Research studies have shown the importance of early intervention services for young children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) and their families. However, most attention has been given to the effectiveness of treatments solely for children with ASDs. Because the family centered practice has been emphasized and supported by many researchers and legislation, involving family members other than children with ASDs and their parents in the assessing, planning, and implementing interventions is seen as crucial. The purpose of this article is to review what sibling relationships look like for a typically developing sibling of a child with an ASD and what resources are available for parents and specialists to support siblings of children with ASDs.

We investigated the effects of false-alarm prone (FP) vs. miss-prone (MP) automation and the effects of likelihood alarm technology (LAT) on trust, reliance, and compliance. One hundred participants completed simulated unmanned aerial vehicle missions consisting of two primary tasks and a secondary weapon-deployment task aided by automation. It was predicted that MP automation would increase trust, LAT would increase trust, FP automation would increase reliance, and MP automation would increase compliance whereas LAT would decrease compliance when used with a FP system. Results indicated that trust was higher with the FP system, reliance was higher with the FP system, and compliance was higher with the MP system. This paper further informs the relationships among trust, reliance, and compliance, and it adds to our understanding of operator behavior in miss-prone tasks. Practical applications of this research include improving automation design and choosing the appropriate type of automation to implement for specific situations.

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