Adult Siblings Who Have a Brother or Sister with Autism: Between-Family and Within-Family Variations in Sibling Relationships

Prior research on the sibling relationship in the context of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) has included only one sibling per family. We used multi-level modeling to examine aspects of the sibling relationship in 207 adults who have a brother or sister with ASD from 125 families, investigating varia...

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Published in:Journal of autism and developmental disorders 2018-12, Vol.48 (12), p.4090-4102
Main Authors: Orsmond, Gael I., Fulford, Daniel
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Adults
Aged
Autism
Autism Spectrum Disorder
Autistic Disorder
Behavioral Science and Psychology
Child and School Psychology
Correlation
Family Relationship
Female
Futures (of Society)
Humans
Individual Characteristics
Male
Middle Aged
Negative Attitudes
Neurosciences
Original Paper
Pediatrics
Pervasive Developmental Disorders
Positive Attitudes
Psychology
Public Health
Sibling Relations
Sibling Relationship
Siblings
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Summary:Prior research on the sibling relationship in the context of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) has included only one sibling per family. We used multi-level modeling to examine aspects of the sibling relationship in 207 adults who have a brother or sister with ASD from 125 families, investigating variability in sibling relationship quality and pessimism within and between families. We found that there was greater variability in aspects of the sibling relationship with the brother or sister with ASD within families than between families. Sibling individual-level factors were associated with positive affect in the sibling relationship, while family-level factors were associated with the sibling’s pessimism about their brother or sister’s future. The findings illustrate the unique experiences of siblings within families.
ISSN:0162-3257
1573-3432
DOI:10.1007/s10803-018-3669-8