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Varlamov, Anton A.; Skorokhodov, Ivan V.; Skorokhodova, Elena Yu.; Shpitsberg, Igor L. – European Journal of Contemporary Education, 2020
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is among the most common developmental disorders of great social significance. Adequate intervention can increase socialization of autistic individuals, both increasing their quality of life and decreasing financial burden. Initiatives to introduce modern standards of autism treatment and education in Russia were…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Foreign Countries, Intervention
Mahapatra, Shreyas; Khokhlovich, Edward; Martinez, Samantha; Kannel, Benjamin; Edelson, Stephen M.; Vyshedskiy, Andrey – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2020
Here we report the results of the subgroup analyses of an observational cohort of children whose parents completed the Autism Treatment Evaluation Checklist (ATEC) over the period of several years. A linear mixed effects model was used to evaluate longitudinal changes in ATEC scores within different patient subgroups. All groups decreased their…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Check Lists, Diagnostic Tests
Dao, Philip – ProQuest LLC, 2016
The adoption of information technology might improve the productivity of autism treatment centers. Productivity improvement might resolve the problem of the insufficient supply of autism treatment service. The problem caused tremendous financial burdens to private individuals and public healthcare systems. The researcher explored the relationships…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Information Technology, Therapy
Whitehead, Patrick – Early Child Development and Care, 2022
The author argues for a functionalist understanding of autism. Instead of explaining autism as an inborn or otherwise neurological deficit, autism may be understood as a functional disturbance: the impairment of the abstract attitude. The abstract attitude is a concept developed by German neuropsychiatrist Kurt Goldstein (1987-1965) to describe…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Intervention, Children
Cheak-Zamora, Nancy; Petroski, Greg; La Manna, Anna; Beversdorf, David; Farmer, Janet – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2021
Little is known about Young adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder (YA-ASD) health, healthcare and safety needs. This study describes the validation of a health care transition measure for YA-ASD, the Health-Related Independence (HRI). We collected data from caregivers (n = 490) at five Autism Treatment Network sites and compared the psychometric…
Descriptors: Measures (Individuals), Caregivers, Young Adults, Autism
Narratives of Single, Black Mothers Using Cultural Capital to Access Autism Interventions in Schools
Morgan, Elizabeth Holliday; Stahmer, Aubyn C. – British Journal of Sociology of Education, 2021
Lack of access to autism treatment has deepened the disparities for Black children with ASD. Limited resources and lack of advocacy skills in Black families are reasons given for these service gaps but a need to identify mechanisms that support Black families access to treatment for their children have yet to be investigated. This paper explores…
Descriptors: Personal Narratives, One Parent Family, African Americans, Autism
Fenning, Rachel M.; Steinberg-Epstein, Robin; Butter, Eric M.; Chan, James; McKinnon-Bermingham, Kelly; Hammersmith, Kimberly J.; Moffitt, Jacquelyn; Shui, Amy M.; Parker, Robert A.; Coury, Daniel L.; Wang, Paul P.; Kuhlthau, Karen A. – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2020
Dental care received by children in the Autism Speaks Autism Treatment Network (ATN) was compared to National Survey of Children's Health (NSCH) data for children without special healthcare needs and children with parent-reported ASD. Correlates of obtained preventive dental services were examined within the ATN sample. Participants included 375…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Children, Access to Health Care
Lindly, Olivia J.; Chan, James; Fenning, Rachel M.; Farmer, Justin G.; Neumeyer, Ann M.; Wang, Paul; Swanson, Mark; Parker, Robert A.; Kuhlthau, Karen A. – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2021
Children with autism spectrum disorder have a high risk of vision problems yet little is known about their vision care. This cross-sectional survey study, therefore, examined vision care among 351 children with autism spectrum disorder ages 6-17 years in the United States or Canada who were enrolled in the Autism Treatment Network Registry. Vision…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Foreign Countries, Access to Health Care
Baller, Julia Berlin; Barry, Colleen L.; Shea, Kathleen; Walker, Megan M.; Ouellette, Rachel; Mandell, David S. – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2016
In the United States, health insurance coverage for autism spectrum disorder treatments has been historically limited. In response, as of 2015, 40 states and Washington, DC, have passed state autism insurance mandates requiring many health plans in the private insurance market to cover autism diagnostic and treatment services. This study examined…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Program Implementation, Program Evaluation
Duvall, Susanne W.; Huang-Storms, Lark; Presmanes Hill, Alison; Myers, Julianne; Fombonne, Eric – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2020
Inconsistent findings regarding sex differences in cognition have been found in people with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). This study evaluated sex differences in cognitive-developmental functioning in a large clinical sample of young children diagnosed with ASD. The sample included children 18-68 months of age who received the Mullen Scales of…
Descriptors: Gender Differences, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Toddlers
Henneberry, Erin; Lamy, Martine; Dominick, Kelli C.; Erickson, Craig A. – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2021
Recent decades have been marked by a wave drug treatment research in autism spectrum disorder (ASD). This work has resulted in improved ability to treat commonly occurring behavioral challenges associated with ASD including most prominently irritability marked by aggression, self-injurious behavior, and severe tantrums. While treatment of…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Drug Therapy, Pharmacology
Organization for Autism Research, 2019
Parents of children with autism face many challenges that arise from the practical, day-to-day issues of living with autism. The specific goals of this guide are to help parents: (1) find information about autism; (2) distinguish between research-based and non-research-based information; (3) become savvy consumers of information by giving them the…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Child Rearing, Parent Education
Sadeghi, Saeid; Pouretemad, Hamid Reza; Khosrowabadi, Reza; Fathabadi, Jalil; Nikbakht, Sedighe – Early Child Development and Care, 2021
Excessive exposure of young children to digital devices replaces their active relationships with parents and environmental experiences, and may be it causes children to be neglected and developed in a simple and repetitive environment with little social interaction that can lead to negative outcomes, such as Post-Digital Nanning Autism Symptom in…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Parent Child Relationship, Interaction
Modification of the Children's Sleep Habits Questionnaire for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder
Katz, Terry; Shui, Amy M.; Johnson, Cynthia R.; Richdale, Amanda L.; Reynolds, Ann M.; Scahill, Lawrence; Malow, Beth A. – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2018
Sleep problems are common in children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and adversely impact daytime functioning. Although no questionnaires have been developed to assess sleep in children with ASD, the 33-item Children's Sleep Habits Questionnaire (CSHQ) is widely used in this population. We examined the factor structure of the CSHQ in 2872…
Descriptors: Sleep, Autism, Questionnaires, Factor Structure
Alexander, Katie C.; Clemens, Erin M.; Gilbert, Marilyn; McBreen, Joseph; Whittenburg, Holly; Farmer, Mandy – Organization for Autism Research, 2019
When a military family has a child with autism, they face all the emotions and challenges that accompany this diagnosis, compounded by the realities of military service: war, extended family separation, frequent moves, varying access to specialized healthcare, and other stressors that complicate and often work against effective treatment for…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Military Personnel