Netherlands Youth Institute, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
Section Clinical Developmental Psychology, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Van der Boechorststraat 7, 1081 BT, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
J Autism Dev Disord. 2021 May;51(5):1719-1728. doi: 10.1007/s10803-020-04649-3.
This RCT investigated whether participants' sibling configuration moderated the effect of a Theory of Mind (ToM) intervention for children with autism. Children with autism aged 8-13 years (n = 141) were randomized over a waitlist control or treatment condition. Both having more siblings, as well as having an older sibling were related to better outcomes on measures of ToM-related behavior and social cognition, but not ToM knowledge or autistic features in general. The finding that these associations were limited to practical skills addressed in the intervention, seems to indicate that having more siblings and having an older sibling provides enhanced opportunities for children with autism to practice taught skills in the home environment.
本 RCT 研究了参与者的兄弟姐妹结构是否调节了自闭症儿童心理理论（ToM）干预的效果。8-13 岁的自闭症儿童（n=141）随机分为候补对照组或治疗组。兄弟姐妹较多以及有哥哥或姐姐与 ToM 相关行为和社会认知的测量结果更好相关，但与一般的 ToM 知识或自闭症特征无关。这些关联仅限于干预中涉及的实际技能的发现表明，兄弟姐妹较多以及有哥哥或姐姐为自闭症儿童在家庭环境中练习所教授技能提供了更多机会。
