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Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

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01-07-2007 | Original Paper

Attachment in Toddlers with Autism and Other Developmental Disorders

Auteurs: Fabiënne B. A. Naber, Sophie H. N. Swinkels, Jan K. Buitelaar, Marian J. Bakermans-Kranenburg, Marinus H. van IJzendoorn, Claudine Dietz, Emma van Daalen, Herman van Engeland

Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders | Uitgave 6/2007

Abstract

Attachment was assessed in toddlers with Autistic Disorder (n = 20), Pervasive Developmental Disorder (n = 14), Mental Retardation (n = 12), Language Development Disorder (n = 16), and a non-clinical comparison group (n = 18), using the Strange Situation Procedure (SSP). Children in the clinical groups were more often disorganized and less often securely attached. Severity of autism was associated with more attachment insecurity, and lower developmental level increased the chance for disorganized attachment. Attachment disorganization was related to increased heart rate during the SSP. Controlling for basal cortisol and developmental level, more autistic symptoms predicted lower cortisol responses to the SSP. The findings support the importance of disorganized attachment for children with autism.

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Titel: Attachment in Toddlers with Autism and Other Developmental Disorders
Auteurs: Fabiënne B. A. Naber
Sophie H. N. Swinkels
Jan K. Buitelaar
Marian J. Bakermans-Kranenburg
Marinus H. van IJzendoorn
Claudine Dietz
Emma van Daalen
Herman van Engeland
Publicatiedatum: 01-07-2007
Uitgeverij: Kluwer Academic Publishers-Plenum Publishers
Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders / Uitgave 6/2007
Print ISSN: 0162-3257
Elektronisch ISSN: 1573-3432
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-006-0255-2

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