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Investigating the Mediating Role of Executive Function in the Relationship between ADHD and DCD Symptoms and Depression in Adults
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Maria C. Broletti; Christina Efthymiou; Aja Louise Murray; Emily McDougal; Sinéad M. Rhodes – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2024
This study was designed to test the effects of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and Developmental Co-ordination Disorder (DCD) on depression levels and investigate the mediating role of executive function (EF) in adults. Adults with ADHD, DCD, and ADHD + DCD (N = 139) completed self-report measures of ADHD, DCD, depression, and EF.…
Descriptors: Executive Function, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Developmental Disabilities
Planning in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder: The Role of Verbal Mediation
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Larson, Caroline; Gangopadhyay, Ishanti; Prescott, Kathryn; Kaushanskaya, Margarita; Ellis Weismer, Susan – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2021
This study examined verbal mediation during planning in school-age children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) relative to age- and nonverbal IQ- matched typically developing peers using a dual-task paradigm. Analyses showed no group differences in performance. However, in the condition intended to disrupt verbal mediation, language skills were…
Descriptors: Children, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Mediation Theory
The Role of Theory of Mind on Social Information Processing in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders: A Mediation Analysis
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Mazza, Monica; Mariano, Melania; Peretti, Sara; Masedu, Francesco; Pino, Maria Chiara; Valenti, Marco – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2017
Individuals with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) show significant impairments in social skills and theory of mind (ToM). The aim of this study was to evaluate ToM and social information processing abilities in 52 children with ASD compared to 55 typically developing (TD) children. A mediation analysis evaluated whether social information…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Theory of Mind, Children
Brief Report: Effects of Sensory Sensitivity and Intolerance of Uncertainty on Anxiety in Mothers of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder
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Uljarevic, Mirko; Carrington, Sarah; Leekam, Susan – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2016
This study examined the relations between anxiety and individual characteristics of sensory sensitivity (SS) and intolerance of uncertainty (IU) in mothers of children with ASD. The mothers of 50 children completed the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale, the Highly Sensitive Person Scale and the IU Scale. Anxiety was associated with both SS and…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Anxiety, Rating Scales
A Causal and Mediation Analysis of the Comorbidity between Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)
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Sokolova, Elena; Oerlemans, Anoek M.; Rommelse, Nanda N.; Groot, Perry; Hartman, Catharina A.; Glennon, Jeffrey C.; Claassen, Tom; Heskes, Tom; Buitelaar, Jan K. – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2017
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are often comorbid. The purpose of this study is to explore the relationships between ASD and ADHD symptoms by applying causal modeling. We used a large phenotypic data set of 417 children with ASD and/or ADHD, 562 affected and unaffected siblings, and 414 controls,…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Causal Models, Mediation Theory
Parent Expectations Mediate Outcomes for Young Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder
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Kirby, Anne V. – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2016
Understanding the complex relationships among factors that may predict the outcomes of young adults with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is of utmost importance given the increasing population undergoing and anticipating the transition to adulthood. With a sample of youth with ASD (n = 1170) from the National Longitudinal Transition Study-2,…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Young Adults, Parent Attitudes