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Lee, Vivian; Duku, Eric; Zwaigenbaum, Lonnie; Bennett, Teresa; Szatmari, Peter; Elsabbagh, Mayada; Kerns, Connor; Mirenda, Pat; Smith, Isabel M.; Ungar, Wendy J.; Vaillancourt, Tracy; Volden, Joanne; Waddell, Charlotte; Zaidman-Zait, Anat; Thompson, Ann; Georgiades, Stelios – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2020
Temperament is a construct that is relatively stable over time but varies between individuals. Research suggests that children with autism spectrum disorder have a 'reactive' temperament profile when compared to peers with or without disabilities. However, our understanding of how temperament varies within children with autism and how it relates…
Descriptors: Personality Traits, Severity (of Disability), Symptoms (Individual Disorders), Behavior Problems
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Pinchover, Shulamit; Shulman, Cory – Early Child Development and Care, 2019
Play and playfulness have a key role in children's development. Not enough is known about the playfulness of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and its relationship to children's behavioural problems, as well as the role of caregiver behaviours during play in this relationship. The present study examines the moderating role of teachers'…
Descriptors: Play, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Teacher Student Relationship
Tipton, Leigh Ann; Blacher, Jan B.; Eisenhower, Abbey S. – Remedial and Special Education, 2017
The purpose of this study was to identify how parents' use of language and literacy strategies during an adapted shared book reading activity relate to social, behavioral, and cognitive skills for their children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Participants were 111 young children (ages 4-7 years) with ASD and their mothers. A factor analysis…
Descriptors: Young Children, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Autism, Parent Child Relationship
Tipton, Leigh Ann; Blacher, Jan B.; Eisenhower, Abbey S. – Grantee Submission, 2017
The purpose of this study was to identify how parents' use of language and literacy strategies during an adapted shared book reading activity relate to social, behavioral, and cognitive skills for their children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Participants were 111 young children (ages 4-7 years) with ASD and their mothers. A factor analysis…
Descriptors: Young Children, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Autism, Parent Child Relationship
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Tomeny, Theodore S.; Barry, Tammy D.; Bader, Stephanie H. – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2014
Variability within the literature investigating typically-developing siblings of children with an autism spectrum disorder suggests that the quality of sibling outcomes may depend on specific factors. For this study, 42 parents of a child with an autism spectrum disorder and a typically-developing sibling provided data via online questionnaires.…
Descriptors: Birth Order, Siblings, Behavior Problems, Children
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Peters-Scheffer, Nienke; Didden, Robert; Korzilius, Hubert – Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders, 2012
To determine maternal stress and child variables predicting maternal stress, 104 mothers of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and intellectual disability (ID) completed the Dutch version of the Parental Stress Index (PSI; De Brock, Vermulst, Gerris, & Abidin, 1992) every six months over a period of two years. The level of maternal…
Descriptors: Mothers, Mental Retardation, Autism, Child Behavior
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Holtmann, Martin; Bolte, Sven; Poustka, Fritz – Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology, 2007
The purpose of the present study was to examine possible differences between high-functioning males and females with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) regarding the core symptoms of autism and coexisting psychopathology. A total of 23 females and 23 males matched for age, IQ, and ASD diagnoses were recruited(mean age 11y 9mo [SD 4y 5mo], range 5y-20y…
Descriptors: Check Lists, Autism, Psychopathology, Child Behavior