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LoVullo, Santino V.; Matson, Johnny L. – Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders, 2012
Autism is defined by impairments in socialization, communication, with the presence of stereotyped behavior. It is also associated with various medical conditions, intellectual disability, comorbid psychopathology, and problem behavior. This is a concerning finding in that there may be a true increase in the disorder's prevalence and that it is…
Descriptors: Early Intervention, Autism, Toddlers, Psychopathology
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O'Brien, Justin; Tsermentseli, Stella; Cummins, Omar; Happe, Francesca; Heaton, Pamela; Spencer, Janine – Early Child Development and Care, 2009
In this article, we examine the extent to which children with autism and children with learning difficulties can be discriminated from their responses to different patterns of sensory stimuli. Using an adapted version of the Short Sensory Profile (SSP), sensory processing was compared in 34 children with autism to 33 children with typical…
Descriptors: Learning Problems, Autism, Learning Disabilities, Discriminant Analysis
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Maestro, Sandra; Muratori, Filippo; Cavallaro, Maria Cristina; Pecini, Chiara; Cesari, Alessia; Paziente, Antonella; Stern, Daniel; Golse, Bernard; Palacio-Espasa, Francisco – Child Psychiatry and Human Development, 2005
Objective: To figure out features of autism before the age of one and to explore the pathways of early social and nonsocial attention in autism through home movies. Method: Home movies of 15 children later diagnosed with autism, are compared with home movies of 13 typical children. The films of the two groups have been mixed and rated by blind…
Descriptors: Autism, Young Children, Discriminant Analysis, Developmental Delays