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Gau, Susan Shur-Fen; Chou, Miao-Churn; Chiang, Huey-Ling; Lee, Ju-Chin; Wong, Ching-Ching; Chou, Wen-Jiun; Wu, Yu-Yu – Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders, 2012
This study aimed to investigate the psychopathology, marital relationship, and family function in parents of children with autistic disorder (autism) as compared to parents of typically developing children. We also compared these measures between the mothers and the fathers. We assessed 151 families with at least one child with autistic disorder…
Descriptors: Mothers, Marital Satisfaction, Autism, Psychopathology
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Miyahara, Motohide; Ruffman, Ted; Fujita, Chikako; Tsujii, Masatsugu – Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders, 2010
The abilities to identify threat and learn about affect in facial photographs were compared between a non-autistic university student group (NUS), a matched Asperger's group (MAS) on the Standard Progressive Matrices (SPM), and an unmatched Asperger's group (UAS) who scored lower on the SPM. Participants were given pairs of faces and asked which…
Descriptors: Asperger Syndrome, Affective Behavior, Pictorial Stimuli, Comparative Analysis
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Glaser, Sarah E.; Shaw, Steven R. – Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders, 2011
Emotion regulation (ER) abilities and developmental differences were investigated among 19 children with autism and 18 children with 22q13 Deletion Syndrome (a rare chromosomal disorder with certain autistic symptoms). The purpose of this study was to examine the phenotypic similarities between the two disorders. ER was measured by the Temperament…
Descriptors: Early Intervention, Autism, Affective Behavior, Genetic Disorders
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de Wit, Tessa C. J.; Falck-Ytter, Terje; von Hofsten, Claes – Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders, 2008
One of the core issues in Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is problematic social interaction, which for an important part is reflected by poor processing of emotional information. Typically, adults show specific viewing patterns while scanning positive and negative emotional expressions in faces. In this study, we investigated whether the same…
Descriptors: Young Children, Interpersonal Relationship, Interaction, Human Body
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Kern, Janet K.; Garver, Carolyn R.; Carmody, Thomas; Andrews, Alonzo A.; Mehta, Jyutika A.; Trivedi, Madhukar H. – Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders, 2008
The purpose of the study was to examine sensory modulation items on the Sensory Profile in individuals with autism as compared to community controls. The data for this study were collected as part of a cross-sectional study that examined sensory processing, using the Sensory Profile, in 103 individuals with autism and/or pervasive developmental…
Descriptors: Emotional Response, Autism, Profiles, Sensory Experience