Predicting friendship quality in autism spectrum disorders and typical development

Nirit Bauminger; Marjorie Solomon; Sally J. Rogers

doi:10.1007/s10803-009-0928-8

Predicting friendship quality in autism spectrum disorders and typical development

Nirit Bauminger, Marjorie Solomon, Sally J. Rogers

University of California at Davis

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Abstract

The role played by social relationship variables (attachment security; mother-child relationship qualities) and social-cognitive capacities (theory of mind) was examined in both observed friendship behaviors and in children's descriptions of friendships (age 8-12) with high functioning children with autism spectrum disorders (HFASD) (n = 44) and with typical development (TYP) (n = 38). Overall, half of the HFASD sample (54.45%) reported maternal attachment security, corroborating data from younger children with ASD. The hypothesized predictors and their interrelations had both direct and indirect effects on friendship for both groups of children, highlighting the importance of these factors in children's friendship development and suggesting both compensatory and amplification mechanisms for friendship qualities. Practical and clinical implications are discussed for friendship support in both ASD and TYP.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	751-761
Number of pages	11
Journal	Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders
Volume	40
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-009-0928-8
State	Published - Jun 2010

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Acknowledgments This research was supported by a grant from the United States—Israel Binational Science Foundation (BSF) to Drs. Rogers and Bauminger. The authors would like to express their appreciation to Dee B. Ankonina for her editorial contribution and to Dov Har-Even for his statistical consultation.

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Acknowledgments This research was supported by a grant from the United States—Israel Binational Science Foundation (BSF) to Drs. Rogers and Bauminger. The authors would like to express their appreciation to Dee B. Ankonina for her editorial contribution and to Dov Har-Even for his statistical consultation.

Funders	Funder number
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development	K12HD051958
United States-Israel Binational Science Foundation

Keywords

Asperger syndrome
Attachment
Friendship
HFASD
Theory of mind

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