Title |
School Functions in Unaffected Siblings of Youths with Autism Spectrum Disorders
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Published in |
Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, July 2017
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DOI | 10.1007/s10803-017-3223-0 |
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Authors |
Yi-Ling Chien, En-Nien Tu, Susan Shur-Fen Gau |
Abstract |
This study investigated school functioning among unaffected siblings of youths with autistic spectrum disorder (ASD) and identified the correlates for school maladjustment. We recruited 66 youths with a clinical diagnosis of ASD, aged 8-19, their unaffected siblings and 132 typically developing controls (TD). We found that ASD youths had poorer school functions than unaffected siblings and TD. Unaffected siblings had poorer attitude toward schoolwork and more severe behavioral problems at school than TD. Several associated factors for different scholastic functional domains (i.e., academic performance, attitude toward school work, social interactions, behavioral problems) in the siblings included IQ, autistic traits, inattention/oppositional symptoms, sibling relationships, etc. Our findings suggest the need of assessing school functions in unaffected siblings of ASD. Clinical trial registration identifier: NCT01582256. |
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