ANALYSIS OF VARIABLES RELATED TO SOCIAL INTERACTIONS IN CHILDREN WITH AGENESIS OF THE CORPUS CALLOSUM

The purpose of this study was to analyze and describe the common communication, social, and behavioral attributes of individuals with agenesis of the corpus callosum (ACC), a rare congenital brain anomaly, as they relate to social interaction This study analyzed data collected fiom over seven hundred families and made available through The ACC Network. The researcher utilized descriptive statistics to analyze the total sample and ANOVA to determine if differences occurred due to primary callosal diagnosis or age. An additional analysis examined features of individuals with higher level communication abilities. This sample represented a broad range of ability and disability, fiom individuals with multiple congenital disabilities which included ACC, to individuals diagnosed with ACC only. Common features included a happy, social, and cooperative nature with rare aggressive or antisocial tendencies. Yet, consistent with previous research, these individuals experience difficulties in their interactions with peers. Many experience language delay, deficits, or anomalies which affect successfd social interaction. Attention to social conventions, responsiveness to social partners, and emotiona