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Lugo-Marín, Jorge; Díez-Villoria, Emiliano; Magán-Maganto, María; Pérez-Méndez, Lina; Alviani, Montserrat; de la Fuente-Portero, Juan Antonio; Canal-Bedia, Ricardo – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2019
The objective of this study was to adapt and validate the abbreviated version of the "Autism-Spectrum Quotient" (AQ-Short) in a sample of Spanish native adults. A total of 46 individuals with ASD, 41 ASD-relatives, 17 patients with schizophrenia spectrum disorders and 190 non-clinical adults were administered the Spanish version of the…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Adults, Questionnaires
McIntyre, Nancy S.; Oswald, Tasha M.; Solari, Emily J.; Zajic, Matthew C.; Lerro, Lindsay E.; Hughes, Claire; Devine, Rory T.; Mundy, Peter C. – Grantee Submission, 2018
Background: Many individuals with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) exhibit social cognitive impairments in the development of theory of mind (ToM), or the ability to attribute mental states to oneself and others. ToM has been shown to relate to reading comprehension for children and adolescents with typical development (TD) and with ASD. This study…
Descriptors: Social Cognition, Reading Comprehension, Children, Adolescents
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Wolff, Jason J.; Bodfish, James W.; Hazlett, Heather C.; Lightbody, Amy A.; Reiss, Allan L.; Piven, Joseph – Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 2012
Objective: How does the behavioral expression of autism in fragile X syndrome (FXS + Aut) compare with idiopathic autism (iAut)? Although social impairments and restricted, repetitive behaviors are common to these variants of autism, closer examination of these symptom domains may reveal meaningful similarities and differences. To this end, the…
Descriptors: Genetic Disorders, Mental Retardation, Congenital Impairments, Autism
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Moss, Jo; Howlin, Patricia; Magiati, Iliana; Oliver, Chris – Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 2012
Background: The prevalence of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) symptomatology is comparatively high in Cornelia de Lange syndrome (CdLS). However, the profile and developmental trajectories of these ASD characteristics are potentially different to those observed in individuals with idiopathic ASD. In this study we examine the ASD profile in CdLS in…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Genetic Disorders, Mental Retardation