Ma, What About Me?

A Study of the Mother – Child Relationship of Adolescents Having Siblings with Autism

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  • Ritika Dutta Lady Shri Ram College for Women Author

Abstract

This study aimed at investigating the perceptions of the mother-child relationship of adolescents having siblings with autism. Adolescents having siblings with autism (n = 40) were compared with adolescents having typically developing siblings (n = 40) on how they perceived their mothers on ten dimensions. Further, an in-depth, semi structured interview was conducted on adolescents having  siblings with autism (n = 10) to obtain a more detailed understanding of these adolescents’ experiences and relationships with others, in light of having a sibling with autism. Preliminary analysis of the interviews has shown that adolescents having siblings with autism shared a healthy relationship with both their mothers and their autistic siblings, although some challenges were also mentioned. The joys of having an autistic sibling were also stressed upon. Analysis of the quantitative phase of the study is still underway. Future directions for research were also discussed. 

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2013-09-19

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Vol. 2 (2013): The Learning Curve

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Ma, What About Me? A Study of the Mother – Child Relationship of Adolescents Having Siblings with Autism. (2013). The Learning Curve, 2, 54-60. https://dup.du.ac.in/index.php/LC/article/view/1027