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Wang, Xin; Weng, Xuchu; Pan, Ning; Li, Xiuhong; Lin, Lizi; Jing, Jin – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2023
Although the United States (US) have been monitoring the autism spectrum disorder (ASD) prevalence, whether the prevalence has continued to increase, decrease, fluctuate or reached a stable level remained unclear during the COVID-19 pandemic. We have requested the 2016-2021 National Survey of Children's Health (NSCH) data in the United States to…
Descriptors: Autism Spectrum Disorders, Incidence, COVID-19, Pandemics
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Hsu, Yuu-Hueih; Chen, Chi-Wen; Lin, Yuh-Jyh; Li, Chung-Yi – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2023
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is reportedly more prevalent in urban areas partly because of better accessibility and affordability to healthcare. With universal health insurance coverage in Taiwan, a previous study has shown no urban-rural disparity in the utilization rate of a child's preventive healthcare. Under this circumstance, we followed a…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Rural Urban Differences, Clinical Diagnosis
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Umran Cevik Guner U; Irem Bilkay – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2024
The family has a key role in the obesity management of children with autism. This study examines the relationship between the nutrition-physical activity behaviors of autistic children with their families and children's obesity levels during COVID-19 pandemic. The descriptive and cross-sectional study involved 80 parents of autistic children. A…
Descriptors: Children, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Relationship, Family Relationship
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Hanson, Laura K.; Atance, Cristina M. – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2014
Episodic foresight (EpF) or, the ability to imagine the future and use such imagination to guide our actions, is an important aspect of cognition that has not yet been explored in children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). This is despite its proposed links with theory of mind (ToM) and executive function (EF), two areas found to be impaired in…
Descriptors: Autism, Executive Function, Time Perspective, Theory of Mind
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Williams, David; Boucher, Jill; Lind, Sophie; Jarrold, Christopher – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2013
Prospective memory (remembering to carry out an action in the future) has been studied relatively little in ASD. We explored time-based (carry out an action at a pre-specified time) and event-based (carry out an action upon the occurrence of a pre-specified event) prospective memory, as well as possible cognitive correlates, among 21…
Descriptors: Autism, Memory, Executive Function, Correlation
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Shrestha, Merina; Shrestha, Rena – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2014
Awareness and knowledge about autism is almost non-existent in Nepal. Children who eventually get the diagnosis often miss their opportunity for early intervention. The current study shows that medical help was seeked at mean age of 27.9 + 14.5 months and most of them were for delayed language and the first preference for parents were…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Symptoms (Individual Disorders), Educational Diagnosis, Autism