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Vocal and Facial Behavior during Affect Production in Autism Spectrum Disorder
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Hardik Kothare; Vikram Ramanarayanan; Michael Neumann; Jackson Liscombe; Vanessa Richter; Linnea Lampinen; Alison Bai; Cristian Preciado; Katherine Brogan; Carly Demopoulos – Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 2025
Purpose: We investigate the extent to which automated audiovisual metrics extracted during an affect production task show statistically significant differences between a cohort of children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and typically developing controls. Method: Forty children with ASD and 21 neurotypical controls interacted with a…
Descriptors: Children, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Affective Behavior, Affective Objectives
Exploratory Analyses of Sleep Intraindividual Variability and Fatigue in Parents of Children on the Autism Spectrum
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Braden Hayse; Melanie A. Stearns; Micah O. Mazurek; Ashley F. Curtis; Neetu Nair; Wai Sze Chan; Melissa Munoz; Kevin D. McGovney; David Q. Beversdorf; Mojgan Golzy; Kristin A. Sohl; Zarah H. Ner; Beth Ellen Davis; Nicole Takahashi; Christina S. McCrae – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2025
Fatigue is associated with numerous harmful physical and mental health outcomes. Despite the established relationship between sleep and fatigue, research examining sleep variability within a person (i.e. intraindividual variability; IIV) and fatigue is limited. In addition, the associations between child and parent sleep regarding parent fatigue…
Descriptors: Fatigue (Biology), Sleep, Individual Characteristics, Parents
Sibling Relationships in Families of Autistic and Typical Children: Similarities and Differences in the Perspectives of Siblings and Mothers
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Yonat Rum; Ditza A. Zachor; Yael Armony; Ella Daniel; Esther Dromi – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2025
This study investigates mothers' and siblings' perspectives regarding similarities and differences in siblingships with and without autism. Twenty-nine typical children (M[subscript age] = 8.78 years, SD = 2.05) whose younger siblings have a diagnosis of autism and their mothers constituted the 'autism group.' Forty-six typical children…
Descriptors: Mothers, Parent Attitudes, Siblings, Attitudes
Valence and Intensity of Emotional Expression in Autistic and Non-Autistic Toddlers
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Jessie B. Northrup; Carla A. Mazefsky; Taylor N. Day – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2025
Purpose: Differences in emotional experience and expression have long been recognized as common in the presentation of autism, yet research examining emotional expression in early childhood is limited, with mixed findings. Understanding emotional reactivity and expression in autism in early life is an essential step towards uncovering the…
Descriptors: Autism Spectrum Disorders, Toddlers, Emotional Response, Screening Tests
Trajectories of Positive Affect in Autistic Individuals during the Transition to Adulthood
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James B. McCauley; Elaine B. Clarke; Hillary K. Schiltz; Catherine Lord – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2025
Longitudinal analyses have revealed informative patterns about health, mental health, adaptive skills, autism symptoms, and social skills during the transition to adulthood for autistic individuals. This study expands on these findings by investigating the trajectories of positive affect from age 15 to 30 years using a heterogeneous cohort (n =…
Descriptors: Autism Spectrum Disorders, Students with Disabilities, Individualized Transition Plans, Longitudinal Studies
Caregiver-Identified Strengths in Children Attending Their First Neurodevelopmental Assessment: Findings from the Sydney Child Development Research Registry and Development of a Child Strengths Checklist
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Kelsie A. Boulton; Lorna Hankin; Marie-Antoinette Hodge; Natalie Ong; Natalie Silove; Adam J. Guastella – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2025
There has been a growing focus on the importance of understanding strengths in children with neurodevelopmental conditions and how such knowledge can support clinical practices. However, limited research has explored systematic reports of strengths from caregivers of children with neurodevelopmental conditions, most commonly autism. In this study,…
Descriptors: Individual Characteristics, Capital (Sociology), Altruism, Interpersonal Competence