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Comparison of Parent Questionnaires, Examiner-Led Assessment and Parents' Concerns at 14 Months of Age as Indicators of Later Diagnosis of Autism
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Pasco, Greg; Davies, Kim; Ribeiro, Helena; Tucker, Leslie; Allison, Carrie; Baron-Cohen, Simon; Johnson, Mark H.; Charman, Tony – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2021
Parents participating in a prospective longitudinal study of infants with older siblings with autism completed an autism screening questionnaire and were asked about any concerns relating to their child's development, and children were administered an interactive assessment conducted by a researcher at 14 months. Scores on the parent questionnaire…
Descriptors: Questionnaires, Parents, Infants, Autism
Comparison of Online and Face-to-Face Parent Education for Children with Autism and Sleep Problems
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Roberts, Cristine A.; Smith, Kevin C.; Sherman, Ashley K. – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2019
Many children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) have sleep disorders. Face-to-face (F2F) sessions have empowered parents to help their child sleep. Our goal was whether online technologies could provide similar improvements in children's sleep while also improving parents' quality of life. Identical programs were taught in two sessions to F2F…
Descriptors: Parent Education, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Children
Language Barriers Impact Access to Services for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders
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St. Amant, Helaine G.; Schrager, Sheree M.; Peña-Ricardo, Carolina; Williams, Marian E.; Vanderbilt, Douglas L. – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2018
Racial and ethnic disparities in accessing health care have been described in children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). In a retrospective chart review of 152 children with ASD, children of parents whose primary language was English were significantly more likely to have both social skills and communication goals within their individualized…
Descriptors: Barriers, Children, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Autism
Profiling Autism Symptomatology: An Exploration of the Q-ASC Parental Report Scale in Capturing Sex Differences in Autism
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Ormond, Sarah; Brownlow, Charlotte; Garnett, Michelle Sarah; Rynkiewicz, Agnieszka; Attwood, Tony – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2018
The Questionnaire for Autism Spectrum Conditions (Q-ASC) was developed by Attwood et al. (2011) to identify gender-sensitive profiles of autism symptomatology; prioritise and adjust the direction of clinical interventions; and support positive psychosocial outcomes and prognosis into adulthood. The current research piloted the Q-ASC with parents…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Gender Differences, Symptoms (Individual Disorders)
Brief Report: Examination of Correlates of Adaptive Behavior in Children with HFASD Using the BASC-2 Parent Rating Scale
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McDonald, Christin A.; Donnelly, James P.; Rodgers, Jonathan D.; Thomeer, Marcus L.; Lopata, Christopher; Jordan, Allyson K. – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2017
This study extended the research on correlates of adaptive functioning of high-functioning children with autism spectrum disorder (HFASD) using the Behavior Assessment System for Children-Second Edition (BASC-2). Specifically, this study investigated the relationships between adaptive behavior and age, IQ, and ASD symptomology, in a…
Descriptors: Child Behavior, Correlation, Adjustment (to Environment), Rating Scales
Do Parents and Clinicians Agree on Ratings of Autism-Related Behaviors at 12 Months of Age? A Study of Infants at High and Low Risk for ASD
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Macari, Suzanne L.; Wu, Grace C.; Powell, Kelly K.; Fontenelle, Scuddy, IV; Macris, Deanna M.; Chawarska, Katarzyna – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2018
Given the emphasis on early screening for ASD, it is crucial to examine the concordance between parent report and clinician observation of autism-related behaviors. Similar items were compared from the First Year Inventory (Baranek et al. "First-Year Inventory (FYI) 2.0." University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, 2003), a parent…
Descriptors: Infants, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, At Risk Persons
What about the Girls? Sex-Based Differences in Autistic Traits and Adaptive Skills
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Ratto, Allison B.; Kenworthy, Lauren; Yerys, Benjamin E.; Bascom, Julia; Wieckowski, Andrea Trubanova; White, Susan W.; Wallace, Gregory L.; Pugliese, Cara; Schultz, Robert T.; Ollendick, Thomas H.; Scarpa, Angela; Seese, Sydney; Register-Brown, Kelly; Martin, Alex; Anthony, Laura Gutermuth – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2018
There is growing evidence of a camouflaging effect among females with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), particularly among those without intellectual disability, which may affect performance on gold-standard diagnostic measures. This study utilized an age- and IQ-matched sample of school-aged youth (n = 228) diagnosed with ASD to assess sex…
Descriptors: Gender Differences, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Comparative Analysis
Parent and Self-Report Ratings on the Perceived Levels of Social Vulnerability of Adults with Williams Syndrome
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Lough, Emma; Fisher, Marisa H. – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2016
The current study took a multi-informant approach to compare parent to self-report ratings of social vulnerability of adults with Williams syndrome (WS). Participants included 102 pairs of adults with WS and their parents. Parents completed the "Social Vulnerability Questionnaire" and adults with WS completed an adapted version of the…
