NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
Education Level
Elementary Education1
Audience
Laws, Policies, & Programs
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Showing all 14 results Save | Export
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Herdem Aslan Genç; Ceymi Doenyas; Yasemin Aksu; Mirac Nur Musaoglu; Sena Uzunay; Tuba Mutluer – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2024
Long-term effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on autistic individuals and their families are recently emerging. This study investigated these effects in 40 mother-child dyads by measuring the behavioral problems of autistic individuals (via Aberrant Behavior Checklist) and their mothers' anxiety levels (via Beck Anxiety Inventory) during the…
Descriptors: Child Behavior, COVID-19, Pandemics, Autism Spectrum Disorders
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
PDF on ERIC Download full text
Sara Elisabeth Bull Ellegård; Jørn Isaksen; Sigmund Eldevik – International Electronic Journal of Elementary Education, 2024
This study compared the outcome of Early Intensive Behavioral Intervention when supervision was given over videoconference for half of the meetings. This started after 3 months of intervention. The participating children were diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder and were randomly placed in either the videoconference group or in the onsite…
Descriptors: Early Intervention, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Behavior Problems, Videoconferencing
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Trine Lise Bakken; Jane Margrete Askeland Hellerud; Arvid Nikolai Kildahl; Ann Magritt Solheim-Inderberg; Oddbjørn Hove; Sissel Berge Helverschou – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2025
Autistic people with intellectual disabilities appear to be at increased risk of schizophrenia. While current recommendations emphasize adapting interventions used for people with schizophrenia in general, few studies to date have investigated treatment of co-occurring schizophrenia in this specific population. To explore what interventions are…
Descriptors: Autism Spectrum Disorders, Intellectual Disability, Schizophrenia, Comorbidity
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Serdar Karatoprak; Sadettin Burak Acikel; Abdulbaki Akyildiz; Fatma Coskun; Fatma Hümeyra Yerlikaya – International Journal of Developmental Disabilities, 2024
Background: Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is a neurodevelopmental disorder, the etiology of which has not been clearly determined yet. There is increasing evidence that synaptic and dendritic changes are involved in the etiology of ASD. The aim of this study is to determine whether serum Thrombospondin-1 and Thrombospondin-2 differ between ASD…
Descriptors: Children, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Etiology, Metabolism
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Marianne Berg Halvorsen; Arvid Nikolai Kildahl; Sabine Kaiser; Brynhildur Axelsdottir; Michael G. Aman; Sissel Berge Helverschou – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2025
In recent years, there has been a proliferation of instruments for assessing mental health (MH) among autistic people. This study aimed to review the psychometric properties of broadband instruments used to assess MH problems among autistic people. In accordance with the PRISMA guidelines (PROSPERO: CRD42022316571) we searched the APA PsycINFO via…
Descriptors: Psychometrics, Mental Health, Clinical Diagnosis, Evaluation Methods
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Jennie Sotelo-Orozco; Irva Hertz-Picciotto – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2025
Investigate the association between gastrointestinal (GI) issues and psychometric scores among children with developmental delays and typical development. We examined the association between GI issues and the Mullen Scale of Early Learning (MSEL), Vineland Adaptive Behavior Subscales (VABS), and Aberrant Behavior Checklist (ABC) scores from…
Descriptors: Autism Spectrum Disorders, Physiology, Developmental Delays, Down Syndrome
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Shurtz, Logan; Schwartz, Chloe; DiStefano, Charlotte; McPartland, James C.; Levin, April R.; Dawson, Geraldine; Kleinhans, Natalia M.; Faja, Susan; Webb, Sara J.; Shic, Frederick; Naples, Adam J.; Seow, Helen; Bernier, Raphael A.; Chawarska, Katarzyna; Sugar, Catherine A.; Dziura, James; Senturk, Damla; Santhosh, Megha; Jeste, Shafali S. – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2023
