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Direct linkWetherby, Amy M.; Guthrie, Whitney; Hooker, Jessica L.; Delehanty, Abigail; Day, Taylor N.; Woods, Juliann; Pierce, Karen; Manwaring, Stacy S.; Thurm, Audrey; Ozonoff, Sally; Petkova, Eva; Lord, Catherine – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2021
There is a critical need for validated screening tools for autism spectrum disorder in very young children so families can access tailored intervention services as early as possible. Few screeners exist for children between the recommended screening ages of 18-24 months. This study examined the utility of a new autism-specific parent-report…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Screening Tests, Toddlers
Taylor, Lauren J.; Charman, Tony; Howlin, Patricia; Slonims, Vicky; Green, Jonathan; Aldred, Catherine; Aldred, Catherine; Le Couteur, Ann; Emsley, Richard A.; Grahame, Victoria; Humphrey, Neil; Leadbitter, Kathy; McConachie, Helen; Parr, Jeremy R.; Pickles, Andrew; Taylor, Carol; Balabanovska, Matea; Beach, Hilary; Byford, Sarah; Bennett, Claire; Carruthers, Sophie; Crook, Imogen; Danvers, Hannah; Dartnall, Kate; Ellis, Ceri; Foote, Hannah; Graham, Jessica; James, Kirsty; Jamieson, Sarah; Knight, Anna; Lowe, Jo; Madeley, Ruth; Mitchell, Olivia; Monteiro, Francisca; Moore, Heather L.; Morley, Helen; Rose, Jessica; Rogan, Leanne; Vosper, Susanna – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2020
We investigated the early sociocognitive battery (ESB), a novel measure of preverbal social communication skills, in children with autism participating in the Paediatric Autism Communication Trial-Generalised (PACT-G). The associations between ESB scores, language and autism symptoms were assessed in 249 children aged 2-11 years. The results show…
Descriptors: Children, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Interpersonal Communication
Talbott, Meagan R.; Dufek, Sarah; Young, Greg; Rogers, Sally J. – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2022
This study investigated the feasibility of recruiting and assessing infants with prodromal autism characteristics in the first year of life via telehealth. Participants included 41 infants (Mage = 10.51 months, 51.2% female, 80.5% White) whose parents had concerns about social communication delays or autism. All infants met concerns criteria on a…
Descriptors: Infants, Autism Spectrum Disorders, At Risk Persons, Symptoms (Individual Disorders)
Ganz, Jennifer B., Ed.; Simpson, Richard L., Ed. – Brookes Publishing Company, 2019
People who have both autism spectrum disorder and complex communication needs require specialized, multidisciplinary interventions and supports to boost their independence and quality of life. Find up-to-date, evidence-supported information and strategies in this book, the newest volume in the respected Augmentative and Alternative Communication…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Intervention
Ambrose, Kathryn; Simpson, Kate; Adams, Dawn – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2022
Anxiety is common in children on the autism spectrum, however its impacts are not fully understood. Participation is an important outcome, linked to the health and wellbeing of children. This study examined the relationship between anxiety and participation using parent reports for 131 children on the autism spectrum, aged 6-13 years. Hierarchical…
Descriptors: Anxiety, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Children
Dimolareva, Mirena; Dunn, Thomas J. – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2021
Research has indicated beneficial effects of Animal-Assisted Interventions (AAIs) for children with Autism. However, there is a dearth of meta-analyses and findings are often contradictory. The current meta-analysis assesses the effectiveness of AAIs on social interaction, communication and global Autism symptoms. A total of 1447 studies were…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Intervention, Animals
Download full textSenouci, Mayada; Obeidat, Hussein; Ghaouti, Rabha – African Educational Research Journal, 2021
Communication is a vital social phenomenon; therefore, its study must be related to theories of social structure, social behavior, and human interaction. Successful communication is substantially crucial for better social life in all contexts. Unfortunately, the process of communication in medical settings and healthcare is challenging, especially…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Interpersonal Communication, Symptoms (Individual Disorders)
Orinstein, Alyssa J.; Suh, Joyce; Porter, Kaitlyn; De Yoe, Kaitlin A.; Tyson, Katherine E.; Troyb, Eva; Barton, Marianne L.; Eigsti, Inge-Marie; Stevens, Michael C.; Fein, Deborah A. – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2015
