Brief Report: Affective Expression in Children with Autism or Down Syndrome

A study of 18 children (ages 5-12) with autism and 18 children with Down syndrome found the children with autism displayed less positive affect than children with Down syndrome when involved in a semistructured play session with their mothers. Further, children with autism showed more deficits in se...

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Published in:Journal of autism and developmental disorders 1998-08, Vol.28 (4), p.333-338
Main Authors: Bieberich, Andrea A, Morgan, Sam B
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Affective Symptoms - complications
Affective Symptoms - physiopathology
Autism
Autistic Disorder - complications
Autistic Disorder - psychology
Child
Child, Preschool
Children
Communication Disorders - complications
Discriminant Analysis
Down Syndrome - complications
Down Syndrome - psychology
Downs Syndrome
Emotional Response
Factor Analysis, Statistical
Female
Humans
Male
Mother-Child Relations
Multivariate Analysis
Observer Variation
Parent Child Relationship
Play and Playthings
Psychiatric Status Rating Scales - standards
Self Management
Symptoms (Individual Disorders)
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Summary:A study of 18 children (ages 5-12) with autism and 18 children with Down syndrome found the children with autism displayed less positive affect than children with Down syndrome when involved in a semistructured play session with their mothers. Further, children with autism showed more deficits in self-regulation. (CR)
ISSN:0162-3257
1573-3432
DOI:10.1023/A:1026016804357