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Humphreys, Betsy P. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
Universal developmental screening during pediatric well child care detects early delays in development and is a critical gateway to early intervention for young children at risk for Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD). Developmental screening practices are highly variable, and few studies have examined screening utilization for children at risk for…
Descriptors: Screening Tests, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, At Risk Persons
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Schendel, Diana E.; Autry, Andrew; Wines, Roberta; Moore, Cynthia – Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology, 2009
Aim: To estimate the prevalence of major birth defects among children with autism, the prevalence of autism in children with birth defects, and the risk for autism associated with having birth defects. Method: Retrospective cohort including all children born in Atlanta, GA, USA, 1986 to 1993, who survived to age 3 years and were identified through…
Descriptors: Incidence, Autism, Developmental Disabilities, Congenital Impairments
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Morgan, Paul L.; Sideridis, Georgios; Hua, Youjia – Journal of Special Education, 2012
The authors sought to (a) identify interventions that immediately increased the oral reading fluency of students with or at risk for disabilities, (b) estimate to what extent these gains maintained over time, and (c) evaluate whether particular characteristics of students (e.g., gender, disability status) predicted their response to fluency…
Descriptors: Reading Fluency, Visual Impairments, Learning Disabilities, Behavior Disorders