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Direct linkPatricia R. Williams – ProQuest LLC, 2022
This study measures the effect of an autism training program, Surpassing Obstacles Autism Retreat (SOAR), on empowerment outcomes of 49 parents/caregivers of autistic youth from the state of Maryland in the United States. A retrospective causal-comparative design was used to collect and analyze secondary data about SOAR training participants and…
Descriptors: Autism Spectrum Disorders, Training, Barriers, Empowerment
Jessica Ann Donaldson – ProQuest LLC, 2022
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of Social Thinking® Social Behavior Mapping (SBM) on adolescents with autism spectrum disorder. A pretest-posttest control group design with matched sampling was used. There were 22 participants between the ages of 13 and 17 who were matched by age and IQ and then were randomly assigned…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Social Behavior, Intervention
Peer reviewedEmer Gormley; Christian Ryan; Christopher McCusker – Journal of Developmental and Physical Disabilities, 2022
Evidence suggests young people with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) have lower levels of emotion regulation than typically developing peers and struggle to modulate the frequency and intensity of their emotions. It may be that these emotion regulation difficulties are a result of co-occurring alexithymia rather than being a core symptom of ASD. We…
Descriptors: Emotional Disturbances, Emotional Response, Psychological Patterns, Self Control
Georgia R. Cordy – ProQuest LLC, 2022
The prevalence of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in the United States has been increasing over the years. In the United States, the children of African American parents are more likely to suffer from the consequences of their child having autism spectrum disorder as opposed to non-African American parents. African American children with ASD could…
Descriptors: African Americans, Parents, Children, Autism Spectrum Disorders
Louis John Camilleri; Katie Maras; Mark Brosnan – Review Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2022
Social Stories (SS) is a widely used intervention for children on the autism spectrum. A search of databases (CINAH EBSCO, A+Eductaion, ERIC, Education Source, PsyINFO, PubMed, Science Direct, Scopus, Web of Science, and ABI Inform Global) identified that, since its development over 25 years ago, the research exploring SS has been reviewed 17…
Descriptors: Autism Spectrum Disorders, Children, Story Telling, Intervention
Renée Speyer; Yu-Wei Chen; Jae-Hyun Kim; Sarah Wilkes-Gillan; Anders Johan Nordahl-Hansen; Ho Ching Wu; Reinie Cordier – Review Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2022
To determine the effects of non-pharmacological randomised controlled trials in adults with autism, a systematic review was conducted across five electronic databases. A total of 3865 abstracts were retrieved, of which 41 articles met all inclusion criteria: randomised controlled trial; non-pharmacological intervention; adults with autism; and…
Descriptors: Autism Spectrum Disorders, Adults, Intervention, Social Development
Cressida Pacia; Jennifer Holloway; Ciara Gunning; Helena Lee – Review Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2022
Social communication deficits are a core symptom of autism spectrum disorder (ASD). The present paper reviews 54 studies evaluating social communication interventions delivered by parents and siblings to children with ASD under 6 years old. Fifty studies evaluated parent-mediated intervention, and four studies evaluated sibling-mediated…
Descriptors: Young Children, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Intervention, Parent Child Relationship
Factors Associated with Quality of Life in Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Systematic Review
Gema P. Sáez-Suanes; María Álvarez-Couto – Review Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2022
In order to update the status of the research on quality of life (QoL) of adults with ASD, a systematic review was carried out following the preferred reporting items for systematic reviews and meta-analyses' (PRISMA) protocol. Eleven articles were selected from different databases. Results show lower levels of QoL in people with ASD than in the…
Descriptors: Quality of Life, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Adults, Literature Reviews
Christine K. Syriopoulou-Delli; Gkiolnta Eleni – Review Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2022
Communication deficits are one of the core symptoms of autism spectrum disorder (ASD), and augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) systems are utilized to facilitate the communication and language development of children with ASD. This review examines the research literature on the use of aided and unaided AAC systems in interventions for…
Descriptors: Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Children, Program Effectiveness
Laura Graham Holmes; Leona M. Ofei; Megan H. Bair-Merritt; Pamela L. Palmucci; Emily F. Rothman – Review Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2022
Background: This systematic review investigated the state of intervention science on programs that promote healthy intimate relationship skills and sexual health for autistic youth (i.e., healthy intimacy). Methods: Using PRISMA guidelines, we reviewed randomized controlled trials (RCTs) published in 2010 or later that enrolled [less than or equal…
Descriptors: Randomized Controlled Trials, Interpersonal Competence, Sexuality, Health
Megan Clark; Dawn Adams – Review Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2022
Resilience remains under-researched in childhood disability. This review synthesized the available literature on resilience in children with autism and/or intellectual disability (ID), with a focus on the measurement of resilience across the eight studies that met inclusion criteria. Questionnaires were commonly used to assess resilience, with a…
Descriptors: Resilience (Psychology), Autism Spectrum Disorders, Intellectual Disability, Children
Alix Woolard; Alison E. Lane; Linda E. Campbell; Olivia M. Whalen; Linda Swaab; Frini Karayanidis; Daniel Barker; Vanessa Murphy; Titia Benders – Review Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2022
Infants diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (autism) have difficulty engaging in social communication and interactions with others and often experience language impairment. The use of infant-directed speech (IDS), which is the speech register used when interacting with infants, is associated with infant language and socio-communicative…
Descriptors: Infants, Children, Speech Communication, Autism Spectrum Disorders
Jenny Ferguson; Katerina Dounavi; Emma A. Craig – Journal of Developmental and Physical Disabilities, 2022
Interventions based upon applied behaviour analysis (ABA) have been shown to be best practice for children with autism spectrum disorder. However, in many parts of the world there is a shortage of appropriately trained behaviour analysts. Telehealth is a potential solution to increasing access to ABA. Our study assessed the use of telehealth to…
Descriptors: Autism Spectrum Disorders, Children, Telecommunications, Applied Behavior Analysis
Download full textZablotsky, Benjamin; Ng, Amanda E.; Black, Lindsey I.; Blumberg, Stephen J. – National Center for Health Statistics, 2023
This report provides updated prevalence estimates for diagnosed autism spectrum disorder, intellectual disability, and other developmental delay among children 3-17 years from the 2019-2021 National Health Interview Survey, with differences in prevalence examined between years and by sex, age group, and race and Hispanic origin. Estimates are also…
Descriptors: Incidence, Developmental Disabilities, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Intellectual Disability
Shurtz, Logan; Schwartz, Chloe; DiStefano, Charlotte; McPartland, James C.; Levin, April R.; Dawson, Geraldine; Kleinhans, Natalia M.; Faja, Susan; Webb, Sara J.; Shic, Frederick; Naples, Adam J.; Seow, Helen; Bernier, Raphael A.; Chawarska, Katarzyna; Sugar, Catherine A.; Dziura, James; Senturk, Damla; Santhosh, Megha; Jeste, Shafali S. – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2023
Children with autism spectrum disorder are prescribed various medications to address behavior and mood. In clinical trials, individuals taking concomitant psychotropic medications often are excluded to maintain homogeneity and prevent contamination of clinical endpoints. However, this choice may compromise the representativeness of the sample. In…
Descriptors: Autism Spectrum Disorders, Drug Therapy, Incidence, Child Behavior
