Does Having a Sibling Affect Autistic People's Empathy?

This study examined whether autistic people with siblings score higher on measures of empathy than those without siblings. Cohorts of autistic children ( n = 939; mean age = 7.35 years ( SD = 2.15)) and autistic adults ( n = 736; mean age = 37 years ( SD = 12.39)) from the Cambridge Autism Resea...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of autism and developmental disorders 2024-12, Vol.54 (12), p.4650-4660
Hauptverfasser:	Rum, Yonat, Golan, Ofer, Allison, Carrie, Smith, Paula, White, Simon R., Baron-Cohen, Simon
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adolescent Adult Autism Autistic adults Autistic children Autistic Disorder - psychology Behavioral Science and Psychology Child Child and School Psychology Children Emotions Empathy Female Humans Male Males Middle Aged Neurosciences Original Original Article Pediatrics Psychology Public Health Self report Siblings Siblings - psychology
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Zusammenfassung:	This study examined whether autistic people with siblings score higher on measures of empathy than those without siblings. Cohorts of autistic children ( n = 939; mean age = 7.35 years ( SD = 2.15)) and autistic adults ( n = 736; mean age = 37 years ( SD = 12.39)) from the Cambridge Autism Research Database (CARD) were each divided into two groups: with or without siblings. Empathy was measured using the children version of the Empathy Quotient (EQ) (parent-report) for children. For adults, the EQ (self-report version) and the Reading the Mind in the Eyes Test (RMET) were used. Contrary to the hypothesis, autistic children without siblings scored higher on EQ than those with siblings ( t (283.70) = 4.20, p
ISSN:	0162-3257 1573-3432 1573-3432
DOI:	10.1007/s10803-023-06153-w