Benefits of Including Siblings in the Treatment of Autism Spectrum Disorders

Cognitive and Behavioral Practice

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 413-422

  Ferraioli, Suzannah J ^a   Hansford, Amy ^a   Harris, Sandra L ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTISM; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF CONCEPT; SIBLING; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 84862180728     PISSN: 10777229     EISSN: 1878187X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpra.2010.05.005     Document Type: Article

References (27)

1. Belchic J.K., Harris S.L. The use of multiple peer exemplars to enhance the generalization of play skills to the siblings of children with autism. Child and Family Behavior Therapy 1994, 16:1-25.
2. Carandang M.L.A., Folkins C.H., Hines P.A., Stewart M.S. The role of cognitive level and sibling illness in children's conceptualizations of illness. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry 1979, 49:474-481.
3. Celiberti, D. A. (1993). Training parents of children with autism to promote sibling play: Randomized trials of three alternative training interventions. Unpublished doctoral dissertation.
4. Celiberti D.A., Harris S.L. Behavioral intervention for siblings of children with autism: A focus on skills to enhance play. Behavior Therapy 1993, 24:573-599.
5. Colletti G., Harris S.L. Behavior modification in the home: Siblings as behavior modifiers, parents as observers. Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology 1977, 5:21-30.
6. El-Ghoroury N.H., Romanczyk R.G. Play interactions of family members towards children with autism. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders 1999, 29:249-258.
7. Ferraioli S., Harris S.L. Teaching joint attention to children with autism through a sibling-mediated behavioral intervention. Naturalistic teaching strategies to teach social skills to children with autism. Symposium presented at annual meeting of Association for Behavior Analysis International, Phoenix, AZ 2009, May, M. Charlop-Christy (Ed.).
8. Garfinkle A.N., Schwartz I.S. Peer imitation: Increasing social interactions in children with autism and other developmental disabilities in inclusive preschool classrooms. Topics in Early Childhood Special Education 2002, 22:26-38.
9. Giallo R., Gavidia-Payne S. Child, parent, and family factors as predictors of adjustment for siblings of children with a disability. Journal of Intellectual Disability Research 2006, 50:937-948.
10. Glasberg B.A. The development of siblings' understanding of autism and related disorders. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders 2000, 30:143-156.
11. Grindle C.F., Kovshoff H., Hastings R., Remington B. Parents' experiences of home-based applied behavior analysis programs for young children with autism. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders 2009, 39:42-56.
12. Hastings R.P. Behavioral adjustment of siblings of children with autism engaged in applied behavior analysis early intervention programs: The moderating role of social support. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders 2003, 33:141-150.
13. Jones E.A., Carr E.G., Feeley K.M. Multiple effects of joint attention intervention for children with autism. Behavior Modification 2006, 30:782-834.
14. Jones C.D., Schwartz I.S. Siblings, peers, and adults: Differential effects of models for children with autism. Topics in Early Childhhod Special Education 2004, 24:187-198.
15. Knott F., Lewis C., Williams T. Sibling interaction of children with learning disabilities: A comparison of autism and Down's Syndrome. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry 1995, 6:965-976.
16. Lobato D., Tlaker A. Sibling intervention with a retarded child. Education and Treatment of Children 1985, 8:347-364.
17. Macks R.J., Reeve R.E. The adjustment of non-disabled siblings of children with autism. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders 2007, 37:1060-1067.
18. McHale S.M., Sloan J., Simeonsson R.J. Sibling relationships of children with autistic, mentally retarded, and nonhandicapped brothers and sisters. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders 1986, 16:399-413.
19. Morrison L., Kamps D., Garcia J., Parker D. Peer mediation and monitoring strategies to improve initiations and social skills for students with autism. Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions 2001, 3:237-250.
20. Mundy P., Sigman M., Kasari C. A longitudinal study of joint attention and language development in autistic children. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders 1990, 20:115-128.
21. Schreibman L., O ' Neill R.E., Koegel R.L. Behavioral training for siblings of autistic children. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis 1983, 16:129-138.
22. Seibert J., Hogan A.S., Mundy P. Assessing interactional competencies: The ESCS. Infant Mental Health Journal 1982, 3:244-258.
23. Turner, L. M. (2006). Social and nonsocial orienting in young children with autism, developmental disorders, and typical development. Unpublished doctoral dissertation.
24. Tsao L.L., Odom S.L. Sibling-mediated social interaction intervention for young children with autism. Topics in Early Childhood Special Education 2006, 26:106-123.
25. Whalen C., Schreibman L. Joint attention training for children with autism using behavior modification procedures. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry 2003, 44:456-468.
26. Whalen C., Schreibman L., Ingersoll B. The collateral effects of joint attention training on social initiations, positive affect, imitation, and spontaneous speech for young children with autism. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders 2006, 36:655-664.
27. Yirmiya N., Ozonoff S. The very early autism phenotype. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders 2007, 37:1-11.