Youth who lose their ASD diagnosis may have subtle social and communication difficulties. We examined social and communication functioning in 44 high-functioning autism (HFA), 34 optimal outcome (OO) and 34 typically developing (TD) youth. Results indicated that OO participants had no autism communication symptoms, no pragmatic language deficits,…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Communication Problems, Antisocial Behavior
Han, Gloria T.; Trevisan, Dominic A.; Foss-Feig, Jennifer; Srihari, Vinod; McPartland, James C. – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2023
Autism (ASD) and schizophrenia spectrum disorders (SCZ) are neurodevelopmental conditions with overlapping and interrelated symptoms. A network analysis approach that represents clinical conditions as a set of "nodes" (symptoms) connected by "edges" (relations among symptoms) was used to compare symptom organization in the two…
Descriptors: Autism Spectrum Disorders, Schizophrenia, Symptoms (Individual Disorders), Models
Shrestha, Rena; Barbaro, Josephine; Dissanayake, Cheryl – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2022
Nepalese Female Community Health Volunteers' (FCHVs) knowledge on social attention and communication development and the early signs of autism was evaluated before, immediately after, and 12-months following training on typical and atypical social-communicative development in infants/toddlers, early signs of autism, and monitoring of key…
Descriptors: Knowledge Level, Symptoms (Individual Disorders), Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders
Birkeneder, Sandy Luong; Sparapani, Nicole – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2023
We utilized classroom video observations to examine the frequency and function of spontaneous communication in 112 preschool-3rd grade children with autism within 57 classrooms. Children initiated 7.53 instances (SD = 9.42) of spontaneous communication on average within a 12-minute sample, a rate of 0.69 initiations per minute. Autism features,…
Descriptors: Autism Spectrum Disorders, Preschool Children, Elementary School Students, Primary Education
Reinhardt, Vanessa P.; Wetherby, Amy M.; Schatschneider, Christopher; Lord, Catherine – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2015
Despite consistent and substantive research documenting a large male to female ratio in Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), only a modest body of research exists examining sex differences in characteristics. This study examined sex differences in developmental functioning and early social communication in children with ASD as compared to children with…
Descriptors: Gender Differences, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Interpersonal Competence
Lei, Jiedi; Russell, Ailsa – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2021
Understanding shared and unique constructs underlying social communication difficulties in autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and social anxiety disorder (SAD) can address potential diagnostic overshadowing when evaluating SAD in the context of autism. Using self-report measures, factor analyses examined constructs underlying autistic traits, social…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Symptoms (Individual Disorders), Anxiety
McVey, Alana J.; Liu, Quinn; Bedford, Saashi A.; Zaidman-Zait, Anat; Szatmari, Peter; Smith, Isabel M.; Vaillancourt, Tracy; Zwaigenbaum, Lonnie; Bennett, Teresa; Duku, Eric; Elsabbagh, Mayada; Georgiades, Stelios; Kerns, Connor M. – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2023
Research regarding autistic children's sibling relationship quality is mixed, although some literature suggests poorer quality compared to children with other disabilities or who are neurotypical. Little is known about how the clinical characteristics of autistic children relate to parent perceptions of sibling relationship quality. We drew data…
Descriptors: Autism Spectrum Disorders, Parent Attitudes, Sibling Relationship, Children
Wang, Zhi; Loh, Sau Cheong; Tian, Jing; Chen, Qian Jiang – International Journal of Developmental Disabilities, 2022
Objectives: To examine and analyse the intervention effects of the Early Start Denver Model (ESDM) on children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Objectives: Methods: This meta-analysis evaluated the effect sizes in four major domains of measurement (autism symptoms, language, cognition, and social communication). A total of 624 participants…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Early Intervention, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Students with Disabilities