Children with autism spectrum disorder are prescribed various medications to address behavior and mood. In clinical trials, individuals taking concomitant psychotropic medications often are excluded to maintain homogeneity and prevent contamination of clinical endpoints. However, this choice may compromise the representativeness of the sample. In…
Descriptors: Autism Spectrum Disorders, Drug Therapy, Incidence, Child Behavior
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Walter E. Kaufmann; Melissa Raspa; Carla M. Bann; Julia M. Gable; Holly K. Harris; Dejan B. Budimirovic; Reymundo Lozano – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2024
Fragile X syndrome (FXS) is characterized by variable neurobehavioral abnormalities, which leads to difficulties in developing and evaluating treatments and in determining accurate prognosis. We employed a pediatric cross-sectional sample (1,072 males, 338 females) from FORWARD, a clinic-based natural history study, to identify behavioral subtypes…
Descriptors: Symptoms (Individual Disorders), Children, Genetic Disorders, Intellectual Disability
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Arvid Nikolai Kildahl; Sissel Berge Helverschou – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2024
Autistic people appear to be at increased risk of post-traumatic stress disorder, and experiences involving violence or sexual abuse appear to be common in this population. However, knowledge concerning trauma in autistic people with co-occurring intellectual disabilities is limited. In this cross-sectional study, we explored the prevalence of…
Descriptors: Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Violence, Sexual Abuse, Adults
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Graucher, Tobi; Sinai-Gavrilov, Yana; Mor, Yaniv; Netzer, Shay; Cohen, Eyal Y.; Levi, Linoy; Avtalion, Tzlil Birenboim; Koller, Judah – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2022
Disruptive behaviors (DBs) are common in children with autism, affecting child and family quality of life. Parent-mediated interventions (PMIs) are a cost-effective and accessible way to decrease DBs. COVID-19 increased need for telehealth interventions. This study explored a group delivery of an evidence-based PMI (RUBI), delivered face-to-face…
Descriptors: Videoconferencing, Evidence Based Practice, Parent Role, Intervention
Regine Ki Ki Chung – Online Submission, 2023
The current study is the first repeated-measures design exploring the impact of child-centered play therapy (CCPT), an evidence-based child psychotherapy intervention, on autistic children's social-emotional assets, and emotional and behavioral problems across four times during intervention based on teacher reports. Participants consisted of 19…
Descriptors: Play Therapy, Psychotherapy, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Social Development
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Gundogdu, Ummugulsum; Aksoy, Ahmet; Eroglu, Mehtap – International Journal of Developmental Disabilities, 2023
Objective: This study examined the relationship between sensory processing (SP) differences and behavioral problems in children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). We also investigated whether audiological test results could objectively detect auditory processing differences. Method: Forty-six children with ASD, ages 3-9 years, were enrolled in…
Descriptors: Autism Spectrum Disorders, Perceptual Impairments, Child Behavior, Young Children
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Major, Samantha; Isaev, Dmitry; Grapel, Jordan; Calnan, Todd; Tenenbaum, Elena; Carpenter, Kimberly; Franz, Lauren; Howard, Jill; Vermeer, Saritha; Sapiro, Guillermo; Murias, Michael; Dawson, Geraldine – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2022
Prior eye-tracking studies involving autistic individuals have focused on total looking time or proportion of looking time to key regions of interest. These studies have not examined another important feature, the ability to sustain attention to stimuli. In particular, the ability to sustain attention to a dynamic social stimulus might reflect…
Descriptors: Eye Movements, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Attention, Visual Stimuli
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Sabine S. Chebli; Valérie Martin; Marc J. Lanovaz – Review Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2016
Although many researchers have examined the prevalence of stereotypy in individuals with developmental disabilities, the results of previous studies have not been aggregated and analyzed methodically. Thus, we conducted a systematic review of studies reporting the prevalence of stereotypy in individuals with developmental disabilities. Our results…
Descriptors: Autism Spectrum Disorders, Behavior Problems, Incidence, Developmental Disabilities