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Corbett, Blythe A.; Muscatello, Rachael A.; Tanguturi, Yasas; McGinn, Emily; Ioannou, Sara – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2019
Adolescence is a time of remarkable biopsychosocial change, which may be particularly challenging for youth with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), necessitating enhanced understanding and accurate assessment of pubertal maturation. The study compared physical examination to parent- and self-report measures in 200 participants (134 males and 66…
Descriptors: Puberty, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Early Adolescents
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Xu, Yin; Norton, Sam; Rahman, Qazi – Developmental Psychology, 2019
This study tested the association between multiple prenatal and postnatal early life factors and adolescent sexual orientation in a longitudinal birth cohort. Factors included birth weight, gestational age, parental age at birth, number of older brothers and sisters, breastfeeding, maternal anxiety/depression, family socioeconomic position,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Correlation, Prenatal Influences, Perinatal Influences
Evans-Whipp, Tracy; Mundy, Lisa; Canterford, Louise; Patton, George – Australian Government Department of Education and Training, 2017
There is a growing consensus amongst policy makers, education professionals, researchers, and the public that a modern education system should develop a 'whole child' providing a balanced set of cognitive, social and emotional skills to face the challenges of an increasingly uncertain and volatile world. Social and emotional development are…
Descriptors: Well Being, Social Development, Emotional Development, Middle School Students