Jones Emily A, Fiani Theresa, Stewart Jennifer L, Neil Nicole, McHugh Susan, Fienup Daniel M
The City University of New York, USA.
Laureate Institute for Brain Research, USA.
Autism. 2020 Aug;24(6):1468-1481. doi: 10.1177/1362361320908979. Epub 2020 Mar 13.
Typically developing siblings of a child with autism spectrum disorder may show mental health difficulties. A support group is one approach to help typically developing siblings. During support groups, typically developing siblings discuss their feelings, learn coping strategies and problem-solving skills, and develop a peer network. We compared a support group to participation in a similar group without a focus on the sibling with autism spectrum disorder. Some areas of mental health improved. Improvements were also impacted by autism spectrum disorder symptom severity in the sibling with autism spectrum disorder. Findings suggest continuing to examine how support groups can help typically developing siblings and for which siblings support groups might be particularly effective.
患有自闭症谱系障碍儿童的发育正常的兄弟姐妹可能会出现心理健康问题。支持小组是帮助发育正常的兄弟姐妹的一种方式。在支持小组中，发育正常的兄弟姐妹会讨论他们的感受，学习应对策略和解决问题的技巧，并建立一个同伴网络。我们将一个支持小组与参与一个类似但不聚焦于患有自闭症谱系障碍的兄弟姐妹的小组进行了比较。心理健康的一些方面得到了改善。这些改善也受到患有自闭症谱系障碍的兄弟姐妹的自闭症谱系障碍症状严重程度的影响。研究结果表明，需要继续研究支持小组如何帮助发育正常的兄弟姐妹，以及支持小组对哪些兄弟姐妹可能特别有效。
