Having a Sibling with ASD: Perspectives of Siblings and Their Parents

Molinaro, Monica L; Rollo, Lauren; Fletcher, Paula C.; Schneider, Margaret A.

doi:10.1080/24694193.2018.1559256

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“…Another aspect worth considering that results from this study is that almost all siblings support their brother/sister with VI whenever they need it, helping them at home with dressing, feeding, homework, playing, tidying up their room and whatever else they need. This prosocial behaviour, with its strong inclination towards cooperation and helpfulness, has already been described by other authors (Caliendo et al, 2020; Mandleco & Webb, 2015; Molinaro et al, 2020; Vella Gera et al, 2021). It leads us to reflect on what the distinction is between helpful help and excess responsibility.…”

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 79%

“…Positive effects include increased empathy, helpfulness, compassion, maturity, independence and more positive interactions with others (Mandleco & Webb, 2015). Negative effects are also well described in the literature (Caliendo et al, 2020; Haukeland et al, 2020; Kirchhofer et al, 2022; Mandleco & Webb, 2015; Molinaro et al, 2020), which recounts how siblings of children with neurodevelopmental disorders are more at risk of developing communication (Haukeland et al, 2020), emotional, behavioural and internalizing problems, with even symptoms such as anxiety and depression (Kirchhofer et al, 2022).…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Third, the interviews were limited to siblings, whereas it would be interesting to also interview parents and brothers/sisters with VI (Datta & Sabir, 2021; Molinaro et al, 2020) to also have insight into the functioning of the family system.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Being siblings of children with visual impairment

Battistin,

Bottan,

Zanardo

et al. 2023

British Journal of Visual Impairment

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This is a qualitative study that gives voice to 33 siblings of children with visual impairment in care at the Robert Hollman Foundation, focusing on their relationships with their brothers/sisters. Participants aged 7 to 22 recounted their daily life experiences and perspectives, expressing their feelings during semi-structured individual interviews. Data were analyzed according to the thematic analysis in the conceptual framework of ‘the new sociology of childhood’. The vast majority of siblings showed a special relationship with their brother/sister, characterized by unconditional love and willingness to help. Different emotions, such as happiness, empathy, sorrow and sadness, were expressed as well as how the experience of being siblings of children with visual impairment shapes their attitudes, highlighting a number of needs in some of the subjects.

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Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 79%

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confidence: 99%

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Being siblings of children with visual impairment

Battistin,

Bottan,

Zanardo

et al. 2023

British Journal of Visual Impairment

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“…Second, the parents/siblings involved in this study had no special educational needs. Previous studies show that parents/siblings with behavioral problems positively affect the teaching and learning of children (e.g., Molinaro et al, 2020). Therefore, future studies should further explore the possible effect of those parents/ siblings who have special educational needs on the language and This document is copyrighted by the American Psychological Association or one of its allied publishers.…”

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Dialogic reading with attention-deficit-hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) kindergarteners: Does reading with parents or siblings enhance their language development?

Dong¹,

Chow²,

Mo³

et al. 2023

Developmental Psychology

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Dialogic reading (DR) is an interactive reading approach that enhances the language development of children. This study aims to extend DR to the shared reading context involving children with attention-deficit-hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and their older siblings and to examine the effects of DR with parents/siblings on the language development of Chinese children with ADHD. This study included 850 Chinese kindergarteners with ADHD and their parents/older siblings. These children were pretested on their Chinese receptive vocabulary, expressive vocabulary, character reading, listening comprehension, and reading interest and were randomly assigned to four groups, namely, dialogic reading with parents (PR-DR), dialogic reading with siblings (SR-DR), parent reading control (PR-C), and sibling reading control (SR-C). After a 12-week intervention period, they were posttested on the same measures. Results show that both DR with parents and siblings effectively enhanced language skills and reading interest in children with ADHD. In addition, those children who read with their older siblings demonstrated greater improvements in their expressive vocabulary, character reading skills, morphological awareness, phonological awareness, and reading interest yet achieved a smaller growth in their listening comprehension compared with those who read with their parents. These findings showed the positive effects of DR on the language development of children with ADHD and highlight the importance of involving siblings in home literacy activities to facilitate the language development of these children.

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“…It is not uncommon to find in parents of autistic children with higher levels of stress and depression and a perception of less social and family support when compared with the findings in parents of non-autistic youths or children with other disabilities [9][10][11][12]. Moreover, parents of autistic children show concerns about the problems related to the social and communication deficits of their autistic children, as well as about the repercussions on the domestic environment and on their other non-autistic children, to whom less time and energy can often be dedicated [13][14][15].…”

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confidence: 95%

The Quality of Life among Siblings of Autistic Individuals: A Scoping Review

Quatrosi

Genovese

Amodio

et al. 2023

JCM

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Autism spectrum disorders are a heterogeneous group of neurodevelopmental disorders presenting at a tender age, defined by qualitative deficits in social interactions and communication, thus having a substantial influence on the subject’s family unit. Quality of life (QoL) refers to a person’s perspective of their life situation, cultural and value background, objectives, expectations, and standards. When focusing on childhood and adolescence, age-related changes should be considered. For this scoping review, the authors used three peer-review literature database sources (PubMed/MEDLINE, Scopus, and ERIC) to delve deeper into components of the QoL of non-autistic siblings of autistic individuals. At the completion of the eligibility phase, 9 studies were included out of the 96 initial records. A total of 4/9 articles (45%) compared the non-autistic siblings of autistic individuals to the siblings of non-autistic people, while 3/9 articles (33%) compared the first group to the non-autistic siblings of patients with other chronic diseases. A total of 5/9 studies adopted specific questionnaires to evaluate QoL. Results from 6/9 articles revealed that the autism condition has varying effects on non-autistic siblings’ QoL. According to the considered research, non-autistic siblings of autistic individuals experienced decreased psychological well-being, less perceived social support, increased aggressiveness and conflict-proneness, and higher levels of anxiety and stress impacting their QoL. The present findings provide important implications for additional and more punctual studies in this sector. Furthermore, as being a non-autistic sibling of an autistic individual is commonly undervalued, this review advocates the need to organize and improve support services for siblings.

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Having a Sibling with ASD: Perspectives of Siblings and Their Parents

Cited by 9 publications

References 10 publications

Being siblings of children with visual impairment

Being siblings of children with visual impairment

Dialogic reading with attention-deficit-hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) kindergarteners: Does reading with parents or siblings enhance their language development?

The Quality of Life among Siblings of Autistic Individuals: A Scoping Review

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