Siblings of Children with Autism: the Siblings Embedded Systems Framework

Siblings of Children with Autism: the Siblings Embedded Systems Framework

PURPOSE OF REVIEW A range of interacting factors/mechanisms at the individual, family, and wider systems levels influences siblings living in families where one sibling has autism. We introduce the Sibling Embedded Systems Framework which aims to contextualise siblings' experience and characterise the multiple and interacting factors influencing family and, in particular, sibling outcomes. RE...

The Quality of Life of Siblings of Children With Severe Developmental Disabilities Children

Objectives: Having a disabled child can have profound effects on the living conditions and the mental health of their family. Siblings of the children with disabilities have an important role in supporting them. Their physical, mental and emotional health may be at risk, therefore, their condition and living should be concerned and improved. The current study aimed to investigate the quality of...

Vaccination Rates among Younger Siblings of Children with Autism.

To the Editor: Recent outbreaks of illnesses that may be prevented by vaccines have increased public debate about vaccination behaviors (i.e., whether or not and when parents choose to vaccinate a child), and California has been a key affected state. One reason that parents choose not to have their children vaccinated is the perceived link between vaccines and autism spectrum disorder. This rea...

The Autism‐Spectrum Quotient in Siblings of People With Autism

This study measures the distribution of autistic traits, using the autism-spectrum quotient (AQ), in siblings of individuals with autism spectrum conditions (ASC). Total AQ scores, along with AQ subscales, were collected from child, adolescent and adult controls, siblings, and volunteers with ASC using one of the three age-appropriate versions of the instrument: the AQ (adult self-report), the ...

! Children and adolescents who are the siblings of children with intellectual disabilities or autism : Research evidence