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Lee Sook Huey; Saw Jo Anne; Fatanah Ramlee; Chan Kah Mun; Alicia Ng Cher Ching – Learning Disabilities: A Contemporary Journal, 2024
Twice-exceptional individuals experience learning and psychosocial challenges resulting from the discrepancies between their cognitive and social-emotional development. This case report illustrates the learning and psychosocial faced by a child and an adolescent who possess both neurodevelopmental disorders and intellectual giftedness, and the…
Descriptors: Gifted Disabled, Barriers, Neurodevelopmental Disorders, Academically Gifted
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Liang, Shuang; Zheng, Rui-Xuan; Zhang, Li-Li; Liu, Yi-Mei; Ge, Ke-Juan; Zhou, Zi-Yun; Wang, Lei – International Journal of Developmental Disabilities, 2022
Objective: This study intends to explore the effect of parent-training program on the rehabilitation intervention in children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in Chinese-speaking areas of China by offering parent skill training and psychology counseling. Methods: From January 2018 to June 2019, a total of 80 children diagnosed with ASD from the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Parent Education, Program Effectiveness, Autism Spectrum Disorders
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Kütük, Meryem Özlem; Tufan, Ali Evren; Kiliçaslan, Fethiye; Güler, Gülen; Çelik, Fatma; Altintas, Ebru; Gökçen, Cem; Karadag, Mehmet; Yektas, Çigdem; Mutluer, Tuba; Kandemir, Hasan; Büber, Ahmet; Topal, Zehra; Acikbas, Ufuk; Giray, Asli; Kütük, Özgür – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2021
The diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in a child affects family processes, increases parenting stress and marital conflicts, and may lead to parental psychopathology. It may also affect the prognosis for their children. The aim of this study is to determine depression and burnout levels as well as their predictors among parents of…
Descriptors: Depression (Psychology), Symptoms (Individual Disorders), Burnout, Parents
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Zeng, Weiwen; Magaña, Sandy; Lopez, Kristina; Xu, Yue; Marroquín, J. Marisol – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2022
This study examined maintenance of treatment effects in a culturally tailored parent education program for Latinx families of children with autism spectrum disorder using a behavior maintenance framework. In a two-site randomized waitlist-control study, we compared differences in parent and child outcomes across three timepoints using linear mixed…
Descriptors: Hispanic Americans, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Behavior Modification
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Raulston, Tracy J.; Hansen, Sarah G.; Frantz, Rebecca; Machalicek, Wendy; Bhana, Naima – Journal of Early Intervention, 2020
Children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) present with social skills difficulties, which can create barriers for them to develop friendships with their peers. Playdates are a common way that young children practice play and friendship skills in home and community environments. Few studies have trained parents to embed social skills instruction…
Descriptors: Parent Participation, Play, Games, Family Environment
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Douglas, Sarah N.; Kammes, Rebecca; Nordquist, Erica – Communication Disorders Quarterly, 2018
Parent training is an essential part of quality programming for children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). However, limited research exists exploring online training approaches to support parents of children with both ASD and complex communication needs (CCN; e.g., limited verbal ability), despite the many benefits that online training might…
Descriptors: Online Courses, Communication Strategies, Communication Skills, Pervasive Developmental Disorders
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Shawler, Paul M.; Sullivan, Maureen A. – Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities, 2017
The current study investigated the parent-child relationship by examining associations between parent stress, parental discipline strategies, child disruptive behavior problems, and level of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) symptoms. A sample of 130 parents of children with ASD ages 3 to 11 years participated. Parents reported high levels of parent…
Descriptors: Parents, Stress Variables, Child Rearing, Parent Child Relationship
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Pajareya, Kingkaew; Nopmaneejumruslers, Kaewta – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2011
This pilot study was designed to test the efficacy of adding home-based Developmental, Individual-Difference, Relationship-Based (DIR)/Floortime[TM] intervention to the routine care of preschool children with autistic spectrum disorder. Measures of functional emotional development and symptom severity were taken. It was found that after the…
Descriptors: Intervention, Autism, Preschool Children, Rating Scales
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Halperin, Jeffrey M.; Marks, David J.; Bedard, Anne-Claude V.; Chacko, Anil; Curchack, Jocelyn T.; Yoon, Carol A.; Healey, Dione M. – Journal of Attention Disorders, 2013
Objective: To examine whether cognitive enhancement can be delivered through play to preschoolers with ADHD and whether it would affect severity of ADHD symptoms. Method: Twenty-nine 4- and 5-year-old children and their parents participated in separate group sessions (3-5 children/group). Child groups were introduced games designed to enhance…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Preschool Children, Executive Function, Teaching Methods