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Ambrose, Kathryn; Simpson, Kate; Adams, Dawn – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2022
Anxiety is common in children on the autism spectrum, however its impacts are not fully understood. Participation is an important outcome, linked to the health and wellbeing of children. This study examined the relationship between anxiety and participation using parent reports for 131 children on the autism spectrum, aged 6-13 years. Hierarchical…
Descriptors: Anxiety, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Children
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Yan, Tingrui; Hou, Yujia; Deng, Meng – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2022
Parental involvement plays a pivotal role in promoting developmental and educational outcomes for children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). This study aimed to examine the relationships between social support, parenting stress, and parental involvement by investigating a sample of 245 Chinese parents of children with ASD. Mediation analyses…
Descriptors: Parent Participation, Child Development, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders
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Hilton, Claudia L.; Ratcliff, Karen; Hong, Ickpyo – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2021
Greater understanding can increase our knowledge and intervention effectiveness for activity participation problems of children with disabilities. We examined participation difficulties of children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) and intellectual disabilities (ID) in the 2011 Survey of Pathway to Diagnosis and Services. We utilized propensity…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Intellectual Disability, Children
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Ruble, Lisa; McGrew, John H.; Wong, Venus; Adams, Medina; Yu, Yue – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2019
The school, student and family factors underlying poor postsecondary outcomes of students with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) are not well understood. The potential impact of school [e.g., transition planning quality (TPQ)], family (e.g., parent activation), and student factors (e.g., adaptive functioning) and their interaction (e.g.,…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Postsecondary Education, Intelligence Quotient
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Healy, Sean; Haegele, Justin A.; Grenier, Michelle; Garcia, Jeanette M. – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2017
The primary purposes of this study were to compare (a) physical activity participation, screen-time habits, obesity, and (b) reported reasons for lack of participation in sport, between a nationally representative sample of Irish children with and without autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Participation in moderate to vigorous activity, light…
Descriptors: Physical Activities, Physical Activity Level, Television Viewing, Life Style
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Hobson, Jessica A.; Hobson, R. Peter; Cheung, Yuen; Caló, Susana – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2015
The aim of this study was to examine the relation between symbolic play and communicative engagement among children with and without autism. Our predictions were firstly, that in moment-by-moment interactions during semi-structured interactive play with an adult, children with and without autism would tend to show shifts in meanings in symbolic…
Descriptors: Autism, Children, Comparative Analysis, Play
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Mehling, Margaret H.; Tassé, Marc J. – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2015
This study explores social outcomes for adults with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in comparison to adults with developmental disabilities other than ASD by investigating the relationships between the constructs Social Participation and Relationships, Social Determination, and Personal Control. Structural equation modeling (SEM) was used to test a…
Descriptors: Adults, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Comparative Analysis
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Perryman, Twyla Y.; Carter, Alice S.; Messinger, Daniel S.; Stone, Wendy L.; Ivanescu, Andrada E.; Yoder, Paul J. – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2013
Facilitative linguistic input directly connected to children's interest and focus of attention has become a recommended component of interventions for young children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). This longitudinal correlational study used two assessment time points and examined the association between parental undemanding…
Descriptors: Autism, Children, Longitudinal Studies, Correlation
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Weiss, Jonathan A.; Burnham Riosa, Priscilla – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2015
Most research on mental health in individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and intellectual disability (ID) has focused on deficits. We examined individual (i.e., sociocommunicative skills, adaptive behavior, functional cognitive skills) and contextual (i.e., home, school, and community participation) correlates of thriving in 330 youth…
Descriptors: Mental Health, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Mental Retardation