2009 Published
Volume:	Volume 13
Number:	Number 5
Page Range:	pp. 471-483
DOI:	10.1177/1362361309335721
Status:	Peer Reviewed
Publication Status:	Published
Access rights to Published version:	Restricted or Subscription Access

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