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Shuster, Jill; Perry, Adrienne; Bebko, James; Toplak, Maggie E. – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2014
Factor analytic studies have been conducted to examine the inter-relationships and degree of overlap among symptoms in Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). This paper reviewed 36 factor analytic studies that have examined ASD symptoms, using 13 different instruments. Studies were grouped into three categories: Studies with all DSM-IV symptoms, studies…
Descriptors: Factor Analysis, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Correlation
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Blackwell, Anna K. M.; Harding, Sam; Babayigit, Selma; Roulstone, Sue – Communication Disorders Quarterly, 2015
The importance of parent-child interaction (PCI) for language development has been well established. This has led many speech and language therapy (SLT) interventions to focus on modifying PCI as a means to improving children's early language delay. However, the success of such programs is mixed. The current review compares PCI, observed in…
Descriptors: Parent Child Relationship, Communication Problems, Databases, Comparative Analysis
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Mandy, William P. L.; Skuse, David H. – Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 2008
Autism is currently conceptualised as a unitary disorder, in which social-communication impairments are found alongside repetitive interests, behaviours and activities (RIBAs). This relies upon the validity of the assumption that social-communication impairments and RIBAs co-occur at an above chance level as a result of sharing underlying causes.…
Descriptors: Autism, Interests, Antisocial Behavior, Behavior Problems