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ArticleAutism research : official journal of the International Society for Autism Research2026

Parenting Stress and Stressful Life Events Among Caregivers of Toddler Siblings of Autistic and Non-Autistic Children.

Jennifer E Magnuson, Lucy S King, Jacob I Feldman, S Madison Clark, Grace Pulliam, Kacie Dunham-Carr, Alexandra Golden, Bahar Keçeli- Kaysılı, Kathryn L Humphreys, Tiffany G Woynaroski

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Article in Autism research : official journal of the International Society for Autism Research, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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  1. Measuring early experiences: Challenges and future directions.Developmental cognitive neuroscience · 2025
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5 · Who and what money

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10 authors.

Jennifer E MagnusonDepartment of Hearing & Speech Sciences, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-7995-6077
Lucy S KingDepartment of Psychology and Human Development, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-2552-0614
Jacob I FeldmanFrist Center for Autism & Innovation, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-5723-5834
S Madison ClarkDepartment of Hearing & Speech Sciences, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, USA.ORCID 0009-0007-7973-7695
Grace PulliamDepartment of Hearing & Speech Sciences, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee, USA.ORCID 0009-0008-0962-2603
Kacie Dunham-CarrDepartment of Hearing & Speech Sciences, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-4434-1056
Alexandra GoldenDepartment of Hearing & Speech Sciences, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-9159-1923
Bahar Keçeli- KaysılıDepartment of Hearing & Speech Sciences, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-2187-2775
Kathryn L HumphreysDepartment of Psychology and Human Development, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-5715-6597
Tiffany G WoynaroskiFrist Center for Autism & Innovation, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-6513-1181

Funding

Overall: Eunice Kennedy Shriver Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Research Center at VanderbiltP50HD103537 · NICHD · VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER · PI Lea K Davis · 2020 to 2026
$10.3M
NRSA Training CoreTL1TR002244 · NCATS · VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER · PI Julie A. Bastarache · 2017 to 2026
$4.6M
Sensory Project in Infant/Toddler Siblings of Children with Autism (Project SPIS)R01DC020186 · NIDCD · VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER · PI Tiffany Woynaroski · 2022 to 2026
$3.2M
The Vanderbilt Institute for Clinical and Translational Research (VICTR)KL2TR000446 · NCATS · VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER · PI BERNARD, GORDON RAPHAEL · 2012 to 2016
$2.8M
Sensory Project in Infant/Toddler Siblings of Children with Autism (Project SPIS)R21DC016144 · NIDCD · VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER · PI WOYNAROSKI, TIFFANY · 2017 to 2019
$474k
Looking and LanguageK99DC021501 · NIDCD · VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER · PI FELDMAN, JACOB I · 2024 to 2025
$260k
Looking to and Processing of Audiovisual Speech in Infants at Risk for AutismF31DC020129 · NIDCD · VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY · PI DUNHAM-CARR, KACIE · 2021 to 2024
$89k
Evaluating Cascading Effects of Caregiver Stress on Later Language Outcomes of InfantsF31DC022173 · NIDCD · VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY · PI MAGNUSON, JENNIFER E · 2024 to 2025
$52k
National Science Foundation 2042285NCATS NIH HHS KL2 TR000446NCATS NIH HHS TL1 TR002244NICHD NIH HHS P50 HD103537NIDCD NIH HHS F31 DC020129NIDCD NIH HHS F31 DC022173NIDCD NIH HHS K99 DC021501NIDCD NIH HHS R01 DC020186NIDCD NIH HHS R21 DC016144NIH HHS F31DC020129NIH HHS F31DC022173NIH HHS K99DC021501NIH HHS KL2TR000446NIH HHS P50HD103537NIH HHS R01DC020186NIH HHS R21DC016144NIH HHS TL1TR002244
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This study measured experiences of parenting stress and stressful life events in caregivers of families with a toddler who has either an autistic or non-autistic older sibling(s). Caregivers of toddlers (12-18 months old) with older autistic siblings (Sibs-autism; n = 58) and toddlers with older non-autistic siblings (Sibs-NA; n = 46) completed questionnaires assessing stress related to parenting their toddler and their exposure to stressful life events since their toddler's birth. We compared levels of parenting stress and stressful life events between caregivers of Sibs-autism and Sibs-NA and examined the association between these measures. Caregivers of Sibs-autism reported significantly higher levels of parenting stress and stressful life events relative to caregivers of Sibs-NA, with small to moderate effects. Parenting stress and stressful life events were moderately correlated. Across these groups of caregivers, parenting stress and stressful life events appear to be related, but partially distinct aspects of caregiver stress. These findings highlight the importance of assessing multiple aspects of stress to better understand how stress may influence both caregiver wellbeing and the development of children with autistic siblings.

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Autistic DisorderCaregiversLife Change EventsParentingSiblingsStress, PsychologicalAdultChild, PreschoolFemaleHumansInfantMaleSurveys and Questionnairesautismcaregivinginfant siblingsmeasurementparent mental healthstress

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PMCPMC13084760

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