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Injuries in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder: Study to Explore Early Development (SEED)
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DiGuiseppi, Carolyn; Levy, Susan E.; Sabourin, Katherine R.; Soke, Gnakub N.; Rosenberg, Steven; Lee, Li-Ching; Moody, Eric; Schieve, Laura A. – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2018
This study examined caregiver-reported medically-attended injuries among 30-68 month old children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) compared to general population (POP) and non-ASD developmental disorders (DD) controls in the Study to Explore Early Development. Injuries were common in ASD cases (32.3%) as well as POP (30.2%) and DD (27.8%)…
Descriptors: Injuries, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Child Development
Brief Report: Factors Associated with Emergency Department Visits for Epilepsy among Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder
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Zhang, Wanqing; Baranek, Grace; Boyd, Brian – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2018
We examined how demographic and clinical characteristics differ between emergency department (ED) visits for epilepsy (EP cohort) and ED visits for other reasons (non-EP cohort) in children with ASD. The data were drawn from the 2009 and 2010 Nationwide Emergency Department Sample. We performed both univariate and multivariate analyses to compare…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Hospitals, Epilepsy
Epidemiology of Injury-Related Emergency Department Visits in the US among Youth with Autism Spectrum Disorder
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Kalb, Luther G.; Vasa, Roma A; Ballard, Elizabeth D.; Woods, Steven; Goldstein, Mitchell; Wilcox, Holly C. – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2016
Several reports suggest children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) are more likely to be seen for injury-related ED visits; however, no nationally representative study has examined this question. Using data from the 2008 Nationwide Emergency Department Sample, over a quarter of all visits among those with ASD were related to injury. In the…
Descriptors: Epidemiology, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Injuries, Hospitalized Children
Fractures in Individuals with and without a History of Infantile Autism. A Danish Register Study Based on Hospital Discharge Diagnoses
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Mouridsen, Svend Erik; Rich, Bente; Isager, Torben – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2012
We compared the prevalence and types of fractures in a clinical sample of 118 individuals diagnosed as children with infantile autism (IA) with 336 matched controls from the general population. All participants were screened through the nationwide Danish National Hospital Register. The average observation time was 30.3 years (range 27.3-30.4…
Descriptors: Autism, Hospitals, Incidence, Epilepsy
The Role of Causal and Intentional Judgments in Moral Reasoning in Individuals with High Functioning Autism
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Buon, Marine; Dupoux, Emmanuel; Jacob, Pierre; Chaste, Pauline; Leboyer, Marion; Zalla, Tiziana – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2013
In the present study, we investigated the ability to assign moral responsibility and punishment in adults with high functioning autism or Asperger Syndrome (HFA/AS), using non-verbal cartoons depicting an aggression, an accidental harm or a mere coincidence. Participants were asked to evaluate the agent's causal and intentional roles, his…
Descriptors: Cartoons, Autism, Asperger Syndrome, Punishment
Injury Treatment among Children with Autism or Pervasive Developmental Disorder
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McDermott, Suzanne; Zhou, Li; Mann, Joshua – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2008
This study examined the differences in the frequency and type of injury for children with autism and pervasive developmental disorder (PDD) compared with typically developing peers, when both groups are insured by Medicaid. The relative rate (RR) of emergency/hospital treatment of injury for children with autism or PDD compared to controls was…
Descriptors: Autism, Injuries, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Incidence