Jamison, J. M. Fourie, E. Siper, P. M. Trelles, M. P. George-Jones, Julia Buxbaum Grice, A. Krata, J. Holl, E. Shaoul, J. Hernandez, B.
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Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) affects individuals across all racial and ethnic groups, yet rates of diagnosis are disproportionately higher for Black and Hispanic children. Caregivers of children with ASD experience significant stressors, which have been associated with parental strain, inadequate utilization of mental health services and lower qu...
Gillentine, M. A. Berry, L. N. Goin-Kochel, R. P. Ali, M. A. Ge, J. Guffey, D. Rosenfeld, J. A. Hannig, V. Bader, P. Proud, M.
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Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders
Baker, Emma K. Richdale, Amanda L.
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Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders
This study aimed to examine the behavioural sleep-wake rhythm in 36 adults with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and to determine the prevalence of circadian sleep-wake rhythm disorders compared to age- and sex-matched controls. Participants completed an online questionnaire battery, a 14-day sleep-wake diary and 14-day actigraphy assessment. The res...
McIntyre, Nancy S. Solari, Emily J. Grimm, Ryan P. E. Lerro, Lindsay E. Gonzales, Joseph Mundy, Peter C.
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Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders
The goal of this study was to identify unique profiles of readers in a sample of 8–16 year olds with higher functioning autism spectrum disorders (HFASD) and examine the profiles in relation to ASD symptom severity. Eighty-one students were assessed utilizing a comprehensive reading battery that included basic word reading, language, and comprehens...
Olde Dubbelink, Linda M. E. Geurts, Hilde M.
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Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders
Individuals with an autism spectrum disorder (ASD) are thought to encounter planning difficulties, but experimental research regarding the mastery of planning in ASD is inconsistent. By means of a meta-analysis of 50 planning studies with a combined sample size of 1755 individuals with and 1642 without ASD, we aim to determine whether planning diff...
Fründt, Odette Grashorn, Wiebke Schöttle, Daniel Peiker, Ina David, Nicole Engel, Andreas K. Forkmann, Katarina Wrobel, Nathalie Münchau, Alexander Bingel, Ulrike
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Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders
Altered sensory perception has been found in patients with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) and might be related to aberrant sensory perception thresholds. We used the well-established, standardized Quantitative sensory testing (QST) protocol of the German Research Network on Neuropathic Pain to investigate 13 somatosensory parameters including ther...
Baduel, Sophie Guillon, Quentin Afzali, Mohammad H. Foudon, Nadège Kruck, Jeanne Rogé, Bernadette
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Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders
Early ASD screening has the potential to reduce delays between initial parental concerns and diagnosis, and promote early intervention. The aim of this study was to validate the M-CHAT on a French population sample of 24 month-old children. This study included a low-risk sample of 1227 children. A total of 20 children screened positive on the M-CHA...
Finke, Erinn H. Wilkinson, Krista M. Hickerson, Benjamin D.
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Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders
The purpose of this study was to understand the social referencing behaviors of children with and without autism spectrum disorder (ASD) while visually attending to a videogame stimulus depicting both the face of the videogame player and the videogame play action. Videogames appear to offer a uniquely well-suited environment for the emergence of fr...
Lane, Justin D. Shepley, Collin Lieberman-Betz, Rebecca
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Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders
Verschuur, Rianne Huskens, Bibi Verhoeven, Ludo Didden, Robert
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Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders
Deficits in question-asking are common in children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Furthermore, their opportunities to self-initiate questions are often hindered by directive behavior of their conversation partners. This study assessed the effectiveness of staff training in pivotal response treatment (PRT) on staff member-created opportunities...
