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Pre-School Children with Suspected Autism Spectrum Disorders: Do Girls and Boys Have the Same Profiles?
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Andersson, Gunilla Westman; Gillberg, Christopher; Miniscalco, Carmela – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2013
The male to female ratio is raised in autism spectrum disorders (ASD). Previous studies have suggested that girls with ASD have more problems with communication than boys, but boys show more repetitive behaviours than girls. In this study, 20 girls, 1.8-3.9 years of age were matched for chronological and developmental age with 20 boys with…
Descriptors: Females, Young Children, Autism, Males
Psychometric Properties of the Chinese Version of the Autism Spectrum Quotient (AQ)
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Lau, Winnie Yu-Pow; Gau, Susan Shur-Fen; Chiu, Yen-Nan; Wu, Yu-Yu; Chou, Wen-Jiun; Liu, Shih-Kai; Chou, Miao-Chun – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2013
The Autism Spectrum Quotient (AQ) has been widely used for measuring autistic characteristics in parents of children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD). Nonetheless, its psychometric validity is yet to be justified. This study tested the factor structure of the AQ by means of principal component analysis and confirmatory factor analysis using,…
Descriptors: Factor Analysis, Autism, Psychometrics, Factor Structure
Developmental Disabilities and Behavioral Problems among School Children in the Western Cape of South Africa
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Giarelli, Ellen; Clarke, Darren L.; Catching, Christopher; Ratcliffe, Sarah J. – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2009
Aim: This descriptive cross-sectional study estimates the frequencies and kinds of potential developmental disabilities (DD) and behavior problems (BP) among children in grades R and 1 who attend a primary public school in rural Western Cape Province, South Africa. Methods: Data were collected on 174 children aged 5.1-8.8 years using the "Ten…
Descriptors: Educational Needs, Behavior Problems, Developmental Disabilities, Foreign Countries