Descriptors: Genetic Disorders, Adults, At Risk Persons, Questionnaires
Comparisons of the Factor Structure and Measurement Invariance of the Spence Children's Anxiety Scale-Parent Version in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder and Typically Developing Anxious Children
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Glod, Magdalena; Creswell, Cathy; Waite, Polly; Jamieson, Ruth; McConachie, Helen; South, Mikle Don; Rodgers, Jacqui – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2017
The Spence Children's Anxiety Scale-Parent version (SCAS-P) is often used to assess anxiety in children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), however, little is known about the validity of the tool in this population. The aim of this study was to determine whether the SCAS-P has the same factorial validity in a sample of young people with ASD (n =…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Anxiety, Affective Measures
Caregiver Mental Health, Parenting Practices, and Perceptions of Child Attachment in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder
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Teague, Samantha J.; Newman, Louise K.; Tonge, Bruce J.; Gray, Kylie M.; Aery, Anaha; Andersson, Ellaina; Arciuli, Jo; Arora, Sheena; Bezzina, Louise; Blackmore, Rebecca; Borland, Ross; Caruana, Jodie; Cawood, Danyelle; Clarke, Kristina; Day, Jamin; Dossetor, David; Einfeld, Stewart; Emerson, Eric; Evans, Holly; Fernandez, Ana; Goodall, Stephen; Gray, Kylie; Haas, Kaaren; Henderson, Kevin; Henry, Tania; Hinton, Sharon; Hoath, Fiona; Hodges, Julie; Horstead, Sian; Howlin, Pat; Hu, Nan; Keating, Caroline; Kelly, Eliza; Knott, Rachael; Kotselas, Pauline; Louie, Eva; McAuliffe, Zyra; O'Hagan, Gemma; Panahi, Babak; Phillis, Kathryne; Rice, Lauren; Rose, Oriel; Rotolone, Cassandra; Salvador-Carulla, Luis; Sanders, Matt; Schoch, Martha; Shortt, Fionnuala; Silove, Natalie; Sofronoff, Kate; Stace, Lucille; Taffe, John; Teague, Samantha; Tonge, Bruce; Thompson, Donna-Marie; Wallman, Emily; Viney, Rosalie – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2018
This paper investigates the role of caregiver mental health and parenting practices as predictors of attachment in children with intellectual disability/developmental delay, comparing between children with ASD (n = 29) and children with other developmental disabilities (n = 20). Parents reported that children with ASD had high levels of anxiety…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Mental Health, Caregivers
Supporting the Spectrum Hypothesis: Self-Reported Temperament in Children and Adolescents with High Functioning Autism
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Burrows, Catherine A.; Usher, Lauren V.; Schwartz, Caley B.; Mundy, Peter C.; Henderson, Heather A. – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2016
This study tested the "spectrum hypothesis," which posits that children and adolescents with high functioning autism (HFA) differ "quantitatively" but not "qualitatively" from typically developing peers on self-reported temperament. Temperament refers to early-appearing, relatively stable behavioral and emotional…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Personality, Measurement Techniques
Lower Electrodermal Activity to Acute Stress in Caregivers of People with Autism Spectrum Disorder: An Adaptive Habituation to Stress
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Ruiz-Robledillo, Nicolás; Moya-Albiol, Luis – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2015
Caring for a relative with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) entails being under chronic stress that could alter body homeostasis. Electrodermal activity (EDA) is an index of the sympathetic activity of the autonomic nervous system related to emotionality and homeostasis. This study compares EDA in response to acute stress in the laboratory between…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Anxiety, Caregivers
New Interview and Observation Measures of the Broader Autism Phenotype: Group Differentiation
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de Jonge, Maretha; Parr, Jeremy; Rutter, Michael; Wallace, Simon; Kemner, Chantal; Bailey, Anthony; van Engeland, Herman; Pickles, Andrew – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2015
To identify the broader autism phenotype (BAP), the Family History Interview subject and informant versions and an observational tool (Impression of Interviewee), were developed. This study investigated whether the instruments differentiated between parents of children with autism, and parents of children with Down syndrome (DS). The BAP scores of…
Descriptors: Autism, Interviews, Family Environment, Down Syndrome
Parent-Child Gesture Use during Problem Solving in Autistic Spectrum Disorder
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Medeiros, Kristen; Winsler, Adam – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2014
This study examined the relationship between child language skills and parent and child gestures of 58 youths with and without an autism spectrum disorder (ASD) diagnosis. Frequencies and rates of total gesture use as well as five categories of gestures (deictic, conventional, beat, iconic, and metaphoric) were reliably coded during the…
Descriptors: Correlation, Children, Parents, Language Skills
Parents' Strategies to Elicit Autobiographical Memories in Autism Spectrum Disorders, Developmental Language Disorders and Typically Developing Children
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Goldman, Sylvie; DeNigris, Danielle – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2015
Conversations about the past support the development of autobiographical memory. Parents' strategies to elicit child's participation and recall during past event conversations were compared across three school-age diagnostic groups: autism spectrum disorder (ASD, n = 11), developmental language disorders (n = 11) and typically developing (TD,…
Descriptors: Memory, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Developmental Disabilities
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