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Telehealth Parent Training in the Early Start Denver Model: Results from a Randomized Controlled Study
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Vismara, Laurie A.; McCormick, Carolyn E. B.; Wagner, Amy L.; Monlux, Katernia; Nadhan, Anna; Young, Gregory S. – Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities, 2018
Telehealth training may benefit parents' use of early intervention for children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). This study is one of the few randomized trials to compare telehealth parent training in the Early Start Denver Model (P-ESDM) with a community treatment-as-usual, early intervention program. Parents were randomized to 12 weekly…
Descriptors: Parent Education, Early Intervention, Children, Autism
Early Numerical Competencies in 4- and 5-Year-Old Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder
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Titeca, Daisy; Roeyers, Herbert; Desoete, Annemie – Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities, 2017
Studies comparing mathematical abilities of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and typically developing children are hitherto scarce, inconclusive, and mainly focusing on elementary school children or adolescents. The present study wants to gain insight into the foundation of mathematics by looking at preschool performances. Five early…
Descriptors: Preschool Children, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Numeracy
Parental Stress and ASD: Relationship with Autism Symptom Severity, IQ, and Resilience
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Pastor-Cerezuela, Gemma; Fernández-Andrés, M. Inmaculada; Tárraga-Mínguez, Raúl; Navarro-Peña, J. Miguel – Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities, 2016
The objectives of this study were (a) to evaluate parental stress in parents of children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD group) and compare it with the stress in parents of children with typical development (comparison group); (b) to study the relationship between parental stress, autism severity, and both verbal and performance IQ; and (c) to…
Descriptors: Stress Variables, Parents, Child Rearing, Autism
A Multi-Rater Study on Being Teased among Children/Adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and Their Typically Developing Siblings: Associations with ASD Symptoms
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Nowell, Kerri P.; Brewton, Christie M.; Goin-Kochel, Robin P. – Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities, 2014
The study examined teasing experiences among 74 individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD; M age = 115.7 months [9.6 years]; 83.8% male). Experiences were examined from parent, teacher, and child's own perspectives. Factors potentially associated with being teased were investigated. Comparison data were ascertained on typically developing…
Descriptors: Children, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Symptoms (Individual Disorders)