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1. Introduction
2. Authors' work in the field
3. What the research tells us
4. Age and gender of siblings
5. Prototypes for sibling coping
6. Autism and siblings stressors
7. Reactions to growing up with a sib with ASD
8. Overview of issues
9. Coping with ASD in family context
10. Coping influenced by child characteristics
11. Coping influenced by parent characteristics
12. Autistic spectrum disorders are a syndrome
13. Inside the world of the autistic spectrum child
14. Autism as seen by the 3-year-old sib
15. Autism as seen by the 8-year-old sib (1)
16. Autism as seen by the 8-year-old sib (2)
17. Autism as seen by the 16-year-old sib
18. The impact of ASD on parents and siblings
19. A child with an ASD is a 'life event'
20. A tale of two children
21. Diagnosis of autism - the grief process
22. Responses to the diagnosis of an ASD - outcry
23. Responses to the diagnosis of an ASD - denial
24. Responses to the diagnosis of an ASD - intrusion
25. Responses to the diagnosis - working through
26. Stasis vs. chronic sorrow
27. Implications for the family

Topics Covered

• Siblings of Children with Autistic Spectrum Disorders
• Age and gender of siblings Prototypes for sibling coping
• Autism and siblings stressors
• Coping with ASD in family context
• Coping influenced by child and parent characteristics
• Autistic spectrum disorders are a syndrome
• Inside the world of the autistic spectrum child
• Autism as seen by sib in different ages
• The impact of ASD on parents and siblings
• A child with an ASD is a 'life event'
• Diagnosis of autism
• The grief process
• Outcry
• Denial
• Intrusion
• Working through
• Stasis vs. chronic sorrow
• Implications for the family

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Series:

• Autism and Autism Spectrum Disorders

Categories:

• Clinical Practice
• Neuroscience

Therapeutic Areas:

• Neurology

Talk Citation

Siegel, B. (2012, July 5). Siblings of children with autistic spectrum disorders 1 [Video file]. In The Biomedical & Life Sciences Collection, Henry Stewart Talks. Retrieved April 15, 2025, from https://doi.org/10.69645/ODJX3659.
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Publication History

• Published on July 5, 2012

Financial Disclosures

• Prof. Bryna Siegel has not informed HSTalks of any commercial/financial relationship that it is appropriate to disclose.