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Tudor, Megan E.; Rankin, James; Lerner, Matthew D. – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2018
The potential clinical needs of typically developing (TD) siblings of youth with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) remain disputed. A total of 239 mothers of youth aged 6-17, including one youth with ASD (M = 11.14 years; simplex families) and at least one other youth (M = 11.74 years) completed online standardized measures of various familial…
Descriptors: Models, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Autism, Siblings
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McDaniel, Jena; Yoder, Paul; Watson, Linda R. – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2017
We examined direct and indirect paths involving receptive vocabulary and diversity of key consonants used in communication (DKCC) to improve understanding of why previously identified value-added predictors are associated with later expressive vocabulary for initially preverbal children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD; n = 87). Intentional…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Path Analysis, Models
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Siman-Tov, Ayelet; Kaniel, Shlomo – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2011
The research validates a multivariate model that predicts parental adjustment to coping successfully with an autistic child. The model comprises four elements: parental stress, parental resources, parental adjustment and the child's autism symptoms. 176 parents of children aged between 6 to 16 diagnosed with PDD answered several questionnaires…
Descriptors: Locus of Control, Autism, Marriage, Coping