Radley, Keith C. Helbig, Kate A. Murphy, Ashley N. McCargo, Morgan G. Lown, Elizabeth L.
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Advances in Neurodevelopmental Disorders
Social skill training for individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) frequently targets skill accuracy. However, restricted and repetitive social behaviors are infrequently addressed. The present study evaluated the efficacy of a modified version of the Program for the Education and Enrichment of Relational Skills (PEERS) intervention for impr...
Craig, Jason H. Sanders, Kimberly L.
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Advances in Neurodevelopmental Disorders
This study conducted a longitudinal evaluation of an organizational change effort to minimize restraint and seclusion within a behavioral healthcare facility that serves at-risk and high-risk clients with intellectual, developmental, and psychiatric disabilities, using a context, input, process, and product model. The change effort was developed an...
Martinez, Amy Pacos Scherer, Marcia J. Tozser, Timea
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Advances in Neurodevelopmental Disorders
Traumatic brain injury is the leading source of injury and death among children within the USA and worldwide. According to the World Health Organization, traumatic brain injury will surpass many diseases as the primary cause of death and disability in children within the next few years. A traumatic brain injury is the result of an outside force str...
Yu, Christina Shane, Howard Schlosser, Ralf W. O’Brien, Amanda Allen, Anna Abramson, Jennifer Flynn, Suzanne
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Advances in Neurodevelopmental Disorders
With the burgeoning array of voice-activated, intelligent personal assistants (IPA), repurposing these products for individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) has become increasingly possible. This study aims to determine the feasibility of speech-language pathologists (SLP) delivering hands-free, just-in-time (JIT) visual content via the Echo...
Lancioni, Giulio E.
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Advances in Neurodevelopmental Disorders
Cannella-Malone, Helen I. Schmidt, Elizabeth Koss Bumpus, Emily C.
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Advances in Neurodevelopmental Disorders
The purpose of this study was to examine the effectiveness of an eye gaze preference assessment using eye gaze technology to identify reinforcers for three adolescents with severe intellectual and physical disabilities. Preference was measured in a paired-choice preference assessment using eye gaze technology to determine stimulus selection. A subs...
Damianidou, Despoina Foggett, Judith Arthur-Kelly, Michael Lyons, Gordon Wehmeyer, Michael L.
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Advances in Neurodevelopmental Disorders
The aim of this study was to extend a recently published meta-analysis that explored the impact of technology use to support employment-related outcomes for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities by focusing on the impact of types of technology and work settings. A further analysis of the same single-subject experimental design stu...
Xu, Lei Mitchell, Linda C. Richman, Alice R. Luo, Huabin Jiang, Yonghui Driggers, Amanda L. Floyd, Augustus E.
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Advances in Neurodevelopmental Disorders
Although genetic testing for ASD is the standard of clinical care in the USA, the use of advanced genetic tests in children with ASD is controversial. The aim of this study was to access parental genetic knowledge, attitudes, and intention regarding advanced genetic testing for autism. Our final dataset consisted of 207 valid responses. Our final s...
Davies, Daniel K. Stock, Steven E. Herold, Richard G. Wehmeyer, Michael L.
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Advances in Neurodevelopmental Disorders
A high percentage of people with intellectual disability experience communication impairments that limit their use of spoken language and make the use of alternative and augmentative communication (AAC) devices potentially beneficial. However, AAC devices often present barriers for people with intellectual disability due to the complexity of switch...
Chen, Jih-Y. Yen, Ming-H. Lin, Ying-H. Liu, Meng-C. Chen, Hong-S. Hu, Shu-H. Liu, Yea-Y.
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Advances in Neurodevelopmental Disorders
The global role of action of family health promotion in all aspects of family health behavior, family health capacity, and family health status has received inadequate empirical examination relative to its potential significance, notably within a causal model pathway. The purposes of the study were to determine whether family health capacity and fa...
