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A Systematic Review of Person-Centred Adjustments to Facilitate Magnetic Resonance Imaging for Autistic Patients without the Use of Sedation or Anaesthesia
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Stogiannos, Nikolaos; Carlier, Sarah; Harvey-Lloyd, Jane M.; Brammer, Andrea; Nugent, Barbara; Cleaver, Karen; McNulty, Jonathan P.; dos Reis, Cláudia Sá; Malamateniou, Christina – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2022
Magnetic resonance imaging is widely used for different diagnostic examinations involving autistic patients. The noisy, narrow, isolating magnetic resonance imaging environment and long scan times may not be suitable for autistic individuals, given their communication challenges, sensory sensitivities and often heightened anxiety. This systematic…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Diagnostic Tests, Anxiety
The Prevalence and Profile of Autism in Sturge-Weber Syndrome
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Sloneem, Jenny; Moss, Jo; Powell, Sebastian; Hawkins, Christina; Fosi, Tang; Richardson, Hanna; Aylett, Sarah – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2022
A systematic retrospective case note review was undertaken to investigate autism diagnostic factors in 124 individuals with Sturge-Weber syndrome (SWS). Social Responsiveness Scale questionnaires were then analysed to explore the severity and profile of autism characteristics in 70 participants. Thirty-two to forty percent of participants had a…
Descriptors: Incidence, Profiles, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders
Effect of a Focused Social and Communication Intervention on Preterm Children with ASD: A Pilot Study
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Bejarano-Martín, Álvaro; Canal-Bedia, Ricardo; Magán-Maganto, María; Hernández Fabián, Aránzazu; Calvarro Castañeda, Andrea Luz; Manso de Dios, Sara; Malmierca García, Patricia; Díez Villoria, Emiliano; Jenaro Río, Cristina; Posada de la Paz, Manuel – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2022
While advances in intensive neonatal care have greatly improved survival rates among preterm infants, incidence of neurodevelopmental disorders in this group is still high, with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) being one of the most frequent. To this end, we conducted a social-communication intervention aimed at investigating efficacy in…
Descriptors: Premature Infants, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Interpersonal Communication
Externalizing Behaviors Are Associated with Increased Parenting Stress in Caregivers of Young Children with Autism
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Olson, Lindsay; Chen, Bosi; Ibarra, Cynthia; Wang, Tiffany; Mash, Lisa; Linke, Annika; Kinnear, Mikaela; Fishman, Inna – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2022
Parents of children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) report higher levels of stress than parents of typically developing children. Few studies have examined factors associated with parental stress in early childhood. Even fewer have investigated the simultaneous influence of sociodemographic, clinical, and developmental variables on…
Descriptors: Parents, Parent Child Relationship, Stress Variables, Autism
School Challenges and Services Related to Executive Functioning for Fully Included Middle Schoolers with Autism
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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
In Their Own Words: The Impact of Subtle Language and Communication Difficulties as Described by Autistic Girls and Boys without Intellectual Disability
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Sturrock, Alexandra; Chilton, Helen; Foy, Katie; Freed, Jenny; Adams, Catherine – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2022
Subtle language and communication difficulties are persistent and pervasive for autistic individuals without intellectual disability. They are thought to impact negatively on functionality, social interrelations and emotional well-being, although this relationship is under-explored in the literature. The personal accounts of autistic children…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Children, Early Adolescents
Revisiting an RCT Study of a Parent Education Program for Latinx Parents in the United States: Are Treatment Effects Maintained over Time?
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Zeng, Weiwen; Magaña, Sandy; Lopez, Kristina; Xu, Yue; Marroquín, J. Marisol – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2022
This study examined maintenance of treatment effects in a culturally tailored parent education program for Latinx families of children with autism spectrum disorder using a behavior maintenance framework. In a two-site randomized waitlist-control study, we compared differences in parent and child outcomes across three timepoints using linear mixed…
Descriptors: Hispanic Americans, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Behavior Modification