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Berkovits, Lauren; Eisenhower, Abbey; Blacher, Jan – Grantee Submission, 2017
There has been little research connecting underlying emotion processes (e.g., emotion regulation) to frequent behavior problems in young children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). This study examined the stability of emotion regulation and its relationship with other aspects of child functioning. Participants included 108 children with ASD,…
Descriptors: Emotional Response, Emotional Development, Behavior Problems, Young Children
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Van Den Heuvel, Ellen; Manders, Eric; Swillen, Ann; Zink, Inge – Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 2017
Background: Children with 22q11.2 deletion syndrome (22q11.2DS) are reported to have socio-communicative impairments. Although many of these children are diagnosed with intellectual disability (ID) and/or autism spectrum disorder (ASD), these populations are seldom used as control groups. Hence, information regarding syndrome-specific…
Descriptors: Genetic Disorders, Communication Problems, Interpersonal Competence, Interpersonal Communication
Berkovits, Lauren; Eisenhower, Abbey; Blacher, Jan – Grantee Submission, 2017
There has been little research connecting underlying emotion processes (e.g., emotion regulation) to frequent behavior problems in young children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). This study examined the stability of emotion regulation and its relationship with other aspects of child functioning. Participants included 108 children with ASD,…
Descriptors: Emotional Response, Emotional Development, Behavior Problems, Young Children
Rodas, Naomi V.; Eisenhower, Abbey; Blacher, Jan – Grantee Submission, 2017
Children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) are at heightened risk for developing comorbid psychological disorders, including anxiety disorders, which may be further exacerbated by the presence of externalizing behaviors. Here, we examined how structural language and pragmatic language predicted anxiety and externalizing behaviors. Participants…
Descriptors: Pragmatics, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Language Skills
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Lee, Nancy Raitano; Wallace, Gregory L.; Adeyemi, Elizabeth I.; Lopez, Katherine C.; Blumenthal, Jonathan D.; Clasen, Liv S.; Giedd, Jay N. – Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 2012
Background: Supernumerary sex chromosome aneuploidies (X/Y-aneuploidies), the presence of extra X and/or Y chromosomes, are associated with heightened rates of language impairments and social difficulties. However, no single study has examined different language domains and social functioning in the same sample of children with tri-, tetra-, and…
Descriptors: Autism, Language Impairments, Language Skills, Genetic Disorders
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Porath, Marion – Early Child Development and Care, 2009
Social competence is an essential capability to bring to school because of its relationship to academic success. Development and consolidation of social understanding in early childhood ensures that young children have a solid foundation of social expertise when they begin formal schooling. Social expertise, conceptualized within the framework of…
Descriptors: Child Development, Developmental Stages, Young Children, Piagetian Theory