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The Association between Emotional and Behavioral Problems and Gastrointestinal Symptoms among Children with High-Functioning Autism
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Mazefsky, Carla A.; Schreiber, Dana R.; Olino, Thomas M.; Minshew, Nancy J. – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2014
This study investigated the association between gastrointestinal symptoms and a broad set of emotional and behavioral concerns in 95 children with high-functioning autism and IQ scores = 80. Gastrointestinal symptoms were assessed via the Autism Treatment Network's Gastrointestinal Symptom Inventory, and data were gathered on autism symptom…
Descriptors: Correlation, Autism, Emotional Problems, Behavior Problems
The Presence of Migraines and Its Association with Sensory Hyperreactivity and Anxiety Symptomatology in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder
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Sullivan, Jillian C.; Miller, Lucy J.; Nielsen, Darcy M.; Schoen, Sarah A. – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2014
Migraine headaches are associated with sensory hyperreactivity and anxiety in the general population, but it is unknown whether this is also the case in autism spectrum disorders. This pilot study asked parents of 81 children (aged 7-17 years) with autism spectrum disorders to report their child's migraine occurrence, sensory hyperreactivity…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Neurological Impairments, Pain
Autism Comes to the Hospital: The Experiences of Patients with Autism Spectrum Disorder, Their Parents and Health-Care Providers at Two Canadian Paediatric Hospitals
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Muskat, Barbara; Burnham Riosa, Priscilla; Nicholas, David B.; Roberts, Wendy; Stoddart, Kevin P.; Zwaigenbaum, Lonnie – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2015
Youth with autism spectrum disorder are a vulnerable, often poorly understood patient group, who may experience periodic and chronic health challenges, in addition to their primary developmental social and communication problems. Developmental and behavioural challenges can complicate management of acute health-care needs. To date, there is an…
Descriptors: Autism, Hospitals, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Pediatrics
State of the Research and Literature Address: ACT with Children, Adolescents and Parents
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Murrell, Amy R.; Scherbarth, Andrew J. – International Journal of Behavioral Consultation and Therapy, 2011
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT; Hayes, Strosahl, & Wilson, 1999) has been found effective in treating a wide number of psychological conditions affecting adults. To date, however, little research has been done on the use of ACT with youth and parents. Few efforts have been made at summarizing the literature that does exist. This article,…
Descriptors: Psychotherapy, Behavior Modification, Children, Adolescents
Prevalence of Chronic Diseases in Adolescents with Intellectual Disability
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Oeseburg, B.; Jansen, D. E. M. C.; Dijkstra, G. J.; Groothoff, J. W.; Reijneveld, S. A. – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2010
Valid community-based data on the prevalence of chronic diseases in adolescents (12-18 years) with intellectual disability (ID-adolescents) are scarce. The aim of this study was to assess the prevalence rates and the nature of chronic diseases in a population of ID-adolescents and to compare them with the rates among adolescents in the general…
Descriptors: Incidence, Mental Retardation, Adolescents, Foreign Countries
State of the Research & Literature Address: ACT with Children, Adolescents and Parents
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Murrell, Amy R.; Scherbarth, Andrew J. – International Journal of Behavioral Consultation and Therapy, 2006
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT; Hayes, Strosahl, & Wilson, 1999) has been found effective in treating a wide number of psychological conditions affecting adults. To date, however, little research has been done on the use of ACT with youth and parents. Few efforts have been made at summarizing the literature that does exist. This article,…
Descriptors: Counseling Techniques, Therapy, Counseling Effectiveness, Youth
Annual Progress in Child Psychiatry and Child Development 1994: A Selection of the Year's Outstanding Contributions to the Understanding and Treatment of the Normal and Disturbed Child.
Hertzig, Margaret E., Ed.; Farber, Ellen A., Ed. – 1995
This volume provides the most up-to-date research and scholarship available in the field of child psychiatry and child development. The 20 articles are: (1) "A Meta-Analysis of Infant Habituation and Recognition Memory Performance as Predictors of Later IQ" (McCall and Carriger); (2) "The Relations of Emotionality and Regulation to…
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Adolescents, Attention Deficit Disorders, Autism