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Hellinckx, Tinneke; Roeyers, Herbert; Van Waelvelde, Hilde – Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders, 2013
During writing, perceptual, motor, and cognitive processes interact. This study explored the predictive value of several factors on handwriting quality as well as on speed in children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). Our results showed that, in this population, age, gender, and visual-motor integration significantly predicted handwriting…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Reading Skills, Autism, Handwriting
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Tseng, Mei-Hui; Fu, Chung-Pei; Cermak, Sharon A.; Lu, Lu; Shieh, Jeng-Yi – Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders, 2011
This study aimed to investigate the sensory processing (SP) dysfunction and emotional and behavioral problems in preschool children with autism and then examine the relationship between the SP dysfunction and emotional and behavioral problems. The parents of 112 children aged 48-84 months (67 with autism; 45 age-matched typically developing)…
Descriptors: Check Lists, Autism, Preschool Children, Child Behavior
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McTiernan, Aoife; Leader, Geraldine; Healy, Olive; Mannion, Arlene – Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders, 2011
The current study evaluated risk factors for the occurrence, frequency and severity of challenging behavior among a sample of individuals with a diagnosis of autism, under the age of eighteen, in Ireland. Age, gender, hours of intervention received, age at diagnosis, presence of challenging behavior at diagnosis and treatment type at diagnosis…
Descriptors: Intervention, Self Destructive Behavior, Autism, Intelligence Quotient
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Mayes, Susan Dickerson; Calhoun, Susan L. – Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders, 2009
Our study of 477 children with autism (1-15 years, IQs 9-146) showed that parent reported sleep problems are found in most children with autism and are not significantly related to age, IQ, gender, race, parent occupation, neuropsychological functioning, and learning ability. However, sleep problems increased with severity of autistic symptoms and…
Descriptors: Autism, Sleep, Severity (of Disability), Depression (Psychology)