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Mayes, Susan Dickerson; Calhoun, Susan L.; Mayes, Rebecca D.; Molitoris, Sarah – Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders, 2012
Children with ADHD and autism have some similar features, complicating a differential diagnosis. The purpose of our study was to determine the degree to which core ADHD and autistic symptoms overlap in and discriminate between children 2-16 years of age with autism and ADHD. Our study demonstrated that 847 children with autism were easily…
Descriptors: Autism, Short Term Memory, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Symptoms (Individual Disorders)
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Koyama, Tomonori; Kamio, Yoko; Inada, Naoko; Inokuchi, Eiko – Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders, 2011
Difficulties in social communication are not necessarily observed only in individuals with autism spectrum disorders (ASD), and there are many subclinical cases in the general populations. Although advanced parental age at childbirth has often been considered a possible risk factor of ASD, it might contribute to poor social functioning in…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Pregnancy, Social Development, Interpersonal Competence
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Peters-Scheffer, Nienke; Didden, Robert; Korzilius, Hubert – Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders, 2012
To determine maternal stress and child variables predicting maternal stress, 104 mothers of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and intellectual disability (ID) completed the Dutch version of the Parental Stress Index (PSI; De Brock, Vermulst, Gerris, & Abidin, 1992) every six months over a period of two years. The level of maternal…
Descriptors: Mothers, Mental Retardation, Autism, Child Behavior