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Jung-Chi Chang; Meng-Chuan Lai; Shu-Sen Chang; Susan Shur-Fen Gau – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2024
Individuals diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) are more likely to have suicidal thoughts and behaviors. However, little research delineates the temporal and mechanistic associations between potential risk factors and suicidality in autistic individuals. We assessed 129 autistic and 121 age-matched and sex-assigned-at-birth-matched…
Descriptors: Autism Spectrum Disorders, Clinical Diagnosis, Suicide, Children
Brandon LeBeau; Susan G. Assouline; Megan Foley-Nicpon; Ann Lupkowski-Shoplik; Katherine Schabilion – Gifted Child Quarterly, 2025
Academic acceleration, which enhances challenges for academically gifted students, can be subject-based or whole-grade. Limited research has explored its application in the twice-exceptional population, where students possess notable cognitive strengths and challenges due to psychological diagnoses. Our clinical study investigates the likelihood…
Descriptors: Twice Exceptional, Acceleration (Education), Academically Gifted, Intelligence Quotient
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Susan Dickerson Mayes; Daniel A. Waschbusch; Susan L. Calhoun; Richard E. Mattison – Journal of Developmental and Physical Disabilities, 2020
The prevalence of academic underachievement or learning disabilities in children with autism or ADHD (two groups at increased risk for such problems) has been extensively researched, but little is known about overachievement in these groups. The frequency of overachievement across academic domains compared to nondiscrepant achievement and…
Descriptors: Underachievement, Overachievement, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Reading Comprehension