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Amie Duncan; Sydney Risley; Angela Combs; Heather M. Lacey; Elizabeth Hamik; Chaya Fershtman; Ellen Kneeskern; Meera Patel; Lori Crosby; Anna M. Hood; Allison K. Zoromski; Leanne Tamm – Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities, 2023
The educational services available for fully included middle schoolers with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in the general education setting in the United States are not well known. Even less is known about how the executive functioning (EF) deficits of such youth are addressed in the classroom. The current study sought to identify the challenges,…
Descriptors: Autism Spectrum Disorders, Executive Function, Individualized Education Programs, Middle School Students
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Amie Duncan; Sydney Risley; Angela Combs; Heather M. Lacey; Elizabeth Hamik; Chaya Fershtman; Ellen Kneeskern; Meera Patel; Lori Crosby; Anna M. Hood; Allison K. Zoromski; Leanne Tamm – Grantee Submission, 2022
The educational services available for fully included middle schoolers with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in the general education setting are not well known. Even less is known about how the executive functioning (EF) deficits of such youth are addressed in the classroom. The current study sought to identify the challenges, including EF, that…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Executive Function, Individualized Education Programs
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Crook, Libby; Riccardi, Jessica S.; Ruddock, Hannah S.; Ciccia, Angela – Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 2023
Purpose: The purpose of this scoping review was to synthesize the current evidence-based treatment practices used with school-aged children with any severity of traumatic brain injury (TBI) that could benefit the practice of speech-language pathologists (SLPs). Method: A scoping review of the literature was conducted following the Preferred…
Descriptors: Speech Language Pathology, Communication Problems, Brain, Head Injuries
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Dai, Meixia; Lin, Lizi; Liang, Jingjing; Wang, Zengjian; Jing, Jin – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2019
Autistic traits and executive function (EF) were assessed in 413 typically developing children aged 6-9 years. The children were divided into the high- autistic-trait (HAT) and low-autistic-trait (LAT) groups based on their total autistic traits. Results suggested that there were gender differences in specific autistic traits in children with LAT.…
Descriptors: Gender Differences, Executive Function, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders
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Brunsdon, Victoria E. A.; Happé, Francesca – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2014
Autism spectrum disorders are defined by difficulties across a range of areas: social and communication difficulties and restricted and repetitive behaviours and interests. It has been suggested that this triad of symptoms cannot be explained by a single cause at the genetic, neural or cognitive level. This article reviews the evidence for a…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Symptoms (Individual Disorders), Cognitive Processes
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Akbar, Maysa; Loomis, Rebecca; Paul, Rhea – Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders, 2013
Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is a neurodevelopmental disability characterized by deficits in social interaction and communication and by repetitive behaviors and restricted interests. Prior research has revealed executive function (EF) deficits in children with ASD. It has been suggested that these EF impairments are associated with language…
Descriptors: Language Aptitude, Interpersonal Relationship, Autism, Executive Function