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Anxiety in Young People with Autism Spectrum Disorder: Common and Autism-Related Anxiety Experiences and Their Associations with Individual Characteristics
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Lau, Boon Yen; Leong, Ruth; Uljarevic, Mirko; Lerh, Jian Wei; Rodgers, Jacqui; Hollocks, Matthew J.; South, Mikle; McConachie, Helen; Ozsivadjian, Ann; Van Hecke, Amy; Libove, Robin; Hardan, Antonio; Leekam, Susan; Simonoff, Emily; Magiati, Iliana – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2020
Anxiety is common in autism spectrum disorder. Many anxiety symptoms in autism spectrum disorder are consistent with "Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders" (5th ed.) anxiety disorders (termed "common" anxieties), but others may be qualitatively different, likely relating to autism spectrum disorder traits…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Anxiety, Symptoms (Individual Disorders)
The Use of Sensory Integration Therapy by Intervention Service Providers in Malaysia
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Leong, Han Ming; Stephenson, Jennifer; Carter, Mark – International Journal of Disability, Development and Education, 2011
Sensory integration (SI) therapy is a controversial intervention used in intervention for children with disabilities that is popular in the United States. Little is known about the use of SI therapy for children with disabilities in educational centres in developing nations such as Malaysia. Supervisors and teachers from seven educational…
Descriptors: Evidence, Sensory Integration, Stimulation, Intervention