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Mirenda, Pat; Colozzo, Paola; Smith, Veronica; Kroc, Ed; Kalynchuk, Karen; Rogers, Sally J.; Ungar, Wendy J. – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2022
A randomized feasibility trial of a parent coaching (PC) intervention was conducted across 16 community agencies in a Canadian province. Parents of toddlers with suspected autism were assigned to either a PC group (n = 24) or an enhanced community treatment (ECT) group (n = 25). PC participants received 24 weeks of coaching support from community…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Parents, Toddlers, Autism Spectrum Disorders
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Su, Pumpki L.; Rogers, Sally J.; Estes, Annette; Yoder, Paul – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2021
This study examined an insufficiently studied predictor of functional language, social motivation, in a group of 87 young children with autism spectrum disorder. Participants (age 14-31 months at the start of the study) were assessed at four times over 24 months. We tested total and indirect associations between early social motivation and later…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Predictor Variables, Language Skills
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Talbott, Meagan R.; Young, Gregory S.; Munson, Jeff; Estes, Annette; Vismara, Laurie A.; Rogers, Sally J. – Child Development, 2020
In typical development, gestures precede and predict language development. This study examines the developmental sequence of expressive communication and relations between specific gestural and language milestones in toddlers with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), who demonstrate marked difficulty with gesture production and language. Communication…
Descriptors: Nonverbal Communication, Oral Language, Communication Skills, Toddlers
Rogers, Sally J.; Stahmer, Aubyn; Talbott, Meagan; Young, Gregory; Fuller, Elizabeth; Pellecchia, Melanie; Barber, Angela; Griffith, Elizabeth – Grantee Submission, 2022
Background: This implementation feasibility study was conducted to determine whether an evidence-based parent-implemented distance-learning intervention model for young children at high likelihood of having ASD could be implemented at fidelity by Part C community providers and by parents in low-resource communities. Methods: The study used a…
Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Distance Education
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Tomaszewski, Brianne; Hepburn, Susan; Blakeley-Smith, Audrey; Rogers, Sally J. – American Journal on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 2020
Longitudinal growth modeling was utilized to examine adaptive behavior over eight years across the three time points (i.e., ages 2-10). Seventy-six parents completed the Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scales interviews of adaptive behavior. Child participants completed standardized developmental testing and an executive function task in toddlerhood…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Behavior Problems
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Davlantis, Katherine S.; Estes, Annette; Dawson, Geraldine; Rogers, Sally J. – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2019
The aim of this study was to develop a measurement approach to assess the learning opportunities provided by parents to their young children with autism spectrum disorder during a free play task and to examine the relationship between learning opportunities and child performance on measures of cognition, autism spectrum disorder symptoms, and…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Young Children, Toddlers