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Attachment and Autism Spectrum Conditions: Exploring Mary Main’s Coding Notes

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cam.issuedOnline2019-01-10
cam.orpheus.counter22
dc.contributor.authorCoughlan, BA
dc.contributor.authorMarshall-Andon, Tess
dc.contributor.authorAnderson, Julie
dc.contributor.authorReijman, Sophie
dc.contributor.authorDuschinsky, Robbie
dc.contributor.orcidCoughlan, Barry [0000-0002-1484-6491]
dc.contributor.orcidDuschinsky, Robbie [0000-0003-2023-5328]
dc.date.accessioned2019-01-18T00:30:09Z
dc.date.available2019-01-18T00:30:09Z
dc.date.issued2019-03-01
dc.description.abstractDistinguishing autism spectrum behaviours from behaviours relating to disorganised attachment can be challenging. There is, for instance, a notable overlap between both conditions in terms of behaviours deemed stereotypical. In addition, there are also similarities regarding some atypical social overtures. Responding to this overlap has been the subject for much debate in the literature. Disorganised attachment was first introduced and conceptualised by the attachment researcher, Mary Main. Main is considered the leading authority on coding this phenomenon. During the course of archival research, we obtained Main’s notes on coding attachment in a group of fifteen children with autism spectrum conditions (hereafter ASC). Drawing on these texts, this paper explores Main’s reasoning when making distinctions between ASC and attachment at the behavioural level. Our approach is informed by Chang’s (2017) argument for the potential of “history as complementary science. Analysis indicate that, for Main, frequency and timing was an important differential factor when attributing a behaviour to either ASC or the child’s attachment pattern.
dc.description.sponsorshipThe authors wish to thank the Wellcome Trust [Grant WT103343MA] and the NIHR School of Primary Care Research [RG94577]
dc.identifier.doi10.17863/CAM.35451
dc.identifier.eissn2516-1040
dc.identifier.issn2516-1032
dc.identifier.urihttps://www.repository.cam.ac.uk/handle/1810/288135
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherSage
dc.publisher.urlhttps://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/2516103218816707
dc.rightsAttribution 4.0 International
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.subjectAinsworth Strange Situation Procedure
dc.subjectattachment
dc.subjectautism
dc.subjectdevelopmental psychology
dc.subjectdifferential diagnosis
dc.titleAttachment and Autism Spectrum Conditions: Exploring Mary Main’s Coding Notes
dc.typeArticle
dcterms.dateAccepted2018-11-02
prism.endingPage93
prism.issueIdentifier1
prism.publicationDate2019
prism.publicationNameDevelopmental Child Welfare
prism.startingPage76
prism.volume1
pubs.funder-project-idNational Institute for Health Research (NIHR) (via University of Oxford) (Barry Coughlan)
pubs.funder-project-idWellcome Trust (103343/Z/13/A)
rioxxterms.licenseref.startdate2019-03-01
rioxxterms.licenseref.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
rioxxterms.typeJournal Article/Review
rioxxterms.versionAM
rioxxterms.versionofrecord10.1177/2516103218816707

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