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Improving the Diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder in Fragile X Syndrome by Adapting the Social Communication Questionnaire and the Social Responsiveness Scale-2
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Kidd, Sharon A.; Berry-Kravis, Elizabeth; Choo, Tse Hwei; Chen, Chen; Esler, Amy; Hoffmann, Anne; Andrews, Howard F.; Kaufmann, Walter E. – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2020
We carried out a psychometric assessment of the Social Communication Questionnaire (SCQ) and the Social Responsiveness Scale (SRS-2) in fragile X syndrome (FXS), relative to clinician DSM5-based diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in FXS. This was followed by instrument revisions that included: removal of non-discriminating and/or low face…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Genetic Disorders, Clinical Diagnosis
Information Needs in Genetic Testing: A Needs Assessment Survey among Taiwanese Parents of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders
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Chen, Lei-Shih; Min, Jungkyung; Zhao, Shixi; Yeh, Yu-Chen; Huang, Tse-Yang – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2019
We conducted the first needs assessment study by examining the information needs in genetic testing for autism spectrum disorders among parents of children with autism spectrum disorders in Taiwan. Parents of children with autism spectrum disorders in 236 public elementary schools with special education services were invited to complete a survey.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Needs Assessment, Genetic Disorders, Screening Tests
Relationship between Early Social-Emotional Behavior and Autism Spectrum Disorder: A High-Risk Sibling Study
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Raza, Sarah; Sacrey, Lori-Ann R.; Zwaigenbaum, Lonnie; Bryson, Susan; Brian, Jessica; Smith, Isabel M.; Roberts, Wendy; Szatmari, Peter; Vaillancourt, Tracy; Roncadin, Caroline; Garon, Nancy – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2020
Social-emotional behavior in autism spectrum disorder (ASD) was examined among high-risk (HR; siblings of children diagnosed with ASD) and low-risk (LR; no family history of ASD) toddlers. Caregivers completed the Infant-Toddler Social Emotional Assessment (ITSEA) at 18 months, and blind diagnostic assessment for ASD was conducted at 36 months.…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Genetics, Clinical Diagnosis
Divergent Patterns of Social Cognition Performance in Autism and 22q11.2 Deletion Syndrome (22q11DS)
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McCabe, Kathryn L.; Melville, Jessica L.; Rich, Dominique; Strutt, Paul A.; Cooper, Gavin; Loughland, Carmel M.; Schall, Ulrich; Campbell, Linda E. – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2013
Individuals with developmental disorders frequently report a range of social cognition deficits including difficulties identifying facial displays of emotion. This study examined the specificity of face emotion processing deficits in adolescents with either autism or 22q11DS compared to typically developing (TD) controls. Two tasks (face emotion…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Congenital Impairments, Genetic Disorders