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Diana Fields; Kathryn Asbury – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2024
This study explores how capable young children are of thinking about a potential future that uses DNA screening to assess an individual's likelihood of experiencing learning or behaviour difficulties. Puppets and a scenario-based approach were used to ask children aged 4-10 (n = 165) whether they thought DNA screening might be helpful or harmful.…
Descriptors: Autism Spectrum Disorders, Futures (of Society), Genetics, Behavior Problems
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Dykens, Elisabeth M.; And Others – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 1997
A study examined the cognitive and behavioral profiles in 10 individuals (ages 14-51) with Smith-Magenis syndrome. Results found the individuals showed significant relative weaknesses in sequential processing and strengths in naming a partially completed drawing, identifying things, and in reading/decoding. Behavioral findings indicated…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adults, Behavior Patterns, Behavior Problems