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Ronconi, Luca; Facoetti, Andrea; Bulf, Hermann; Franchin, Laura; Bettoni, Roberta; Valenza, Eloisa – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2014
Since subthreshold autistic social impairments aggregate in family members, and since attentional dysfunctions appear to be one of the earliest cognitive markers of children with autism, we investigated in the general population the relationship between infants' attentional functioning and the autistic traits measured in their parents.…
Descriptors: Infants, Parents with Disabilities, Autism, Prediction
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Taylor, Julie Lounds; Smith, Leann E.; Mailick, Marsha R. – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2014
This study examined the bidirectional relations over time between behavioral functioning (autism symptoms, maladaptive behaviors, activities of daily living) and vocational/educational activities of adults with autism spectrum disorders (ASD). Participants were 153 adults with ASD (M age = 30.2 years) who were part of a larger longitudinal study.…
Descriptors: Adults, Parents with Disabilities, Vocational Education, Autism
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Taylor, Lauren J.; Maybery, Murray T.; Wray, John; Ravine, David; Hunt, Anna; Whitehouse, Andrew J. O. – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2013
Extensive empirical evidence indicates that the lesser variant of Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) involves a communication impairment that is similar to, but milder than, the deficit in clinical ASD. This research explored the relationship between the broader autism phenotype (BAP) among parents, an index of genetic liability for ASD, and proband…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Adults, Communication Problems