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Izuno-Garcia, Amy K.; Jellinek, Emily R.; Rosenbrock, Georgina J.; Keller-Margulis, Milena A.; Mire, Sarah S. – Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities, 2022
Students who enter kindergarten without school readiness skills are more likely to demonstrate academic, behavioral, and social struggles during school. Children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) are particularly at risk for underdeveloped school readiness skills, which can undermine academic achievement and result in poor long-term outcomes.…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, At Risk Students, School Readiness
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Matson, Johnny L.; Kozlowski, Alison M. – Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders, 2010
Autistic regression is one of the many mysteries in the developmental course of autism and pervasive developmental disorders not otherwise specified (PDD-NOS). Various definitions of this phenomenon have been used, further clouding the study of the topic. Despite this problem, some efforts at establishing prevalence have been made. The purpose of…
Descriptors: Etiology, Physical Development, Autism, Child Development
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Hediger, Mary L.; England, Lucinda J.; Molloy, Cynthia A.; Yu, Kai F.; Manning-Courtney, Patricia; Mills, James L. – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2008
Bone development, casein-free diet use, supplements, and medications were assessed for 75 boys with autism or autism spectrum disorder, ages 4-8 years. Second metacarpal bone cortical thickness (BCT), measured on hand-wrist radiographs, and % deviations in BCT from reference medians were derived. BCT increased with age, but % deviations evidenced…
Descriptors: Autism, Males, Physical Development, Human Body