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Direct linkHutman, Ted; Rozga, Agata; DeLaurentis, Angeline D.; Barnwell, Jenna M.; Sugar, Catherine A.; Sigman, Marian – Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 2010
Background: Infants and preschoolers with ASD show impairment in their responses to other people's distress relative to children with other developmental delays and typically developing children. This deficit is expected to disrupt social interactions, social learning, and the formation of close relationships. Response to distress has not been…
Descriptors: Longitudinal Studies, At Risk Persons, Siblings, Socialization
Maticka-Tyndale, Eleanor – Journal of Adolescence, 2010
The question addressed in this paper is whether the beneficial effects of Primary School Action for Better Health (PSABH), an HIV prevention programme delivered in Kenyan primary schools, continue once students move on to secondary schools. Questionnaires were completed in December 2005 and January 2006 by all form 1-3 students in 154 randomly…
Descriptors: Secondary School Students, Knowledge Level, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Foreign Countries
James Albert Van Hook – ProQuest LLC, 2008
National educational groups have recommended the use of universal screening to assist in the early identification of reading problems. One of the most widely used measures used for the universal screening of reading is oral reading fluency (ORF) (Fewster & Macmillan, 2002). However, ORF is somewhat time consuming to administer and has been…
Descriptors: Reading, Screening Tests, Validity, Test Reliability
Bliese, Paul D.; Wright, Kathleen M.; Adler, Amy B.; Cabrera, Oscar; Castro, Carl A.; Hoge, Charles W. – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 2008
The purpose of the research was to assess the diagnostic efficiency of the Primary Care Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Screen (PC-PTSD) and the Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Checklist (PCL) as clinical screening tools for active duty soldiers recently returned from a combat deployment. A secondary goal was to examine the item-level characteristics…
Descriptors: Check Lists, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Test Validity, Screening Tests
Root, C.; MacKay, S.; Henderson, J.; Del Bove, G.; Warling, D. – Child Abuse & Neglect: The International Journal, 2008
Objective: Despite the widely held belief that abuse is a risk factor for childhood firesetting, the role of maltreatment in firesetting is largely unexplored. This study reports on a sample of children and adolescents referred to a brief assessment and intervention program for juvenile firesetters. Firesetting histories of maltreated youth were…
Descriptors: Substance Abuse, Caregivers, Risk, Child Abuse
Luiselli, James K.; Friedman, Abby – Behavior Modification, 2008
Some children with autism have excessive daytime sleep but intervention research for this problem has not been conducted. The present study evaluated procedures with a 13 year old boy who had autism and slept for prolonged periods during the day. Classroom staff at a specialized school implemented procedures with the boy according to an ABAB…
Descriptors: Research Design, Intervention, Autism, Sleep
Branson, Diane; Vigil, Debra C.; Bingham, Ann – Early Childhood Education Journal, 2008
The first few years of life represent a crucial period for optimal brain development for young children. Therefore, it is important to identify children at-risk for developmental delays, including autism spectrum disorders, at the earliest age possible. An argument for utilizing community childcare providers for universal developmental screening…
Descriptors: Autism, Identification, Brain, Developmental Delays
Matson, Johnny L.; Gonzalez, Melissa L.; Rivet, Tessa T. – Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders, 2008
A considerable amount of attention has occurred with respect to the diagnosis and treatment of Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASDs) of children and youth. Furthermore, the rationale for using the most restrictive of the applied behavior analysis methods and medication has been largely based on the presence of severe challenging behaviors such as…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Autism, Asperger Syndrome, Factor Structure
Todahl, Jeffrey L.; Linville, Deanna; Chou, Liang-Ying; Maher-Cosenza, Patricia – Journal of Marital and Family Therapy, 2008
Although a few family therapy researchers and clinicians have urged universal screening for intimate partner violence (IPV), how screening is implemented--and, in particular, client and therapist response to screening--is vaguely defined and largely untested. This qualitative study examined the dilemmas experienced by couples and family therapy…
Descriptors: Counselor Training, Graduate Students, Qualitative Research, Supervision
Hepburn, Susan L.; DiGuiseppi, Carolyn; Rosenberg, Steven; Kaparich, Kristina; Robinson, Cordelia; Miller, Lisa – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2008
Given a rising prevalence of autism spectrum disorders (ASD), this project aimed to develop and pilot test various teacher nomination strategies to identify children at risk for ASD in a timely, reliable, cost-effective manner. Sixty participating elementary school teachers evaluated 1323 children in total. Each teacher nominated students who most…
Descriptors: Elementary School Teachers, Screening Tests, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Student Evaluation
Prince-Embury, Sandra – Canadian Journal of School Psychology, 2008
The Resiliency Scales for Children and Adolescents (RSCA) are three scales for assessing the relative strength of three aspects of personal resiliency as a profile in children and adolescents. This article presents preliminary evidence to support the use of the RSCA in preventive screening. First, this article examines associations between the…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Measures (Individuals), Psychology, Identification (Psychology)
Kleinman, Jamie M.; Robins, Diana L.; Ventola, Pamela E.; Pandey, Juhi; Boorstein, Hilary C.; Esser, Emma L.; Wilson, Leandra B.; Rosenthal, Michael A.; Sutera, Saasha; Verbalis, Alyssa D.; Barton, Marianne; Hodgson, Sarah; Green, James; Dumont-Mathieu, Thyde; Volkmar, Fred; Chawarska, Katarzyna; Klin, Ami; Fein, Deborah – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2008
Autism spectrum disorders (ASD) often go undetected in toddlers. The Modified Checklist for Autism in Toddlers (M-CHAT) was used to screen 3,793 children aged 16-30 months from low- and high-risk sources; screen positive cases were diagnostically evaluated. Re-screening was performed on 1,416 children aged 42-54 months. Time1 Positive Predictive…
Descriptors: Check Lists, Autism, Toddlers, Children
Download full textFederal Trade Commission, 2009
Expressing concern about reports that children can easily access explicit content in online virtual worlds, in March 2009 Congress directed the Federal Trade Commission to conduct a study of such worlds, examining the types of content available and the methods virtual world operators use to restrict minors' access to explicit content. Accordingly,…
Descriptors: Social Networks, Internet, Web Sites, Young Children
Bontempi, Jean Breny; Mugno, Raymond; Bulmer, Sandra M.; Danvers, Karina; Vancour, Michele L. – American Journal of Health Education, 2009
Background: Rates of HIV/AIDS, and other sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), are increasing among university students. Purpose: The purpose of this study was to examine gender differences in the relationship between condom use and (1) HIV/STD testing behaviors, (2) STD treatment behaviors and, (3) alcohol use behaviors. Methods: A survey was…
Descriptors: Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS), Undergraduate Students, Colleges, Health Education
Ludwig, Kristy A.; Warren, Jared S. – Psychology in the Schools, 2009
This study examined the relationship of two putative school-based protective factors--student identification with school and perceived teacher support--to psychosocial outcomes in a sample of urban youth exposed to community violence. Participants were 175 high school students ages 14-19 in grades 9-12 from a large urban school district. Results…
Descriptors: Violence, Poverty, Screening Tests, Urban Youth
