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Parenting Stress and Autistic Children's Emotional Problems Relate to Family-School Partnerships and Parent Mental Health
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McIntyre, Laura Lee; Santiago, Rachel T.; Sutherland, Marah; Garbacz, S. Andrew – School Psychology, 2023
Dimensions of family-school partnerships, including parent-teacher relationship quality and family educational involvement, are associated with positive outcomes for youth. Family-school partnerships are important for autistic youth, who may particularly benefit from cross-setting supports. Coordinated family-school partnerships may help maximize…
Descriptors: Child Rearing, Parents, Stress Variables, Mental Health
Variability in Adaptive Behaviour in Young Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder
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Golya, Nandita; McIntyre, Laura Lee – Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 2018
Background: Understanding adaptive behaviour variability in children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) may have important implications for early intervention. The purpose of this study was to explore whether autism symptom severity and caregiver depression affected adaptive behaviour in young children with ASD. Method: Data were collected from…
Descriptors: Child Behavior, Behavior Problems, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders
Parental Stress, Discipline Strategies, and Child Behavior Problems in Families with Young Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders
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Shawler, Paul M.; Sullivan, Maureen A. – Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities, 2017
The current study investigated the parent-child relationship by examining associations between parent stress, parental discipline strategies, child disruptive behavior problems, and level of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) symptoms. A sample of 130 parents of children with ASD ages 3 to 11 years participated. Parents reported high levels of parent…
Descriptors: Parents, Stress Variables, Child Rearing, Parent Child Relationship
Examining the Criterion-Related Validity of the Pervasive Developmental Disorder Behavior Inventory
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McMorris, Carly A.; Perry, Adrienne – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2015
The Pervasive Developmental Disorder Behavior Inventory is a questionnaire designed to aid in the diagnosis of pervasive developmental disorders or autism spectrum disorders. The Pervasive Developmental Disorder Behavior Inventory assesses adaptive and maladaptive behaviors associated with pervasive developmental disorders and provides an…
Descriptors: Test Validity, Questionnaires, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Autism
Comparison of a Broad-Based Screen versus Disorder-Specific Screen in Detecting Young Children with an Autism Spectrum Disorder
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Wiggins, Lisa D; Piazza, Vivian; Robins, Diana L – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2014
The goals of our study were to (a) compare agreement between autism spectrum disorder diagnosis and outcome of the Modified Checklist for Autism in Toddlers and Parents Evaluation of Developmental Status in a sample of toddlers and (b) examine specific concerns noted for toddlers who screened negative on the Modified Checklist for Autism in…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Clinical Diagnosis, Toddlers