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Development of a School-Age Extension of the Modified Checklist for Autism in Toddlers through Expert Consensus and Stakeholder Input
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Andrea Trubanova Wieckowski; Georgina Perez Liz; Ashley de Marchena; Deborah A. Fein; Marianne L. Barton; Giacomo Vivanti; Diana L. Robins – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2024
Universal autism screening is recommended by the American Academy of Pediatrics at 18 and 24 months. However, many children are not identified until after the age of 4 years, and some not until adulthood, either due to mild or no indication of symptoms early in development, or to co-occurring conditions which may overshadow autism symptoms. This…
Descriptors: Check Lists, Toddlers, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Parent Attitudes
A Randomised Group Comparison Controlled Trial of "Preschoolers with Autism": A Parent Education and Skills Training Intervention for Young Children with Autistic Disorder
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Tonge, Bruce; Brereton, Avril; Kiomall, Melissa; Mackinnon, Andrew; Rinehart, Nicole J. – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2014
Aim: To determine the effect of parent education on adaptive behaviour, autism symptoms and cognitive/language skills of young children with autistic disorder. Method: A randomised group comparison design involving a parent education and counselling intervention and a parent education and behaviour management intervention to control for parent…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Preschool Children, Parent Education
Brief Report: The Relationship between Language Skills, Adaptive Behavior, and Emotional and Behavior Problems in Pre-Schoolers with Autism
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Park, Carlie J.; Yelland, Gregory W.; Taffe, John R.; Gray, Kylie M. – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2012
This study investigated the relationship between structural language skills, and communication skills, adaptive behavior, and emotional and behavior problems in pre-school children with autism. Participants were aged 3-5 years with autism (n = 27), and two comparison groups of children with developmental delay without autism (n = 12) and typically…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Developmental Delays, Autism, Receptive Language