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Issues pertaining to siblings of individuals with autism spectrum disorders

Autism and Developmental Disabilities: Current Practices and Issues

ISBN: 978-1-84855-356-9, eISBN: 978-1-84855-357-6

Publication date: 12 November 2008

Abstract

The heritability of ASDs reportedly exceeds 90% (Halgin & Whitbourne, 2007; Rutter, 2005), indicating that genetic endowment strongly influences the etiology of these disorders (Halgin & Whitbourne, 2007). Research to date has suggested chromosomes 2, 7, and 15 as possible sites for genetic abnormalities associated with ASDs (Filipek et al., 1999; Halgin & Whitbourne, 2007; Muhle, Trentacoste, & Rapin, 2004; Yonan et al., 2003). However, the genetics of autism is complex and is not yet fully known (Chuthapisith, Ruangdaraganon, Sombuntham, & Roongpraiwan, 2007; Goldberg et al., 2005; Muhle et al., 2004; Ozonoff, South, & Provencal, 2005; Rutter, 2005; Szatmari, Zwaigenbaum, & Bryson, 2004).

Citation

Deisinger, J.A. (2008), "Issues pertaining to siblings of individuals with autism spectrum disorders", Rotatori, A.F., Obiakor, F.E. and Burkhardt, S. (Ed.) Autism and Developmental Disabilities: Current Practices and Issues (Advances in Special Education, Vol. 18), Emerald Group Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. 135-155. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0270-4013(08)18007-2

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