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das Virgens Chagas, Daniel; Hesketh, Kylie; Downing, Katherine; Mohebbi, Mohammadreza; Barnett, Lisa M. – Journal of Motor Learning and Development, 2023
Background: Understanding how or whether sedentary behavior affects motor competence in young children is important considering that children spend a lot of time sedentary. The aim of this study was to examine whether sedentary behavior predicts motor competence in young children. Methods: A longitudinal study with a total of 372 children aged 3.5…
Descriptors: Young Children, Physical Activity Level, Child Behavior, Psychomotor Skills
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Ambarchi, Z.; Boulton, K. A.; Thapa, R.; Thomas, E. E.; DeMayo, M. M.; Sasson, N. J.; Hickie, I. B.; Guastella, Adam J. – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2023
Reduced social attention is characteristic of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). It has been suggested to result from an early onset and excessive influence of circumscribed interests (CIs) on gaze behaviour, compared to typically developing (TYP) individuals. To date, these findings have been mixed. The current eye-tracking study utilised a visual…
Descriptors: Children, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Attention, Interpersonal Communication
Stephanie Sarah Benson – ProQuest LLC, 2021
Restricted and repetitive behaviors (RRB) are observed in young children with intellectual and developmental delays or disabilities (DD) including autism spectrum disorders (ASD). Self-injurious behavior is often considered an extreme form of RRB, but the nature of the relation between SIB and other forms of RRBs is not completely understood.…
Descriptors: Children, Child Behavior, Developmental Delays, Developmental Disabilities
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Aida Layachi; Matthew J. Schuelka – International Journal of Disability, Development and Education, 2024
The COVID-19 pandemic has changed our lives and affected different nations in different ways. In Algeria, education has been hit hard by the lockdown as schools embarked on a total closure to stop the spread of the virus. For students and their parents, such a closure meant limited access to the support embodied in the school. This qualitative…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Foreign Countries, Parents
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Christopher Lopata; Jonathan D. Rodgers; James P. Donnelly; Marcus L. Thomeer; Jennifer Lodi-Smith; Zoe L. Gionis; Samantha L. Andrews; Christian J. Rajnisz – Journal of Developmental and Physical Disabilities, 2022
This study assessed the potential short-term effects of COVID-19 stay-at-home restrictions on ratings of ASD and comorbid symptoms severity and adaptive functioning of 69 youth, ages 8-16 years with ASD without intellectual disability. Parent/caregiver ratings were being collected in fall and spring over approximately two years when the…
Descriptors: Autism Spectrum Disorders, Child Behavior, Rating Scales, Intelligence Tests
Christopher Lopata; Jonathan D. Rodgers; James P. Donnelly; Marcus L. Thomeer; Jennifer Lodi-Smith; Zoe L. Gionis; Samantha L. Andrew; Christian J. Rajnisz – Grantee Submission, 2021
This study assessed the potential short-term effects of COVID-19 stay-at-home restrictions on ratings of ASD and comorbid symptoms severity and adaptive functioning of 69 youth, ages 8-16 years with ASD without intellectual disability. Parent/caregiver ratings were being collected in fall and spring over approximately two years when the…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Comorbidity
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Algozzine, Bob; Schmid, Rex; Conners, Bob – Behavioral Disorders, 2017
Most definitions of emotionally disturbed youngsters suggest that disturbances in the child's behavior patterns cause academic and social problems which affect the child and his peers. While the process of identification may be facilitated by operational criteria within a definition, these factors are noticeably absent from definitions of…
Descriptors: Emotional Disturbances, Behavior Disorders, Child Behavior, Social Problems
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Patel, Lina; Wolter-Warmerdam, Kristine; Leifer, Noel; Hickey, Francis – Journal of Mental Health Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2018
Introduction: Children and young adults with Down syndrome can demonstrate increased behavior problems compared to their typically developing peers through childhood and adolescence. Though current tools measure behavior problems in persons with intellectual disabilities, they do not capture all the behavioral problems that can occur in…
Descriptors: Down Syndrome, Client Characteristics (Human Services), Behavior Patterns, Behavior Problems
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van Hulst, Branko M.; de Zeeuw, Patrick; Bos, Dienke J.; Rijks, Yvonne; Neggers, Sebastiaan F. W.; Durston, Sarah – Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 2017
Background: Changes in reward processing are thought to be involved in the etiology of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), as well as other developmental disorders. In addition, different forms of therapy for ADHD rely on reinforcement principles. As such, improved understanding of reward processing in ADHD could eventually lead to…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Task Analysis, Reinforcement, Therapy
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Tunson, Je'na; Candler, Catherine – Physical & Occupational Therapy in Pediatrics, 2010
The purpose of this study was to examine the behavioral states of individual children for evidence of responsiveness within and without a multisensory environment (MSE). Three children in the age range of 3-10 years with severe multiple disabilities participated in the study. A single-system ABAB design was used. Participants' behavioral states,…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Multiple Disabilities, Attention, Occupational Therapy
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Francis, Andrea; Mishra, Punya – Journal of Interactive Learning Research, 2009
Interactive toys for children are becoming more popular for both play and educational purposes, yet an understanding of the dependent measures used to study such interactions has not yet been explored. This study takes advantage of the idea that robotic animals exhibit both living and pretend qualities, and are therefore ideal for studying…
Descriptors: Educational Needs, Play, Toys, Robotics
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Gross, Melissa – Children's Literature in Education, 2007
Alice Miller's work provides a theoretical framework to assess the effects of child abuse and its relationship to the development of creativity, hatred, and violence in the novel "Ender's Game." Analysis focuses on the extent to which children are manipulated in order to meet the needs of adults, the presence of behaviors such as the repression of…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Games, Violence, Psychological Patterns
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Greaves, N.; Prince, E.; Evans, D. W.; Charman, T. – Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 2006
Background: Recent research has shown that the range of repetitive behaviour seen in individuals with Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS) extends beyond food-related behaviour. Methods: The presence and intensity of repetitive, rigid and routinized behaviour in children with PWS was compared with that seen in children with another neurodevelopmental…
Descriptors: Parents, Autism, Children, Behavior Patterns
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Mrug, Sylvie; Hoza, Betsy; Pelham, William E.; Gnagy, Elizabeth M.; Greiner, Andrew R. – Journal of Attention Disorders, 2007
Objective: Children with ADHD experience peer problems that may place them at risk for adverse outcomes. Using a short-term longitudinal design, this study links specific behaviors to peer functioning in groups of previously unfamiliar children with ADHD. Method: The participants were 268 children with ADHD who took part in an intensive summer…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Disorders, Peer Acceptance, Hyperactivity, Symptoms (Individual Disorders)
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Carr, Mary B.; Vandiver, Trish A. – Art Therapy: Journal of the American Art Therapy Association, 2003
Compares the effects of instructional art projects on children's behavioral responses and creativity in a sample of children residing in an emergency shelter. Results reveal that children produced more formed expressions and creative/design elements and less chaotic discharge and stereotypic art through the art project that involved few…
Descriptors: Art Therapy, Behavior Patterns, Child Behavior, Children
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