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Fiona L. Macphee; Stephanie K. Brewer; Margaret H. Sibley; Paulo Graziano; Joseph S. Raiker; Stefany J. Coxe; Pablo Martin; Shauntal J. Van Dreel; Mercedes Ortiz Rodriguez; Aaron R. Lyon; Timothy F. Page – Grantee Submission, 2023
Background: Youth with ADHD are at risk of academic impairments, dropping out of high school, and dysfunction in young adulthood. Interventions delivered early in high school could prevent these harmful outcomes, yet few high school students with ADHD receive treatment due to limited access to intervention providers. This study will test a…
Descriptors: Intervention, High School Students, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Comparative Analysis
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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
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Leanne Tamm; Sydney M. Risley; Elizabeth Hamik; Angela Combs; Lauren B. Jones; Jamie Patronick; Tat Shing Yeung; Allison K. Zoromski; Amie Duncan – International Journal of Developmental Disabilities, 2024
Background: Academic challenges such as losing/not turning in assignments, misplacing materials, and inefficient studying are common in middle-school students with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) without intellectual disability. Deficits in organization, planning, prioritizing, memory/materials management, and studying skills [i.e. academic…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Intelligence Tests, Intervention, Executive Function
Leanne Tamm; Sydney M. Risley; Elizabeth Hamik; Angela Combs; Lauren B. Jones; Jamie Patronick; Tat Shing Yeung; Allison K. Zoromski; Amie Duncan – Grantee Submission, 2022
Background: Academic challenges such as losing/not turning in assignments, misplacing materials, and inefficient studying are common in middle-school students with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) without intellectual disability. Deficits in organization, planning, prioritizing, memory/materials management, and studying skills [i.e. academic…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Intervention, Executive Function, Autism
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Schott, N.; Holfelder, B. – Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 2015
Background: Previous studies suggest that children with Down's syndrome (DS), a genetically based neurodevelopmental disorder, demonstrate motor problems and cognitive deficits. The first aim of this study was to examine motor skills and executive functions (EFs) in school-age children with DS. The second aim was to investigate the relationship…
Descriptors: Down Syndrome, Psychomotor Skills, Executive Function, Correlation
Smith, Stephen W.; Daunic, Ann P.; Algina, James; Pitts, Donna L.; Merrill, Kristen L.; Cumming, Michelle M.; Allen, Courtney – Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders, 2017
Maladaptive adolescent behavior patterns often create escalating conflict with adults and peers, leading to poor long-term social trajectories. To address this, school-based behavior management often consists of contingent reinforcement for appropriate behavior, behavior reduction procedures, and placement in self-contained or alternative…
Descriptors: Self Control, Student Behavior, Emotional Disturbances, Behavior Disorders
Paeplow, Colleen – Wake County Public School System, 2015
In 2013-14, Letterland had strong implementation, with moderate to high fidelity within approximately 90% of Wake County Public School System (WCPSS) K-1 classrooms. The impact of Letterland on students' reading achievement was neutral to positive. A significantly higher percentage of WCPSS kindergarten students were at or above benchmark mid-year…
Descriptors: Reading Achievement, Reading Instruction, Program Descriptions, Program Implementation
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Shashi, V.; Veerapandiyan, A.; Schoch, K.; Kwapil, T.; Keshavan, M.; Ip, E.; Hooper, S. – Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 2012
Background: Although distinctive neuropsychological impairments have been delineated in children with chromosome 22q11 deletion syndrome (22q11DS), social skills and social cognition remain less well-characterised. Objective: To examine social skills and social cognition and their relationship with neuropsychological function/behaviour and…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Anxiety Disorders, Control Groups, Check Lists