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Siblings of children with autism spectrum disorders: social support and family quality of life.

Dunia GarridoGloria CarballoRocio Garcia-Retamero
Published in: Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation (2020)
Our findings highlight the variability in the developmental abilities of the unaffected school-age children with familiar risk factors and emphasize the need for supervising development of all Sibs-ASD over different time points. Social support may be a critical aspect to consider in interventions for improving the satisfaction on FQoL.
Keyphrases
  • social support
  • depressive symptoms
  • autism spectrum disorder
  • risk factors
  • young adults
  • intellectual disability
  • physical activity
  • attention deficit hyperactivity disorder