Research Group Developmental Disorders, Ghent University, Belgium.
Autism Res. 2011 Oct;4(5):358-67. doi: 10.1002/aur.217. Epub 2011 Aug 31.
This within-family study investigated whether mothers differentiate between children in their interactive behavior. Mothers were observed during a play and a task interaction separately with their child with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) (between 46 and 84 months old, M = 68) and with a younger sibling (between 29 and 67 months old, M = 48). Additionally, the social behavior of the children with ASD and their non-ASD siblings was compared. Results show that mothers differentiated in their responsiveness but not in their initiatives toward the children. Children with ASD and their non-ASD siblings were equally responsive but children with ASD were more imperative toward their caregiver. Several interpretations of these findings are discussed. Finally, it is concluded that family-based interventions will benefit from a better understanding of the effect of ASD on mother-child interactions within families with a child with ASD. Therefore, between-family studies should be complemented with within-family studies. Autism Res 2011,4:358-367. © 2011 International Society for Autism Research, Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
本家系研究旨在调查母亲在互动行为中是否会区别对待孩子。研究人员分别观察了母亲与自闭症谱系障碍（ASD）儿童（46 至 84 个月大，M=68）以及年幼兄弟姐妹（29 至 67 个月大，M=48）之间的游戏互动和任务互动。此外，还比较了 ASD 儿童及其非 ASD 兄弟姐妹的社会行为。结果表明，母亲在回应性方面存在差异，但在主动性方面没有差异。ASD 儿童及其非 ASD 兄弟姐妹的回应性相当，但 ASD 儿童对照顾者的命令性更强。对这些发现的几种解释进行了讨论。最后得出结论，基于家庭的干预措施将受益于更好地理解 ASD 对 ASD 儿童家庭中母婴互动的影响。因此，应该在基于家系的研究之外，再补充进行基于家系的研究。自闭症研究 2011,4:358-367. © 2011 国际自闭症研究协会，威利期刊出版社
