Purpose and Hypotheses of the Study
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the differences between the way that children with High-Functioning Autism Spectrum Disorder (referred to as HFASD) and typical children approach friendships, based upon several criteria. The researchers hypothesized that due to their lack of social skills, the children with HFASD would perform worse in every category across the board, and that the friendships of children with HFASD would have different qualities than those of typical children.
Sample
The study took place in both Israel and the United States. There were 44 children with HFASD, and 48 without. Each target child also brought one of their closest friends (with whom they had been friends for more than six months and saw regularly outside of school), bringing the total children participating up to 164 children – almost entirely male – between the ages of 8 and 12.
Methods and Procedures
As it was a multidimensional study, there were many methods involved, both in the selection and initial evaluation of the subjects and the actual study itself.
Initially, the children in the experimental group were selected on the basis of whether or not they had been previously diagnosed with a form of HFASD (High-Functioning Autism Spectrum Disorder) – either Autistic Disorder or Asperger’s Syndrome. The parents of the children were then administered the ADI-R (Autism Diagnostic Interview – Revised) and the ADOS-G (Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule), for which the children all scored within the ranges of ASD. These tests and the results were provided to ensure that the group met the alleged assumption of having HFASD, so that the results would be accurate.
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... friends would have had disabilities. Perhaps in friendships among children who both have disabilities – whether they be the same or different – there is a kind of understanding as to the particular limitations of each. Furthermore, I would be interested to look into the friendships of the HFASD children to see how aware their friends were of their disability, and in what ways their behavior may be/have been influenced by this knowledge (perhaps a parent urging them to be more patient and understanding, or a teacher pairing them together that led to the initial friendship).
Works Cited
Bauminger, N., Solomon, M., Aviezer, A., Heung, K., Gazit, L., Brown, J., & Rogers, S. J..(2008). Children with autism and their friends: A multidimensional study of friendship in high-functioning autism spectrum disorder. Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology. (2008) . 36:135–150.
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