Department of Psychiatry, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.
Psychiatry Clin Neurosci. 2010 Feb;64(1):70-8. doi: 10.1111/j.1440-1819.2009.02034.x. Epub 2009 Nov 24.
The purpose of the present study was to investigate the behavioral problems and parenting style among children with autism and their siblings in an ethnic Chinese population.
A total of 151 children with DSM-IV autistic disorder, aged 3-12, 134 siblings without autism, and 113 normally developing controls were recruited. Both parents reported their parenting styles and psychological status and mothers also reported children's behavioral problems.
Children with autism had significantly more severe behavioral problems and obtained less affection and more overprotection and authoritarian controlling from their parents than the other two groups. Compared to the controls, unaffected siblings showed some behavioral problems, and obtained less maternal care. Withdrawal and attention, social, and thought problems were the most associated behavioral syndromes to distinguish children with autism from those without.
In addition to children with autism, who have a wide range of behavioral problems and impaired parent-child interactions, their siblings may be at risk for such problems.
本研究旨在调查华人儿童自闭症谱系障碍儿童及其同胞的行为问题和养育方式。
共招募了 151 名符合 DSM-IV 自闭症障碍诊断标准的 3-12 岁儿童、134 名无自闭症的同胞和 113 名正常发育的对照组儿童。父母双方均报告了他们的养育方式和心理状况，母亲还报告了孩子的行为问题。
自闭症儿童的行为问题明显更为严重，与其他两组相比，他们从父母那里获得的关爱较少，受到的过度保护和专制控制较多。与对照组相比，未受影响的同胞表现出一些行为问题，并且获得的母爱较少。退缩和注意力、社交和思维问题是最能区分自闭症儿童和非自闭症儿童的行为综合征。
除了行为问题广泛且亲子互动受损的自闭症儿童外，他们的同胞也可能存在这些问题的风险。
