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Sellitto, Teresa; Fraser-Thomas, Jessica; Bassett-Gunter, Rebecca L.; Lee, Vivian; Lunsky, Yona; Balogh, Robert; Weiss, Jonathan A. – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2024
Background: The COVID-19 pandemic has had a negative impact on the mental health of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Numerous pandemic-related stressors experienced by people with intellectual and developmental disabilities may have impacted their ability to thrive, which has been linked to mental health outcomes. The…
Descriptors: Mental Health, Intellectual Disability, Developmental Disabilities, COVID-19
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Tint, Ami; Brown, Hilary K.; Chen, Simon; Lai, Meng-Chuan; Tarasoff, Lesley A.; Vigod, Simone N.; Parish, Susan; Havercamp, Susan M.; Lunsky, Yona – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2021
While an increasing number of girls and women are being identified with autism, we know little about the health of reproductive-aged autistic women. Our objectives were to (1) describe health characteristics of reproductive-aged autistic women who could potentially become pregnant and (2) compare these characteristics with those of non-autistic…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Females, Foreign Countries
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Weiss, Jonathan A.; Cappadocia, M. Catherine; MacMullin, Jennifer Anne; Viecili, Michelle; Lunsky, Yona – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2012
Raising a child with an autism spectrum disorder (ASD) has often been associated with higher levels of parenting stress and psychological distress, and a number of studies have examined the role of psychological processes as mediators of the impact of child problem behavior on parent mental health. The current study examined the relations among…
Descriptors: Autism, Mental Health, Adolescents, Coping