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Growing up with autism
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Growing up with autism
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the educational impact on neurotypical siblings
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Herman
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Erin Leigh
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1987-
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Erin Herman
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author
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Fiske
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Kate
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Kate Fiske
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chair
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Fagley
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Nancy
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Nancy Fagley
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co-chair
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Forman
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Susan
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Susan Forman
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Advisory Committee
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co-chair
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Rutgers University
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Graduate School of Applied and Professional Psychology
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theses
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2013
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2013-10
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eng
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A substantial amount of research has focused on the psychological, social, and behavioral impacts of having a sibling with autism on the neurotypical sibling. However, there is a lack of research that focuses on the educational or academic effects that the typically developing sibling may experience as a result of increased responsibility, varying family dynamics, and psychological functioning. This pilot study includes 14 high school students who have a sibling with an autism spectrum diagnosis, and 25 high school students who have a sibling who does not have autism. This study examines three hypotheses, all related to the academic domain of individuals of siblings with autism: (1) siblings of children with autism spend less time on school-related activities (e.g. homework, studying, extracurricular activities) when compared to same-aged peers who do not have a sibling with autism, (2) siblings of children with autism receive less support from their parents or guardians on school-related activities, and (3) siblings of children with autism receive lower grades than students who do not have siblings with autism, and grade point average (GPA) will be predicted by amount of time spent on homework and amount of support received from parents or guardians. Hypothesis 1 and 2 received partial support. (1) Siblings with autism reported participating in fewer extracurricular activities than their peer counterparts who did not have a sibling with autism. (2) High school students with siblings with autism reported needing less help on their homework, and accordingly, receiving less help on their homework from their parents. High school students with siblings with autism reported that their sibling receives more attention from their parents and that they themselves spend less one-on-one time with their sibling when compared to students with typically developing siblings. (3) There was no significant difference found between the two groups of students’ GPAs. Nevertheless, GPA was significantly related to the number of hours spent on studying. An additional finding suggested that students with siblings with autism reported that school was less important to them.
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School Psychology
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Rutgers University Electronic Theses and Dissertations
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ix, 91 p. : ill.
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Psy.D.
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Includes bibliographical references
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by Erin Leigh Herman
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Autism in children
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Brothers and sisters of children with disabilities--Psychology
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Autistic children--Family relationships
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Graduate School of Applied and Professional Psychology Electronic Theses and Dissertations
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doi:10.7282/T3X63JXD
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ETD doctoral
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The author owns the copyright to this work.
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Herman
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Erin
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2013-04-16 21:09:34
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Erin Herman
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Rutgers University. Graduate School of Applied and Professional Psychology
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I hereby grant to the Rutgers University Libraries and to my school the non-exclusive right to archive, reproduce and distribute my thesis or dissertation, in whole or in part, and/or my abstract, in whole or in part, in and from an electronic format, subject to the release date subsequently stipulated in this submittal form and approved by my school. I represent and stipulate that the thesis or dissertation and its abstract are my original work, that they do not infringe or violate any rights of others, and that I make these grants as the sole owner of the rights to my thesis or dissertation and its abstract. I represent that I have obtained written permissions, when necessary, from the owner(s) of each third party copyrighted matter to be included in my thesis or dissertation and will supply copies of such upon request by my school. I acknowledge that RU ETD and my school will not distribute my thesis or dissertation or its abstract if, in their reasonable judgment, they believe all such rights have not been secured. I acknowledge that I retain ownership rights to the copyright of my work. I also retain the right to use all or part of this thesis or dissertation in future works, such as articles or books.
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2013-10-31
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2014-05-02
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Access to this PDF has been restricted at the author's request. It will be publicly available after May 2nd, 2014.
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Copyright protected
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Permission or license
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