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Additionally, research has shown that there is a relationship between mothers’ attachment representations and the attachment styles of their children. However, it is important to note that infant characteristics may affect a mother’s ability to be sensitive and responsive even if she has a secure attachment style. For example, an autonomous mother who is sensitive and responsive in her caregiving, may have a child with a difficult temperament. Over time this may have an effect on the mother’s ability to provide sensitive and responsive caregiving for her child. One rather extreme example of this is mothers’ of autistic children.
Autism is a pervasive developmental disability that typically appears during the first three years of life, and is the result of a neurological disorder that affects the functioning of the brain (Szatmari, 2003). Autism affects the brain in the areas of social interaction and communication skills. Autistic children and adults usually have di...