title: Behavioral problems and parenting style among Taiwanese children with autism and their siblings.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The purpose of the present study was to investigate the behavioral problems and parenting style among children with autism and their siblings in an ethnic Chinese population.
  
  
  METHODS
  A total of 151 children with DSM-IV autistic disorder, aged 3-12, 134 siblings without autism, and 113 normally developing controls were recruited. Both parents reported their parenting styles and psychological status and mothers also reported children's behavioral problems.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Children with autism had significantly more severe behavioral problems and obtained less affection and more overprotection and authoritarian controlling from their parents than the other two groups. Compared to the controls, unaffected siblings showed some behavioral problems, and obtained less maternal care. Withdrawal and attention, social, and thought problems were the most associated behavioral syndromes to distinguish children with autism from those without.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  In addition to children with autism, who have a wide range of behavioral problems and impaired parent-child interactions, their siblings may be at risk for such problems.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Susan Shur-Fen
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Gau
authors.forename: Miao-Churn
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Chou
authors.forename: Ju-Chin
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Ching-Ching
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Wong
authors.forename: Wen-Jiun
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: Chou
authors.forename: Ming-Fang
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Wei-Tsuen
authors.initials: WT
authors.lastname: Soong
authors.forename: Yu-Yu
authors.initials: YY
authors.lastname: Wu
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000342:Affective Symptoms / Q000523:psychology; D001290:Attitude; D001321:Autistic Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology*; D002648:Child; D002653:Child Behavior Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016015:Logistic Models; D008297:Male; D008425:Maternal Behavior; D008875:Middle Aged; D009769:Object Attachment; D016487:Parenting / Q000523:psychology*; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D035781:Siblings / Q000523:psychology*; D013624:Taiwan