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Chericoni, Natasha; Balboni, Giulia; Costanzo, Valeria; Mancini, Alice; Prosperi, Margherita; Lasala, Roberta; Tancredi, Raffaella; Scattoni, Maria Luisa; Molteni, Massimo; Molteni, Massimo; Valeri, Giovanni; Vicari, Stefano; Zoccante, Leonardo; Arduino, Maurizio; Venuti, Paola; Sogos, Carla; Guzzetta, Andrea; Muratori, Filippo; Apicella, Fabio – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2021
The capacity of the Child Behavior Checklist 1½-5 (CBCL 1½-5) to identify children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) at 18 months was tested on 37 children clinically referred for ASD and 46 children at elevated likelihood of developing ASD due to having an affected brother/sister. At 30 months the clinically referred children all received a…
Descriptors: Check Lists, Child Behavior, Infants, Toddlers
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van der Cruijsen, Renske; Boyer, Bianca E. – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2021
Although the link between self-esteem and psychopathology has been well established, studies on self-esteem in individuals with autism spectrum disorder are lacking. In this study, we aimed to (1) compare explicit and implicit self-esteem of youth with autism spectrum disorder to typically developing peers and to (2) explore relationships of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Children
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Rescorla, Leslie A.; Winder-Patel, Breanna M.; Paterson, Sarah J.; Pandey, Juhi; Wolff, Jason J.; Schultz, Robert T.; Piven, Joseph – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2019
The screening power of the CBCL/1½-5's Withdrawn and "Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders"-Pervasive Developmental Problems (DSM-PDP) scales to identify children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder at 24 months was tested in a longitudinal, familial high-risk study. Participants were 56 children at high risk for…
Descriptors: Child Behavior, Check Lists, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders
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Rodriguez, Geovanna; Drastal, Kim; Hartley, Sigan L. – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2021
Youth with autism spectrum conditions have been shown to be at an increased risk for bullying victimization. The overall aim of this study was to identify factors associated with increased risk for bullying victimization in youth with autism during middle childhood to early adolescence (aged 5-12 years) and to explore the potential time-ordered…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Victims, At Risk Persons
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McGregor, Hadley A.; Sanner, Catherine M.; Neece, Cameron L. – Journal of Mental Health Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2020
Introduction: Children with developmental delays (DD), particularly autism spectrum disorders (ASD), are at high risk for increased levels of behavior problems and developing internalizing problems. While previous literature has highlighted the impact of parental stress on the development of behavioral problems broadly in children with DD,…
Descriptors: Developmental Delays, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, At Risk Persons
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Baker, Bruce L.; Blacher, Jan – Journal of Mental Health Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2021
Background: Teenage youth with co-morbid intellectual disability (ID) and autism spectrum disorder (ASD) could be at higher risk for behavioral and social difficulties than youth with ID only. Methods: Youth aged 13 years were diagnosed with ID (n = 37), ID/ASD (n = 26), or typical development (TD, n = 98). Mothers and teachers completed measures…
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Interpersonal Competence, Intellectual Disability, Comorbidity
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Joshi, Gagan; Wozniak, Janet; Fitzgerald, Maura; Faraone, Stephen; Fried, Ronna; Galdo, Maribel; Furtak, Stephannie L.; Conroy, Kristina; Kilcullen, J. Ryan; Belser, Abigail; Biederman, Joseph – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2018
To assess prevalence and severity of emotional dysregulation (ED) in psychiatrically referred youth with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). ASD youth (N = 123) were compared to youth with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and controls. The majority of psychiatrically referred youth with ASD had positive Child Behavior Checklist-ED…
Descriptors: Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Autism, Incidence, Youth
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Tomeny, Theodore S.; Barry, Tammy D.; Bader, Stephanie H. – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2014
Variability within the literature investigating typically-developing siblings of children with an autism spectrum disorder suggests that the quality of sibling outcomes may depend on specific factors. For this study, 42 parents of a child with an autism spectrum disorder and a typically-developing sibling provided data via online questionnaires.…
Descriptors: Birth Order, Siblings, Behavior Problems, Children
Rodas, Naomi V.; Eisenhower, Abbey; Blacher, Jan – Grantee Submission, 2017
Children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) are at heightened risk for developing comorbid psychological disorders, including anxiety disorders, which may be further exacerbated by the presence of externalizing behaviors. Here, we examined how structural language and pragmatic language predicted anxiety and externalizing behaviors. Participants…
Descriptors: Pragmatics, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Language Skills
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Buckhalt, Joseph A. – Exceptional Children, 2013
Sleep disorders and sleep of insufficient duration and quality have been associated with impaired cognitive functioning in typically developing children and in children with a wide array of disabilities and medical conditions. Among children with disabilities, those with intellectual disability, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, and autism…
Descriptors: Sleep, Cognitive Ability, Cognitive Processes, Mental Retardation
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Jaspers, Merlijne; de Winter, Andrea F.; Buitelaar, Jan K.; Verhulst, Frank C.; Reijneveld, Sijmen A.; Hartman, Catharina A. – Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 2013
For clinically referred children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) or Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) several early indicators have been described. However, knowledge is lacking on early markers of less severe variants of ASD and ADHD from the general population. The aim of the present study is to identify early indicators of…
Descriptors: Pregnancy, Social Behavior, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Adolescents
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Hartley, S. L.; Sikora, D. M.; McCoy, R. – Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 2008
Background: Children with Autistic Disorder (AD) evidence more co-occurring maladaptive behaviours than their typically developing peers and peers with intellectual disability because of other aetiologies. The present study investigated the prevalence of Clinically Significant maladaptive behaviours during early childhood and identified at-risk…
Descriptors: Incidence, Autism, Young Children, At Risk Persons