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Autism and attachment

The Attachment Q-Sort

Anna H. Rutgers

Marinus H. Van IJzendoorn

Marian J. Bakermans-Kranenburg

Leiden University,The Netherlands

Sophie H. N. Swinkels

Radboud University, Medical Center,The Netherlands

Children with autism are able to show secure attachment behaviours to their parents/caregivers. Most studies on attachment in children with autism used a (modified) Strange Situation Procedure (SSP) to examine attachment security. An advantage of the Attachment Q-Sort (AQS) over the SSP is that it can be attuned to the secure-base behaviour of children from special populations. In this study experts in the field of autism (both clinicians and researchers: N = 59) defined an AQS criterion sort for children with autism and tested its content validity. Separate criterion sorts were defined for the social subtypes aloof and active-but-odd, but the two criterion sorts could be combined into one AQS criterion sort for children with autism. It is concluded that with minor amendments the original Attachment Q-Sort is applicable in observing the attachment behaviour of children with autism.

Key Words: Attachment • Q-Sort • autism • secure base • social subtypes

Autism, Vol. 11, No. 2, 187-200 (2007)
DOI: 10.1177/1362361307075713
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