Parents of children with autism spectrum disorders have merited concerns about their later-born infants
Parents of children with autism spectrum disorders have merited concerns about their later-born infants
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DOI：
10.2511/rpsd.32.2.154
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发表时间：
2007-06-01
影响因子：
2.5
通讯作者：
Stone, Wendy L.
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作者：
McMahon, Caitlin R.;Malesa, Elizabeth E.;Stone, Wendy L.
患有自闭症谱系障碍 (ASD) 的儿童的婴儿兄弟姐妹的社交、认知和语言发育迟缓的风险较高，这可能会导致父母对婴儿的发育过度警惕（即过度担心）。目前尚不清楚父母的担忧在多大程度上与这些婴儿的实际认知或语言障碍有关。这项研究比较了两组父母的发育问题：婴儿的兄弟姐妹患有自闭症谱系障碍 (Sibs-ASD) 和婴儿的兄弟姐妹发育正常 (Sibs-TD)。还在组内和组间检查了父母的关注与婴儿的实际认知和语言水平之间的关联。 49 名 ASD 同胞和 27 名 TD 同胞（年龄为 12-24 个月）参与了这项研究。结果显示，自闭症同胞 (Sibs-ASD) 的父母比 TD 同胞 (Sibs-TD) 的父母对婴儿发育的关注度更高。此外，父母的关注程度与认知和语言分数相关，较高的关注水平与低于临床临界值的标准分数相关。讨论了对父母和专业人员获得同胞自闭症谱系障碍专门评估和干预服务的影响。
Infant siblings of children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) are at elevated risk for social, cognitive, and language delays which may cause parents to become hypervigilant (i.e., excessively worried) about their infant's development. The extent to which parental concern is related to actual cognitive or language impairment in these infants is currently unknown. This study compared the developmental concerns of two groups of parents: those whose infants have an older sibling with ASD (Sibs-ASD) and those whose infants have an older sibling with typical development (Sibs-TD). The association between parental concerns and infant's actual cognitive and language levels was also examined within and across groups. Forty-nine Sibs-ASD and 27 Sibs-TD, ages 12-24 months, participated in this study. Results revealed that parents of Sibs-ASD had higher levels of concern about their infant's development than did parents of Sibs-TD. Furthermore, degree of parental concern was associated with cognitive and language scores, and higher levels of concern were associated with standard scores below clinical cutoffs Implications for parents and professionals in regard to obtaining specialized assessment and intervention services for Sibs-ASD are discussed.