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The Scope and Nature of Reading Comprehension Impairments in School-Aged Children with Higher Functioning Autism Spectrum Disorder
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McIntryre, Nancy S.; Solari, Emily J.; Gonzalez, Joseph E.; Solomon, Marjorie; Lerro, Lindsay E.; Novotny, Stephanie; Oswald, Tasha M.; Mundy, Peter C. – Grantee Submission, 2017
This study of 8-16-year-olds was designed to test the hypothesis that reading comprehension impairments are part of the social communication phenotype for many higher-functioning students with autism spectrum disorder (HFASD). Students with HFASD (n = 81) were compared to those with high attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder symptomatology…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Autism, Comparative Analysis
Toward Establishing a Standard Symptom Set for Assessing Sluggish Cognitive Tempo in Children: Evidence from Teacher Ratings in a Community Sample
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Becker, Stephen P.; Burns, G. Leonard; Schmitt, Aidan P.; Epstein, Jeffery N.; Tamm, Leanne – Grantee Submission, 2017
Despite increasing interest in sluggish cognitive tempo (SCT) in children, the field is stymied by the lack of a standard symptom set that can be used across studies. Without a standard symptom set, it is difficult to determine if differences across studies are due to methodological or sample differences, or simply the way SCT was measured. To…
Descriptors: Conceptual Tempo, Elementary School Students, Symptoms (Individual Disorders), Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder