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McLay, Laurie L.; France, Karyn G.; Blampied, Neville M.; Hunter, Jolene E.; van Deurs, Jenna R.; Woodford, Emma C.; Gibbs, Rosina; Lang, Russell – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2022
This study follows McLay et al., "Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders," (2020) to investigate whether the function-based behavioral sleep interventions received by 41 children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) produced collateral improvements in ASD severity, internalizing and externalizing symptoms and parent…
Descriptors: Sleep, Children, Adolescents, Autism
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Dillenburger, Karola; Keenan, Mickey; Doherty, Alvin; Byrne, Tony; Gallagher, Stephen – British Journal of Special Education, 2010
The number of children diagnosed with an autistic spectrum disorder (ASD) is rising and is now thought to be as high as 1:100. While the debate about best treatment continues, the effects of having a child diagnosed with ASD on family life remain relatively unexplored. This article, by Karola Dillenburger of Queens University Belfast, Mickey…
Descriptors: Siblings, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Parent Attitudes
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Schwichtenberg, A.; Poehlmann, J. – Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 2007
Background: Interventions based on applied behaviour analysis (ABA) are commonly recommended for children with an autism spectrum disorder (ASD); however, few studies address how this intervention model impacts families. The intense requirements that ABA programmes place on children and families are often cited as a critique of the programme,…
Descriptors: Intervention, Family Needs, Mothers, Autism