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He Said, She Said: Autism Spectrum Diagnosis and Gender Differentially Affect Relationships between Executive Functions and Social Communication
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Chouinard, Brea; Gallagher, Louise; Kelly, Clare – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2019
Autism spectrum disorder is characterized by difficulties with social communication, with a preponderance in males. Evidence supports a relationship between metacognitive executive functions (e.g. planning, working memory) and social communication in autism spectrum disorder, yet relationships with specific metacognitive executive functions and…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Gender Differences, Executive Function
Inhibition in Developmental Disorders: A Comparison of Inhibition Profiles between Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder, Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder, and Comorbid Symptom Presentation
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Cremone-Caira, Amanda; Trier, Katherine; Sanchez, Victoria; Kohn, Brooke; Gilbert, Rachel; Faja, Susan – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2021
Thirty to 80% of children with autism spectrum disorder also have symptoms of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder. Many children with autism spectrum disorder and attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder experience difficulties carrying out goal-directed behaviors, particularly when it comes to inhibiting responses. The aim of this study was…
Descriptors: Inhibition, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
The Mediators for the Link between Autism and Real-World Executive Functions in Adolescence and Young Adulthood
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Yi-Ling Chien; Yueh-Ming Tai; Yen-Nan Chiu; Wen-Che Tsai; Susan Shur-Fen Gau – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2024
The mediators of real-world executive functions in autism during the transition into adulthood are mainly unknown. This study aimed to identify the mediators for the behavioral and cognitive domains of real-world executive functions in late adolescent and young adult autistic populations. We followed up 289 autistic children (aged 11.6 ± 3.8, male…
Descriptors: Young Adults, Executive Function, Metacognition, Correlation
Impact of Child Factors on Parenting Stress of Mothers of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder and Intellectual Disability: A UK School-Based Study
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Tsermentseli, Stella; Kouklari, Evangelia-Chrysanthi – Early Child Development and Care, 2021
Parents of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) are at risk for high stress levels. Multiple child factors have been identified as predictors of stress in parents of children with ASD, but factors associated with stress in parents of children with ASD and comorbid intellectual disability (ASD-ID) are not well understood. This study…
Descriptors: Stress Variables, Predictor Variables, Child Rearing, Mothers