The purpose of this quantitative, correlational study was to investigate the relationship between parent and child temperament on language acquisition as well as the relationship between parent responsivity and parent-child temperament in autistic children. Participants were 25 parent-child dyads of autistic children between the ages 2 and 8 years…

Although Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASDs) have traditionally been considered a lifelong condition, there appear to be a subset of people who make such significant improvements that they no longer meet diagnostic criteria for autism. The current study examines whether these "optimal outcome" (OO) children and adolescents, despite losing…