Eye gaze is widely recognised as an important element in managing social interactions, receiving information from others and communicating information about ourselves. Atypical eye gaze is one of the characteristic hallmarks of autism.
Many autistic adolescents and young adults present with aggressive behaviours, which can be challenging for caregivers. The present study aimed to explore the underlying mechanisms between social communication understanding and aggressive …
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Emma Louise Thompson, Karri Gillespie-Smith, Ally Pax Arcari Mair, Ingrid Obsuth
Behavior analysts frequently use the Verbal Behavior Milestones Assessment and Placement Program (VB-MAPP) to assess the language and social skills of children with autism in everyday practice and in research. Despite the widespread use of the …
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Amin D. Lotfizadeh, Brendan Gard, Cynthia Rico, Alan Poling, Kristen R. Choi
We investigated longitudinal relations between internalizing, externalizing, and total behaviors that challenge in young children on the autism spectrum and mothers’ parenting stress. Participants included 93 mothers of children on the autism …
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Jessica Paynter, Vanessa Heng, Madonna Tucker, Stephanie Malone
Researchers have attempted to operationalize and study the construct of prediction through the development and refinement of the predictive coding framework . The predictive coding framework posits that a primary function of the brain is to …
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Amanda M. O’Brien, Toni A. May, Kristin L. K. Koskey, Lindsay Bungert, Annie Cardinaux, Jonathan Cannon, Isaac N. Treves, Anila M. D’Mello, Robert M. Joseph, Cindy Li, Sidney Diamond, John D. E. Gabrieli, Pawan Sinha
Autistic girls, women and gender diverse people have specific needs that are underrepresented in research. Research priorities are often established by funding bodies, researchers, parents, carers and health professionals and may not meet the …
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Rachel Grove, Hayley Clapham, Tess Moodie, Sarah Gurrin, Gabrielle Hall
The current study aimed to conduct a systematic review and meta-analysis of self-management interventions for teaching daily living skills to autistic individuals. This study accessed the corresponding studies by doing a search in six databases.
Purpose: Autistic individuals often face challenges perceiving and expressing emotions, potentially stemming from differences in speech prosody. Here we explore how autism diagnoses between groups, and measures of social competence within groups …
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Alyssa Janes, Elise McClay, Mandeep Gurm, Troy Q. Boucher, H. Henny Yeung, Grace Iarocci, Nichole E. Scheerer
The prevalence and correlates of negative peer experiences – particularly peer victimization – among autistic children and youth have been widely investigated in recent years. Studies nearly universally find high rates of peer victimization in …
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Julie Lounds Taylor, Virginia Sullivan, Somer L. Bishop, Shuting Zheng, Ryan E. Adams
This study tested the feasibility and efficacy of a Virtual Reality (VR) social prediction training (VR-Spirit) specifically designed for patients with congenital cerebellar malformation. The study is a randomised controlled trial in which 28 …
Recent research suggests there may be differences in the social presentations of autistic males and females. Camouflaging is believed to account for some of these differences and executive function (EF) may support compensatory social behaviors.
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Christina Burroughs, Rachael A. Muscatello, Blythe A. Corbett
The First Year Inventory (FYI) is a parent report screening measure, aimed at identifying the risk of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in 12-month-old infants. This study aimed to investigate the utility of FYI within the Chinese community and …
Because of their unique cognitive style which is the ability to focus on details and memorize with ease, creative thinking skills, and a tendency to acquire accurate knowledge, which can lead to passionate interests, academic pursuits are likely …
Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) prevalence has risen globally, with regional variation and sociodemographic disparities affecting diagnosis and intervention. This study examines ASD trends from 1990 to 2018 in California (CA), focusing on …
High levels of parenting stress have been detected in mothers of children with Autism (ASD) and children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) comparing with mothers of typically developing (TD) children. The current study explored …
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Ana Pardo-Salamanca, Eva Rosa-Martínez, Soledad Gómez, Cristina Santamarina-Siurana, Carmen Berenguer
Tools to measure autism knowledge are needed to assess levels of understanding within particular groups of people and to evaluate whether awareness-raising campaigns or interventions lead to improvements in understanding. Several such measures are …
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Sophie Langhorne, Nora Uglik-Marucha, Charlotte Broadhurst, Elena Lieven, Amelia Pearson, Silia Vitoratou, Kathy Leadbitter
This research used a retrospective cohort study design. The study population was youth diagnosed with an IDD and followed for a ten year period (2010–2019) starting at age 15 years. The comparison cohort was all other youth aged 15–24 in British …
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Sandra Marquis, N. Esmé Marquis, Yona Lunsky, Kimberlyn M. McGrail, Jennifer Baumbusch
Purpose: The study aimed to compare eye tracking (ET) and manual coding (MC) measures of attention to social and nonsocial information in infants with elevated familial likelihood (EL) of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and low likelihood of ASD …
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Xiaoxue Fu, Emma Platt, Frederick Shic, Jessica Bradshaw
This mixed methods study was conducted in accordance with the Australian Code for the Responsible Conduct of Research (National Health and Medical Research Council 2018a ) and the National Statement on Ethical Conduct in Human Research 2007 - …
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Angela Chamberlain, Emily D’Arcy, Andrew JO Whitehouse, Kerry Wallace, Maya Hayden-Evans, Sonya Girdler, Benjamin Milbourn, Sven Bölte, Kiah Evans