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Ethan Dahl; Eric J. Moody; Brian Barger; Steven Rosenberg; Carolyn DiGuiseppi; M. Daniele Fallin; Li-Ching Lee; Lisa Wiggins – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2024
Screening for autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is an essential early step in the identification process and inaccurate screening may lead to significant delays in the onset of treatment. Past research has highlighted discrepancies in the performance of ASD screening tools such as the Social Communication Questionnaire (SCQ) among certain racial and…
Descriptors: Children, Whites, Blacks, African Americans
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Rosso, Edoardo G. – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2016
While physical activity (PA) is often overwhelming for people with ASD, appropriate engagement strategies can result in increased motivation to participate and associated physical and psychosocial benefits. In this framework, the multi-sport Supporting Success program aims to inform good-practice coaching strategies for community coaches to engage…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Physical Activities, Coaching (Performance)
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Cosbey, Joanna; Muldoon, Deirdre – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2017
This study evaluated the effectiveness of a family-centered feeding intervention, Easing Anxiety Together with Understanding and Perseverance (EAT-UP™), for promoting food acceptance of children with autism spectrum disorder at home. A concurrent multiple-baseline design was used with systematic replication across three families. Baseline was…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Program Evaluation, Program Effectiveness
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Sumner, Emma; Leonard, Hayley C.; Hill, Elisabeth L. – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2016
Motor and social difficulties are often found in children with an autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and with developmental coordination disorder (DCD), to varying degrees. This study investigated the extent of overlap of these problems in children aged 7-10 years who had a diagnosis of either ASD or DCD, compared to typically-developing controls.…
Descriptors: Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Autism, Developmental Disabilities, Interpersonal Competence