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Assessment of Challenging Behaviours with the Nisonger Child Behavior Rating Form: Agreement/Disagreement between Frequency and Severity Ratings
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Makhluf, Yasmin Farage; Bacherini, Alice; Elisei, Sandro; Tass̩, Marc J.; Balboni, Giulia РJournal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 2021
Background: The Nisonger Child Behavior Rating Form (NCBRF) allows for the assessment of frequency and severity of challenging behaviours of individuals with ID with one combined rating. However, frequency and severity rating of challenging behaviours may be in disagreement. Therefore, the efficacy of frequency and severity independent ratings for…
Descriptors: Child Behavior, Behavior Problems, Severity (of Disability), Incidence
Outcomes and Moderators of Early Start Denver Model Intervention in Young Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder Delivered in a Mixed Individual and Group Setting
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Contaldo, Annarita; Colombi, Costanza; Pierotti, Caterina; Masoni, Patrizia; Muratori, Filippo – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2020
Several studies have shown the efficacy and effectiveness of the Early Start Denver Model, both in university and in community-based settings. However, a limited number of studies have investigated predictors of outcomes. In this study, we examined outcomes in 32 children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder after 1 year of community-based…
Descriptors: Young Children, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Early Intervention
Individual and Environmental Factors Affecting Adaptive Behavior of Toddlers with Autism Spectrum Disorder: Role of Parents' Socio-Cultural Level
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Balboni, Giulia; Bacherini, Alice; Rebecchini, Gessica; Cagiano, Romina; Mancini, Alice; Tancredi, Raffaella; Igliozzi, Roberta; Muratori, Filippo – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2021
The effects of environmental factors [including Socio-Economic Status, Cultural Capital, and Social Capital (Socio-Cultural Level) of both parents] on the Vineland-II adaptive behavior dimensions of toddlers with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), in addition to individual factors, was investigated in 148 Italian toddlers (82% males), aged 18 to…
Descriptors: Toddlers, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Influences
Implementation of the Early Start Denver Model in an Italian Community
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Colombi, Costanza; Narzisi, Antonio; Ruta, Liliana; Cigala, Virginia; Gagliano, Antonella; Pioggia, Giovanni; Siracusano, Rosamaria; Rogers, Sally J.; Muratori, Filippo – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2018
Identifying effective, community-based specialized interventions for young children with autism spectrum disorder is an international clinical and research priority. We evaluated the effectiveness of the Early Start Denver Model intervention in a group of young children with autism spectrum disorder living in an Italian community compared to a…
Descriptors: Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Autism, Emergent Literacy, Models
Adaptive Response of Children and Adolescents with Autism to the 2009 Earthquake in L'Aquila, Italy
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Valenti, Marco; Ciprietti, Tiziana; Di Egidio, Claudia; Gabrielli, Maura; Masedu, Francesco; Tomassini, Anna Rita; Sorge, Germana – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2012
The literature offers no descriptions of the adaptive outcomes of people with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) after natural disasters. Aim of this study was to evaluate the adaptive behaviour of participants with ASD followed for 1 year after their exposure to the 2009 earthquake in L'Aquila (Italy) compared with an unexposed peer group with ASD,…
Descriptors: Natural Disasters, Autism, Adolescents, Peer Groups
Social-Communicative Effects of the Picture Exchange Communication System (PECS) in Autism Spectrum Disorders
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Lerna, Anna; Esposito, Dalila; Conson, Massimiliano; Russo, Luigi; Massagli, Angelo – International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 2012
Background: The Picture Exchange Communication System (PECS) is a common treatment choice for non-verbal children with autism. However, little empirical evidence is available on the usefulness of PECS in treating social-communication impairments in autism. Aims: To test the effects of PECS on social-communicative skills in children with autism,…
Descriptors: Intervention, Interpersonal Relationship, Autism, Observation