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Direct linkCampbell, Susan B.; Moore, Elizabeth L.; Northrup, Jessie; Brownell, Celia A. – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2017
Toddlers with an older sibling with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and low risk (LR) toddlers were observed at 22, 28, and 34 months during two empathy probes: a crying baby and an adult who pretended to hurt her finger. Toddlers with a later ASD diagnosis showed less empathic concern and self-distress at each age on both empathy probes than LR…
Descriptors: Toddlers, At Risk Persons, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders
Concern for Another's Distress in Toddlers at High and Low Genetic Risk for Autism Spectrum Disorder
Campbell, Susan B.; Leezenbaum, Nina B.; Schmidt, Emily N.; Day, Taylor N.; Brownell, Celia A. – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2015
We examined concern for others in 22-month-old toddlers with an older sibling with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and low risk typically-developing toddlers with older siblings. Responses to a crying infant and an adult social partner who pretended to hurt her finger were coded. Children with a later diagnosis of ASD showed limited empathic…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Toddlers, Sibling Relationship
Svetlova, Margarita; Nichols, Sara R.; Brownell, Celia A. – Child Development, 2010
The study explored how the meaning of prosocial behavior changes over toddlerhood. Sixty-five 18- and 30-month-olds could help an adult in 3 contexts: instrumental (action based), empathic (emotion based), and altruistic (costly). Children at both ages helped readily in instrumental tasks. For 18-month-olds, empathic helping was significantly more…
Descriptors: Cues, Prosocial Behavior, Altruism, Toddlers
