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Comparison of Social and Play Skills and Self-perceived Sibling Relationship Quality when one Child has Autism

  • Who is doing the research? Occupational therapy graduate students from The University of Scranton and their licensed occupational therapy professor.
  • What is the research? The purpose of this research is to describe the social and play skills of siblings where one child has ASD while playing together and find out how the children value their sibling relationship.
  • How long is this research? 3-4 scheduled meetings. 
  • Ages of the children: 6-12 years old
  • Parent, child with Autism, and child with typical development will be involved the study.
  • Where will the research be? The University of Scranton, Leahy Hall (Jefferson & Linden St.)
  • Contact information: Laura.zagacki@scranton.edu 570-941-4002
  • How this research benefits my family: you will learn about the play skills each of your children have and how they play together