Online ISSN: 2325-7466
2006
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National Association of Special Education Teachers (NASET)
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What Do Brothers and Sisters Think? An Investigation of Expectations of Siblings with Autism Spectrum Disorders

  • Julie K. Ivey, Ph.D (Author) Baylor University image/svg+xml
  • Lucy Barnard-Brak, Ph.D (Author) Baylor University
DOI
https://doi.org/10.64546/jaasep.73
Abstract
This study, with its foundation in expectancy theory, investigated the expectations of siblings of children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD). Forty siblings, 7-22 years of age, in Texas completed a 19-item survey that examined the expectations of siblings of persons with ASD according to the sex and age characteristics of these sibling dyads. The results indicate that there is an association between the expectations of siblings of persons with ASD and the respective sex and age characteristics of these sibling dyads. Siblings of same-sex dyads appeared to have significantly higher expectations for their sibling with autism while siblings of different-sex dyads appeared to have significantly lower expectations for their sibling with autism. Results also indicate a significant association between sibling dyad age differences and expectations.
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Ivey, J. K., & Barnard-Brak, L. (2009). What Do Brothers and Sisters Think? An Investigation of Expectations of Siblings with Autism Spectrum Disorders. Journal of the American Academy of Special Education Professionals, 4(3), 17-23. https://doi.org/10.64546/jaasep.73

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