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Carly S. Albaum; Teresa Sellitto; Nisha Vashi; Yvonne Bohr; Jonathan A. Weiss – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2024
Purpose: Active engagement in one's therapy is a key contributor to successful outcomes. Research on child engagement in cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT) has largely focused on youth without autism. This longitudinal study examined multiple indicators of child engagement in relation to outcomes for autistic children who took part in CBT for…
Descriptors: Cognitive Restructuring, Behavior Modification, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Outcomes of Treatment
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Kütük, Meryem Özlem; Tufan, Ali Evren; Kiliçaslan, Fethiye; Güler, Gülen; Çelik, Fatma; Altintas, Ebru; Gökçen, Cem; Karadag, Mehmet; Yektas, Çigdem; Mutluer, Tuba; Kandemir, Hasan; Büber, Ahmet; Topal, Zehra; Acikbas, Ufuk; Giray, Asli; Kütük, Özgür – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2021
The diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in a child affects family processes, increases parenting stress and marital conflicts, and may lead to parental psychopathology. It may also affect the prognosis for their children. The aim of this study is to determine depression and burnout levels as well as their predictors among parents of…
Descriptors: Depression (Psychology), Symptoms (Individual Disorders), Burnout, Parents
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Otsuka, Sadao; Uono, Shota; Yoshimura, Sayaka; Zhao, Shuo; Toichi, Motomi – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2017
The aim of this study was to identify specific cognitive abilities that predict functional outcome in high-functioning adults with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), and to clarify the contribution of those abilities and their relationships. In total, 41 adults with ASD performed cognitive tasks in a broad range of neuro- and social cognitive…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Adults, Cognitive Ability
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Uljarevic, Mirko; Carrington, Sarah; Leekam, Susan – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2016
This study examined the relations between anxiety and individual characteristics of sensory sensitivity (SS) and intolerance of uncertainty (IU) in mothers of children with ASD. The mothers of 50 children completed the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale, the Highly Sensitive Person Scale and the IU Scale. Anxiety was associated with both SS and…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Anxiety, Rating Scales
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Hedvall, Åsa; Westerlund, Joakim; Fernell, Elisabeth; Norrelgen, Fritjof; Kjellmer, Liselotte; Olsson, Martina Barnevik; Carlsson, Lotta Höglund; Eriksson, Mats A.; Billstedt, Eva; Gillberg, Christopher – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2015
Clinical predictors of 2-year outcome in preschoolers with ASD were studied in a population-based group of very young children with ASD (n = 208). Children who gained the most (n = 30) and lost the most (n = 23), i.e., increased or decreased their adaptive functioning outcome according to the Vineland Composite Score between study entry (T1) and…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Preschool Children, Longitudinal Studies
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Losh, Molly; Martin, Gary E.; Lee, Michelle; Klusek, Jessica; Sideris, John; Barron, Sheila; Wassink, Thomas – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2017
Genetic liability to autism spectrum disorder (ASD) can be expressed in unaffected relatives through subclinical, genetically meaningful traits, or endophenotypes. This study aimed to identify developmental endophenotypes in parents of individuals with ASD by examining parents' childhood academic development over the school-age period. A cohort of…
Descriptors: Genetics, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Parents
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Jiao, Yun; Chen, Rong; Ke, Xiaoyan; Cheng, Lu; Chu, Kangkang; Lu, Zuhong; Herskovits, Edward H. – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2012
Autism is widely believed to be a heterogeneous disorder; diagnosis is currently based solely on clinical criteria, although genetic, as well as environmental, influences are thought to be prominent factors in the etiology of most forms of autism. Our goal is to determine whether a predictive model based on single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs)…
Descriptors: Autism, Rating Scales, Etiology, Severity (of Disability)