Comparison of Attachment-Related Social Behaviors in Autistic Disorder and Developmental Disability

AKDEMİR D., PEHLİVANTÜRK B., ÜNAL M. F., ÖZUSTA H. Ş.

TURK PSIKIYATRI DERGISI, vol.20, no.2, pp.105-117, 2009 (SSCI) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 20 Issue: 2
  • Publication Date: 2009
  • Journal Name: TURK PSIKIYATRI DERGISI
  • Journal Indexes: Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Page Numbers: pp.105-117
  • Hacettepe University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Objective: This study examined social behaviors related to attachment in children with autistic disorder and the differences in these behaviors from those observed in developmentally disabled children. Additionally, we aimed to investigate the relationship between attachment behaviors and clinical variables, such as age, cognitive development, severity of autism, language development, and mothers' attachment styles.