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Parental Availability in Families Affected by Autism
Ruth V. Reed, MA, MB, BChir, MRCPCH
Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2007;161(11):1107.
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The article published in the Archives by Stone et al1 on the early development of younger siblings of children with autistic spectrum disorders (ASDs) was certainly interesting and will hopefully pave the way for further research. The authors concluded that the weaker performance of siblings of children with ASDs may represent early-emerging features of a broader autistic phenotype. I was surprised that the authors did not include an alternative explanation in their discussions, that of parental availability for the younger unaffected sibling. The needs of the younger sibling for stimulation and comfort may be met with great difficulty by a parent struggling to balance the increased needs of the affected child with those of a new arrival. The child with ASD tends to require much closer parental supervision within and outside of the home, and the spectrum of family activities may be greatly . . . [Full Text of this Article]AUTHOR INFORMATION
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Caitlin McMahon, Wendy L. Stone, and Paul J. Yoder
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