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Handen, Benjamin L.; Mazefsky, Carla A.; Gabriels, Robin L.; Pedersen, Kahsi A.; Wallace, Meredith; Siegel, Matthew – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2018
Limited information about self-injurious behavior (SIB) is known for children and adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) who require intensive behavioral health interventions. We examined risk-factors for SIB in 302 individuals with ASD (ages 4-20) admitted to six specialized psychiatric inpatient units. Seventy-four percent were reported…
Descriptors: Self Destructive Behavior, Children, Adolescents, Behavior Problems
Okulicz-Kozaryn, Katarzyna; Borkowska, Magdalena; Brzózka, Krzysztof – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2017
Background: Prenatal Alcohol Exposure is a major cause of brain damage and developmental delay, known as Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD) but in Poland is rarely diagnosed and the scale of problem is not known. Methods: An active case ascertainment approach was applied to estimate the prevalence of FASD among 7-9 years olds. Pre-screening…
Descriptors: Prenatal Influences, Fetal Alcohol Syndrome, Children, Incidence
Varela, R. Enrique; Niditch, Laura A.; Hensley-Maloney, Lauren; Moore, Kathryn W.; Creveling, C. Christiane; Jones, Kathryn M. – Child & Youth Care Forum, 2019
Background: Accumulating evidence indicates that Latino children and adolescents are at risk for higher anxiety relative to youth of other ethnicities. However, to date, very little research has been conducted to examine culture specific mechanisms of anxiety in Latino youth. Objective: This study explored whether strict adherence to Latino…
Descriptors: Anxiety, Cultural Influences, Ethnic Groups, At Risk Persons
Kuldas, Seffetullah; Foody, Mairéad – Youth & Society, 2022
Since the 1970s, a proliferation of research and concept analysis of resiliency/e has attempted to clarify whether it is a trait or a state. Based on this dualistic approach, studies have either operationalized "resiliency" as a personality trait or "resilience" as a dynamic state. The present review of the concept argues that…
Descriptors: Resilience (Psychology), Personality Traits, Definitions, Risk
Erin Bogan; Valerie N. Adams-Bass; Lori A. Francis; Noni K. Gaylord-Harden; Eleanor K. Seaton; Judith C. Scott; Joanna L. Williams – Society for Research in Child Development, 2022
The data on COVID-19 show an irrefutable and disturbing pattern: Black Americans are contracting and dying from COVID-19 at rates that far exceed other racial and ethnic groups. Due to historical and current iterations of racism, Black Americans have been forced into conditions that elevate their risk for COVID-19 and consequently place Black…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, African Americans, Racial Differences
Wallner, Susanne; Stemmler, Mark; Reinecke, Jost – International Journal of Developmental Science, 2020
Psychological- and sociological-criminological research refers to, for example, cumulative risk factor models (e.g., Lösel & Bender, 2003) and Situational Action Theory (SAT; e.g., Wikström, 2006). The German longitudinal study "Chances and Risks in the Life Course" (research project A2, Collaborative Research Center 882; e.g.,…
Descriptors: Children, Adolescents, Antisocial Behavior, At Risk Persons
Galvin, Alexandra; Davis, Georgina; Neumann, Denise; Underwood, Lisa; Peterson, Elizabeth R.; Morton, Susan M. B.; Waldie, Karen E. – International Journal for Research in Learning Disabilities, 2020
A variety of antenatal risk factors have been established as being detrimental to a child's developing language ability. Our aim was to examine the relationship between exposure to cumulative risk (CR), including antenatal maternal, perinatal, and maternal health characteristics, and children's preschool language ability. Analyses were comprised…
Descriptors: Developmental Delays, Language Impairments, At Risk Persons, Language Skills
Lee, Helen Y.; Vigen, Cheryl; Zwaigenbaum, Lonnie; Smith, Isabel M.; Brian, Jessica; Watson, Linda R.; Crais, Elizabeth R.; Baranek, Grace T. – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2021
This study examines the construct validity of the First-Year Inventory 2.0 with respect to other established instruments in a sample of high-risk infant siblings of children with Autism Spectrum Disorder. The First-Year Inventory 2.0 is a parent-report screening instrument designed to identify 12-month-old infants at risk for an eventual diagnosis…
Descriptors: Test Validity, Construct Validity, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders
Franklin, Anita; Goff, Sarah – Child Care in Practice, 2019
Little research has been undertaken into how children with complex communication needs living in residential care are encouraged to express their views, be involved in decision-making, and importantly, make it known when they are unhappy. This group are often placed a long distance from home and can be some of the most vulnerable children in the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Communication Problems, Children, Residential Care
Suhaib, Fatima; Saeed, Asfia; Gul, Hashmat; Kaleem, Muhammad – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2019
Comparison of oral health status, dental needs and dietary habits of children with autism and their healthy siblings. In this cross-sectional study, oral hygiene measures, sugar consumption and dental examination of 58 Pakistani children with autism spectrum disorder were assessed and compared to 27 of their siblings without autism spectrum…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Dental Health, Children, Autism
Rolock, Nancy; White, Kevin R.; Ocasio, Kerrie; Zhang, Lixia; MacKenzie, Michael J.; Fong, Rowena – Research on Social Work Practice, 2019
Purpose: This study examines foster care reentry after adoption, in Illinois and New Jersey. The provision of services and supports to adoptive families have garnered recent attention due to concern about the long-term stability of adoptive homes. Method: This study used administrative data to examine the pre-adoption characteristics associated…
Descriptors: Foster Care, Adoption, Family Environment, Children
Andrews, Sarah Werner – NAMTA Journal, 2017
"The children who demand more attention than others, who are disruptive, unmotivated, oppositional, aggressive, or do not give us the positive feedback we get from others…This is where we dig in and find compassion, and understanding, and the knowledge that no child wants to be disruptive, oppositional, or aggressive. They do this because…
Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Environmental Influences, Children, Behavior Problems
Miller, Hannah L.; Pavlik, Kathryn M.; Kim, Min Ah; Rogers, Karen C. – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2017
Background: This study assessed the knowledge of personal safety skills among children with developmental disabilities and their parents' perceptions of children's knowledge. Method: This exploratory study examined the mental health records of 37 children with developmental disabilities referred for an abuse risk reduction group in a community…
Descriptors: Safety, Knowledge Level, Children, Developmental Disabilities
Chondrogianni, Vasiliki; John, Nerys – International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 2018
Background: Grammatical morphology has been shown to be problematic for children with specific language impairment (SLI) or developmental language disorder (DLD). Most research on this topic comes from widely spoken languages, such as English. Despite Welsh being the most extensively spoken indigenous in the UK after English, and Wales being the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Welsh, Grammar, Morphology (Languages)
Westdal, June N. – ProQuest LLC, 2018
Seemingly small reading delays in early childhood have the potential to compound into more considerable reading difficulties later in childhood (Bast & Reitsma, 1998; Foster & Miller, 2007). Children growing up in at-risk households are especially vulnerable to falling behind in reading. The objective of this study was to explore the…
Descriptors: Family Income, Family Environment, Attention, Genetics