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Friendship in Autism Spectrum Disorder Is Related to Diverse Developmental Changes between Toddlerhood and Adolescence
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Ronit Saban-Bezalel; Esther Ben-Itzchak; Ditza A. Zachor – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2025
Purpose: Follow-up studies of children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in early childhood that focus on friendship formation during adolescence are scarce. The present study focused on exploring characteristics possibly related to the ability to establish friendships during adolescence among children diagnosed with ASD in…
Descriptors: Toddlers, Adolescents, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Friendship
Psychometric Properties of Psychosexual Functioning Survey among Autistic and Non-Autistic Adults: Adapting the Self-Report Teen Transition Inventory to the U.S. Context
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Xihan Yang; Linda Dekker; Kirstin Greaves-Lord; Eileen T. Crehan – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2024
Psychosexual functioning is an important aspect of human development and relationships. A previous study investigated psychosexual functioning of autistic adolescents using the Teen Transition Inventory (TTI), but there is a lack of comprehensive measurement of psychosexual functioning among autistic and non-autistic (NA) adults. To address this…
Descriptors: Psychometrics, Sexuality, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Adults
Social Responsiveness Scale (SRS) in Relation to Longitudinal Cortical Thickness Changes in Autism Spectrum Disorder
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Prigge, Molly B. D.; Bigler, Erin D.; Travers, Brittany G.; Froehlich, Alyson; Abildskov, Tracy; Anderson, Jeffrey S.; Alexander, Andrew L.; Lange, Nicholas; Lainhart, Janet E.; Zielinski, Brandon A. – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2018
The relationship between brain development and clinical heterogeneity in autism (ASD) is unknown. This study examines the Social Responsiveness Scale (SRS) in relation to the longitudinal development of cortical thickness. Participants (N = 91 ASD, N = 56 TDC; 3-39 years at first scan) were scanned up to three times over a 7-year period.…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Brain, Measures (Individuals)
Adaptive Behavior in Toddlers under Two with Autism Spectrum Disorders
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Paul, Rhea; Loomis, Rebecca; Chawarska, Katarzyna – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2014
The Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scale was administered to 54 children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) before age 2, and a matching group of 18 toddlers with developmental delay (DD). The group with ASD was more impaired on all scales of the Vineland than DD peers. When 18 ASD/DD pairs very closely matched on age, verbal and nonverbal…
Descriptors: Toddlers, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Autism, Adjustment (to Environment)