NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
Audience
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Showing all 7 results Save | Export
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Tollerfield, Isobel; Chapman, Hazel M.; Lovell, Andrew – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2022
Appreciating autistic neurodiversity is important when supporting autistic people who experience distress. Specifically, use of a profiling model can reveal less visible autistic differences, including strengths and abilities. Binary logistic regressions showed that the likelihood of extreme distress responses could be interpreted based on…
Descriptors: Parent Attitudes, Emotional Disturbances, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Hutchison, Sarah M.; Müller, Ulrich; Iarocci, Grace – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2020
Despite average or above cognitive and verbal abilities, many children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) experience difficulties in functional and social communication. Executive functioning (EF) may be the cognitive and regulatory mechanism that underlies these difficulties. Parents rated 92 children with ASD as demonstrating significantly more…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Executive Function, Children
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Santomauro, Damian; Sheffield, Jeanie; Sofronoff, Kate – Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 2017
Background: Emotion regulation difficulties have been associated with depression and anxiety in typically developing individuals. However, until recently, the impact of emotion regulation difficulties for adolescents and young adults with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) has received little attention. We investigated emotion regulation difficulties…
Descriptors: Self Control, Psychological Patterns, Adolescents, Young Adults
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Conner, Caitlin M.; White, Susan W.; Beck, Kelly B.; Golt, Josh; Smith, Isaac C.; Mazefsky, Carla A. – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2019
Emotion regulation impairments are common among individuals with autism spectrum disorder and are believed to often underlie commonly seen problems with aggression, depression, and anxiety. The Emotional Awareness and Skills Enhancement program was developed to reduce emotion regulation impairment and thereby improve behavioral disturbance, via…
Descriptors: Self Control, Emotional Response, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders
Nowell, Sallie W.; Watson, Linda R.; Boyd, Brian; Klinger, Laura G. – Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 2019
Purpose: This study aimed to examine the initial efficacy of a parent-assisted blended intervention combining components of Structured TEACCHing and Social Thinking, designed to increase social communication and self-regulation concept knowledge in 1st and 2nd graders (n = 17) diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and their parents.…
Descriptors: Interpersonal Communication, Interpersonal Competence, Self Control, Metacognition
Nowell, Sallie W.; Watson, Linda R.; Boyd, Brian; Klinger, Laura G. – Grantee Submission, 2019
Purpose: This study aimed to examine the initial efficacy of a parent-assisted blended intervention combining components of Structured TEACCHing and Social Thinking, designed to increase social communication and self-regulation concept knowledge in 1st and 2nd graders (n = 17) diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and their parents.…
Descriptors: Interpersonal Communication, Interpersonal Competence, Self Control, Metacognition
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Davis, Allyson L.; Neece, Cameron L. – Journal of Mental Health Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2017
Introduction: Studies have shown that parents of children with pervasive developmental disorders (PDD) exhibit higher levels of stress than parents of typically developing children or children with other types of developmental delays (DD). This relationship appears to be mediated by elevated levels of behavior problems observed in children with…
Descriptors: Child Behavior, Stress Variables, Metacognition, Behavior Problems