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Autism and Attachment: The Attachment Q-Sort
- Source :
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Autism: The International Journal of Research & Practice . 2007 11(2):187-200. - Publication Year :
- 2007
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Abstract
- Children with autism are able to show secure attachment behaviours to their parents/caregivers. Most studies on attachment in children with autism used a (modified) Strange Situation Procedure (SSP) to examine attachment security. An advantage of the Attachment Q-Sort (AQS) over the SSP is that it can be attuned to the secure-base behaviour of children from special populations. In this study experts in the field of autism (both clinicians and researchers: N = 59) defined an AQS criterion sort for children with autism and tested its content validity. Separate criterion sorts were defined for the social subtypes aloof and active-but-odd, but the two criterion sorts could be combined into one AQS criterion sort for children with autism. It is concluded that with minor amendments the original Attachment Q-Sort is applicable in observing the attachment behaviour of children with autism. (Contains 2 tables.)
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1362-3613
- Volume :
- 11
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- ERIC
- Journal :
- Autism: The International Journal of Research & Practice
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- EJ755406
- Document Type :
- Journal Articles<br />Reports - Research
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1177/1362361307075713