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Dijkhuis, Renée; de Sonneville, Leo; Ziermans, Tim; Staal, Wouter; Swaab, Hanna – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2020
Many students with autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) attending higher education drop out prematurely. The predictive value of self-reported daily executive functioning (EF) and (cognitive) performance-based EF (mental flexibility and working memory) for academic progress was evaluated in 54 young adults with ASD (M[subscript age] = 22.5, SD = 2.4,…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Symptoms (Individual Disorders), Executive Function
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Lei, Jiedi; Ashwin, Chris; Brosnan, Mark; Russell, Ailsa – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2019
The academic, daily-living, and social challenges all students face during university transition can become magnified for many autistic students, who might struggle to adapt to changes in their social network structure (SNS) and perceived social support (PSS). This study assessed the development, feasibility, and convergent validity of a novel…
Descriptors: Measures (Individuals), Test Construction, Social Networks, Social Support Groups
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James, Richard J.; Dubey, Indu; Smith, Danielle; Ropar, Danielle; Tunney, Richard J. – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2016
Autistic traits are widely thought to operate along a continuum. A taxometric analysis of Adult Autism Spectrum Quotient data was conducted to test this assumption, finding little support but identifying a high severity taxon. To understand this further, latent class and latent profile models were estimated that indicated the presence of six…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Symptoms (Individual Disorders), Data Interpretation