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Rydzewska, Ewelina; Fleming, Michael; Mackay, Daniel; Young-Southward, Genevieve; Blacher, Jan; Bolourian, Yasamin Ross; Widaman, Keith; Cooper, Sally-Ann – International Journal of Developmental Disabilities, 2023
Objective: Transition from school to early adulthood incurs many changes and may be associated with deterioration in general health in youth with autism. We aimed to investigate this. Method: The National Longitudinal Transitions Study-2 is a USA nationally representative sample of youth receiving special education services, aged 13-17 at wave 1,…
Descriptors: Special Education, Adolescents, Intellectual Disability, Autism Spectrum Disorders
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Rodas, Naomi V.; Blacher, Jan; Baker, Bruce L. – Journal of Mental Health Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2020
Introduction: We examined the development of anxiety in youth with or without intellectual disabilities (ID). We also examined the effects of child delay status, temperament, ethnicity, and negative parenting on anxiety symptom trajectory. Method: Participants were 177 families in (blinded). We employed latent growth curve modeling to examine the…
Descriptors: Predictor Variables, Anxiety, Intellectual Disability, Children
Slade, Nicole; Eisenhower, Abbey; Carter, Alice S.; Blacher, Jan – Grantee Submission, 2018
We examined parents' satisfaction with multiple aspects of their children's individualized education programs (IEPs). Parents (n= 142) raising children ages 4 to 8 years old with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) reported their satisfaction with four aspects of their children's IEPs: (a) content of the IEP document, (b) services provided, (c)…
Descriptors: Parent Attitudes, Satisfaction, Individualized Education Programs, Young Children
Slade, Nicole; Eisenhower, Abbey; Carter, Alice S.; Blacher, Jan – Exceptional Children, 2018
We examined parents' satisfaction with multiple aspects of their children's individualized education programs (IEPs). Parents (n = 142) raising children ages 4 to 8 years old with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) reported their satisfaction with four aspects of their children's IEPs: (a) content of the IEP document, (b) services provided, (c)…
Descriptors: Parent Attitudes, Satisfaction, Individualized Education Programs, Young Children
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Azad, Gazi; Blacher, Jan; Marcoulides, George – International Journal of Behavioral Development, 2014
Parenting research is frequently conducted without a thorough examination of socio-economic characteristics. In this study, longitudinal observations of positive parenting were conducted across six time points. Participants were 219 mothers of children with and without developmental delays. Mothers' positive parenting increased during early and…
Descriptors: Child Rearing, Parenting Styles, Longitudinal Studies, Mothers
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Lauderdale-Littin, Stacy; Howell, Erica; Blacher, Jan – Education and Training in Autism and Developmental Disabilities, 2013
This study examined relationships among behavior problems, social skills, and educational placement within a sample of children with autism spectrum disorder or ASD in public (mean age 7) and non-public (mean age 8) school settings (n = 56). Parent and teacher agreement on child characteristics ratings tended to be similar while differences…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Student Placement, Public Schools