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Types of Services and Costs of Programs for Preschoolers with Autism Spectrum Disorder across Sectors: A Comparison of Two Canadian Provinces
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Tsiplova, Kate; Ungar, Wendy J.; Flanagan, Helen E.; den Otter, Jeffrey; Waddell, Charlotte; Murray, Patricia; D'Entremont, Barbara; Léger, Natalie; Garon, Nancy; Bryson, Susan; Smith, Isabel M. – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2019
This study measured resource utilization and costs for pre-school autism spectrum disorder (ASD)-related services in community-based sectors from multiple payer perspectives in two Canadian provinces, Nova Scotia (NS) and New Brunswick (NB), during the 12 months prior to and following the start of early intensive behavioural intervention (EIBI).…
Descriptors: Preschool Children, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Comparative Analysis
An International Clinical Study of Ability and Disability in Autism Spectrum Disorder Using the WHO-ICF Framework
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Mahdi, Soheil; Albertowski, Katja; Almodayfer, Omar; Arsenopoulou, Vaia; Carucci, Sara; Dias, José Carlos; Khalil, Mohammad; Knüppel, Ane; Langmann, Anika; Lauritsen, Marlene Briciet; da Cunha, Graccielle Rodrigues; Uchiyama, Tokio; Wolff, Nicole; Selb, Melissa; Granlund, Mats; de Vries, Petrus J.; Zwaigenbaum, Lonnie; Bölte, Sven – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2018
This is the fourth international preparatory study designed to develop International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF, and Children and Youth version, ICF-CY) Core Sets for Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). Examine functioning of individuals diagnosed with ASD as documented by the ICF-CY in a variety of clinical settings. A…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Autism, Models
The Latent Structure of Autistic Traits: A Taxometric, Latent Class and Latent Profile Analysis of the Adult Autism Spectrum Quotient
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James, Richard J.; Dubey, Indu; Smith, Danielle; Ropar, Danielle; Tunney, Richard J. – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2016
Autistic traits are widely thought to operate along a continuum. A taxometric analysis of Adult Autism Spectrum Quotient data was conducted to test this assumption, finding little support but identifying a high severity taxon. To understand this further, latent class and latent profile models were estimated that indicated the presence of six…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Symptoms (Individual Disorders), Data Interpretation
Parental Self-Efficacy and Positive Contributions Regarding Autism Spectrum Condition: An Actor-Partner Interdependence Model
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García-López, Cristina; Sarriá, Encarnación; Pozo, Pilar – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2016
Couples affect each other cognitively, emotionally and behaviorally. The goal of this study is to test the benefits and potential use of the actor-partner interdependence model in examining how parental self-efficacy and positive contributions of fathers and mothers of children with Autism Spectrum Condition influence each other's psychological…
Descriptors: Parent Attitudes, Self Efficacy, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders
Psychometric Properties of the Mandarin Version of the Childhood Autism Spectrum Test (CAST): An Exploratory Study
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Sun, Xiang; Allison, Carrie; Auyeung, Bonnie; Matthews, Fiona E.; Norton, Samuel; Baron-Cohen, Simon; Brayne, Carol – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2014
Limited studies have investigated the latent autistic traits in the mainland Chinese population for autism spectrum conditions (ASC). This study explored the psychometric properties of a Mandarin Chinese version of the CAST in a sample consisting of 737 children in mainstream schools and 50 autistic cases. A combination of categorical data factor…
Descriptors: Psychometrics, Mandarin Chinese, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders
Quantification Judgement in High Functioning Autism: Superior or Different?
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Gagnon, Louise; Mottron, Laurent; Bherer, Louis; Joanette, Yves – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2004
This study examined the hypothesis of superior quantification abilities of persons with high functioning autism (HFA). Fourteen HFA individuals (mean age: 15 years) individually matched with 14 typically developing (TD) participants (gender, chronological age, full-scale IQ) were asked to quantify as accurately and quickly as possible…
Descriptors: Hypothesis Testing, Autism, Visual Stimuli, Computation
Enhanced Perceptual Functioning in Autism: An Update, and Eight Principles of Autistic Perception
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Mottron, Laurent; Dawson, Michelle; Soulieres, Isabelle; Hubert, Benedicte; Burack, Jake – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2006
We propose an "Enhanced Perceptual Functioning" model encompassing the main differences between autistic and non-autistic social and non-social perceptual processing: locally oriented visual and auditory perception, enhanced low-level discrimination, use of a more posterior network in "complex" visual tasks, enhanced perception…
Descriptors: Autism, Visual Perception, Models, Auditory Perception