Sensitivity and Specificity of Common Autism Diagnostic Instruments for Early School-Aged Children. [PDF]
Golden MJ +5 more
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ABSTRACT Performance‐based assessments of sensory function provide essential insights into sensory integration challenges in autistic children and provide objective, standardized measurement data that can be used to tailor targeted interventions. We sought to evaluate the validity and reliability of data collected using the Evaluation in Ayres Sensory ...
Patricia Grady‐Dominguez +3 more
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Navigating through the care of children with autism spectrum disorder: parents' lived experiences in a Ghanaian Regional Hospital. [PDF]
Baarkoh C +3 more
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ABSTRACT Physical activity is critical for health, yet many adolescents do not engage in regular activity. Youth with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and intellectual disability (ID) may be at heightened risk due to motor, sensory, and social barriers, but less is known about complete disengagement.
Daniel E. Lidstone
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Sleep in Autism Across the Lifespan: A Protocol for a Cross-Sectional Survey with Nationwide Dissemination in Spain. [PDF]
Sánchez de Ocaña-Moreno ML +15 more
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ABSTRACT Many autistic individuals with average or higher cognitive abilities (also referred to as intelligence quotient; IQ) exhibit weaker than expected daily living skills (DLS). However, existing evidence is primarily cross‐sectional. This study examined: (1) how IQ‐DLS discrepancies develop from early childhood through early adulthood, (2) whether
Elaine B. Clarke +2 more
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How can we improve the timeliness and quality of diagnostic assessment for children with possible autism? Qualitative findings and recommendations from a Realist Evaluation of Autism Service delivery in the United Kingdom. [PDF]
Male I +15 more
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ABSTRACT High levels of parental stress and psychological inflexibility are common among caregivers raising children with neurodevelopmental disabilities. Navigator ACT is a group‐based treatment developed to increase psychological flexibility and reduce the impact of stress among parents of children with various disabilities (e.g., autism spectrum ...
T. Holmberg Bergman +3 more
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The relationship between autism and gender dysphoria, and their co-occurrence with transgender identity: research conditions and implications. [PDF]
Marciniec K, Szczypińska Z, Pawlak A.
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Atypical Predictive Processing Is Associated With Sensory Over‐Responsivity in Autism
ABSTRACT Autism is characterized by sensory processing atypicalities including sensory over‐responsivity (SOR), a heightened negative response to sensory stimuli. Although the neural mechanisms underlying SOR are not fully understood, SOR has been associated with sensory‐limbic hyper‐reactivity during sensory stimulation.
Bar Yosef +5 more
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