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Morgan L. McNair; Victoria Mondejar; Erin J. Libsack; Nicole H. Mordekai; Clark McKown; Nicole M. Russo-Ponsaran; Matthew D. Lerner – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2025
Social problem solving (SPS) represents a social cognitive reasoning process that gives way to behavior when individuals are navigating challenging social situations. Autistic individuals have been shown to struggle with specific aspects of SPS, which, in turn, has been related to social difficulties in children. However, no previous work has…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Interpersonal Competence, Social Problems
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Lischke, Alexander; Freyberger, Harald J.; Grabe, Hans J.; Mau-Moeller, Anett; Pahnke, Rike – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2022
Social impairments are a core feature of autism-spectrum disorders. However, there is a considerable variability in these impairments. Most autistic individuals show large impairments in social functioning but some autistic individuals show small impairments in social functioning. The variability of these impairments has been attributed to the…
Descriptors: Personality Traits, Emotional Response, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders
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Bouw, Nienke; Swaab, Hanna; Tartaglia, Nicole; Cordeiro, Lisa; van Rijn, Sophie – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2023
Individuals with Sex Chromosome Trisomies (SCT; XXX, XXY, XYY) have an increased vulnerability for developing challenges in social adaptive functioning. The present study investigates social interaction behavior in the context of varying social load, and Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) symptomatology in young children aged 1-7.5 years old, with SCT…
Descriptors: Young Children, Control Groups, Genetic Disorders, Social Behavior
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Torske, Tonje; Naerland, Terje; Quintana, Daniel S.; Hypher, Ruth Elizabeth; Kaale, Anett; Høyland, Anne Lise; Hope, Sigrun; Johannessen, Jarle; Øie, Merete G.; Andreassen, Ole A. – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2023
Girls and boys might differ in autistic symptoms and associated cognitive difficulties such as executive function (EF). We investigated sex differences in the relationship between parent rated EF and autistic symptoms in 116 children and adolescents (25 girls) aged 5-19 years with an intelligence quotient above 70 and an autism spectrum disorder…
Descriptors: Children, Adolescents, Young Adults, Autism Spectrum Disorders
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Shea, N.; Payne, E.; Russo, N. – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2018
Individuals with ASD often display externalizing behaviors, which have been associated with lower quality of life in adulthood. Social difficulties have been hypothesized to underlie externalizing problems among individuals with ASD (Klin and Volkmar in "Asperger Syndrome," 340-366, 2000), but this has never been tested empirically. We…
Descriptors: Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Autism, Behavior Problems, Quality of Life
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Muratori, Filippo; Tonacci, Alessandro; Billeci, Lucia; Catalucci, Tiziana; Igliozzi, Roberta; Calderoni, Sara; Narzisi, Antonio – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2017
Sensory issues are of great interest in ASD diagnosis. However, their investigation is mainly based on external observation (parent reports), with methodological limitations. Unobtrusive olfactory assessment allows studying autism neurosensoriality. Here, 20 male children with high-functioning ASD and 20 matched controls were administered a…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Olfactory Perception, Males
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Russell-Smith, Suzanna N.; Maybery, Murray T.; Bayliss, Donna M.; Sng, Adelln A. H. – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2012
The aim of this investigation was to explore the degree to which specific subsets of autistic-like traits relate to performance on the Embedded Figures Test (Witkin et al. in A manual for the embedded figures test. Consulting Psychologists Press, Palo Alto, CA, 1971). In the first group-based investigation with this focus, students were selected…
Descriptors: Autism, Investigations, Scores, Social Problems
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Post, Stephen G.; Pomeroy, John; Keirns, Carla C.; Cover, Virginia Isaacs; Dorn, Michael Leverett; Boroson, Louis; Boroson, Florence; Coulehan, Anne; Coulehan, Jack; Covell, Kim; Kubasek, Kim; Luchsinger, Elizabeth; Nichols, Shana; Parles, James; Schreiber, Linda; Tetenbaum, Samara P.; Walsh, Rose Ann – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2013
The increased prevalence of autism spectrum disorders (ASD), with associated societal and clinical impacts, calls for a broad community-based dialogue on treatment related ethical and social issues. The Stony Brook Guidelines, based on a community dialogue process with affected individuals, families and professionals, identify and discuss the…
Descriptors: Guidelines, Ethics, Autism, Intimacy
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Brereton, Avril V.; Tonge, Bruce J.; Einfeld, Stewart L. – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2006
Autism is a neurodevelopmental disorder with a specific pattern of behavioural, communication and social problems. Additional mental health problems are often poorly understood and undetected. This study investigates the level and pattern of emotional and behavioural problems in young people with autism compared with children with intellectual…
Descriptors: Social Problems, Psychopathology, Young Adults, Autism
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Bauminger, Nirit – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2007
Current study is the second part of a 2-year cognitive-behavioral-ecological (CB-E) intervention for high-functioning (HF) children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). We examined the utility of a group-centered intervention on children's ability to interact cooperatively with peers during structured and non-structured social situations. Direct…
Descriptors: Social Problems, Intervention, Social Cognition, Pervasive Developmental Disorders
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Bauminger, Nirit – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2007
This research is the first part of a 2-year cognitive-behavioral-ecological (CB-E) social skills training for high-functioning children with autism spectrum disorder (HFASD). Current study examined efficacy of an individual CB-E intervention in facilitating children's dyadic interactions (immediately after treatment and 4 months later) and their…
Descriptors: Social Problems, Intervention, Interpersonal Relationship, Social Cognition