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Clare Harrop; James Bodfish; Luc Lecavalier; Aaron. R. Dallman; Desiree Jones; Jill Pritchett; Allison Whitten; Brian. A. Boyd – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2024
Prior research has demonstrated that cognitive inflexibility is associated with anxiety in autistic individuals. Everyday patterns of behavioral inflexibility (e.g. observable inflexible behavior in the context of the need to change or adapt and that is manifested in real-world everyday settings) is common in autism and can be distinguished from…
Descriptors: Autism Spectrum Disorders, Youth, Anxiety, Adjustment (to Environment)
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Stephanie Petty; Amy Ellis – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2024
Movement of the body is an essential way to characterise autism, according to diagnostic criteria. However, qualifying descriptions of what autistic movements are, their functions and personal value, are missing from academic literature and clinical guidance. We systematically searched for autistic adults' descriptions of their body and its…
Descriptors: Autism Spectrum Disorders, Human Body, Motion, Adults
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Katherine Byrne; Kyle Sterrett; Alison Holbrook; So Hyun Kim; Rebecca Grzadzinski; Catherine Lord – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2024
The current study investigated the utility of the Brief Observation of Social Communication Change-Phrase Speech Young Fluent (BOSCC-PSYF) as an outcome measure of treatment response by analyzing the measure's psychometric properties and initial validity. The BOSCC coding scheme was applied to 345 administrations from 160 participants diagnosed…
Descriptors: Psychometrics, Communication (Thought Transfer), Speech Communication, Children
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Caitlin M. Hudac; Nicole R. Friedman; Victoria R. Ward; Rachel E. Estreicher; Grace C. Dorsey; Raphael A. Bernier; Evangeline C. Kurtz-Nelson; Rachel K. Earl; Evan E. Eichler; Emily Neuhaus – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2024
We aimed to identify unique constellations of sensory phenotypes for genetic etiologies associated with diagnoses of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and intellectual disability (ID). Caregivers reported on sensory behaviors via the Sensory Profile for 290 participants (younger than 25 years of age) with ASD and/or ID diagnoses, of which…
Descriptors: Genetics, Etiology, Comparative Analysis, Profiles
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Elizabeth R. Lorah; Christine Holyfield; Brenna Griffen; Nicolette Caldwell – Review Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2024
For individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) who have limited to no vocal speech abilities, mobile augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) technology provides opportunities for communication with those around them. Interventionists can incorporate evidence-based practices into AAC instruction to heighten the efficacy of its…
Descriptors: Autism Spectrum Disorders, Evidence Based Practice, Intervention, Augmentative and Alternative Communication
Olga V. Sims – ProQuest LLC, 2024
The purpose of the study was to analyze the historical patterns in the relationship between specific types of disabilities and frequency of drug abuse or weapon offenses in public schools in the United States using the U.S. Department of Education Open Data Platform's (n.d.) data sets from 2011-2012 through 2020-2021. The problem is that students…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Students with Disabilities, Drug Use, Weapons