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Direct linkKuo, Melissa H.; Orsmond, Gael I.; Coster, Wendy J.; Cohn, Ellen S. – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2014
This study explores how adolescents with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) use media, and the factors associated with their media use. A total of 91 adolescents with ASD and their parents completed mail-based surveys. In all, 78% of the adolescents with ASD watched television (approximately 2 h/day), and 98% used computers (approximately 5 h/day) on…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Mass Media Use
Kuo, Melissa H.; Orsmond, Gael I.; Cohn, Ellen S.; Coster, Wendy J. – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2013
This study compared perceptions of adolescents' friendships between adolescents with an autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and their parents, examined factors associated with friendship qualities, and investigated the adolescents' reports on the activities they did with friends and how activity patterns differed by gender. Ninety-one…
Descriptors: Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Autism, Adolescents, Comparative Analysis
Orsmond, Gael I.; Kuo, Hsin-Yu – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2011
This study explores the daily lives, particularly discretionary time, of adolescents with an autism spectrum disorder (ASD). We describe the activities and activity partners of adolescents, the factors associated with their discretionary time use, and the impact of time use on their autism symptoms. Mothers of 103 adolescents with an ASD completed…
Descriptors: Siblings, Marital Status, Mothers, Family Income
Orsmond, Gael I.; Kuo, Hsin-Yu; Seltzer, Marsha Mailick – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2009
We investigated sibling relationships and wellbeing in adolescents and adults with a sibling with an autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Adolescents engaged in more shared activities than did adults. Adolescents reported greater social support, greater use of emotion-focused coping strategies, and less use of problem-focused coping than adults. In…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Siblings, Autism, Sibling Relationship
