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Au, Angel Hoe-chi; Shum, Kathy Kar-man; Cheng, Yongtian; Tse, Hannah Man-yan; Wong, Rose Mui-fong; Li, Johnson; Au, Terry Kit-fong – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2021
Can non-clinicians spot preschoolers likely to have autism spectrum disorder by observing their everyday peer interaction? We set out to develop a screening tool that capitalizes on peer interaction as a naturalistic "stress test" to identify children more likely than their peers to have autism spectrum disorder. A total of 304 3- to…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Screening Tests, Preschool Children
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Bacon, Elizabeth C.; Moore, Adrienne; Lee, Quimby; Carter Barnes, Cynthia; Courchesne, Eric; Pierce, Karen – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2020
While many children with autism spectrum disorder are now detected at young ages given the rise in screening and general awareness, little is known regarding the prognosis of early detected children. The brain is shaped by experience-dependent mechanisms; thus, what a child pays attention to plays a pivotal role in shaping brain development. Eye…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Eye Movements, Toddlers
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Bauminger-Zviely, Nirit; Shefer, Analia – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2021
Peer interaction can be challenging in autism spectrum disorder, but naturalistic peer-observation scales for preschoolers are scarce. This study examined psychometric qualities of the newly developed Autism Peer Interaction Observation Scale. We tested the Autism Peer Interaction Observation Scale to (a) characterize peer interactions of…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Preschool Children, Test Validity