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Granich, Joanna; Lin, Ashleigh; Hunt, Anna; Wray, John; Dass, Alena; Whitehouse, Andrew J. O. – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2016
Weight status on children and youth with autism spectrum disorder is limited. We examined the prevalence of overweight/obesity in children and youth with autism spectrum disorder, and associations between weight status and range of factors. Children and youth with autism spectrum disorder aged 2-16 years (n = 208) and their parents participated in…
Descriptors: Obesity, Body Weight, Children, Adolescents
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Siller, Michael; Reyes, Nuri; Hotez, Emily; Hutman, Ted; Sigman, Marian – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2014
The aim of this study was to identify child characteristics, family demographics, and parent cognitions that may affect access to early intervention, special education, and related services. The sample included 70 families of young children with autism spectrum disorders. All parents were enrolled in a short education program, providing them with…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Young Children, Individual Characteristics
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Gotham, Katherine; Unruh, Kathryn; Lord, Catherine – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2015
In a sample of 50 verbally fluent adolescents and adults with autism spectrum disorders (age: 16-31 years; verbal IQ: 72-140), we examined the pattern of response and associations between scores on common measures of depressive symptoms, participant characteristics, and clinical diagnosis of depressive disorders. Beck Depression Inventory--Second…
Descriptors: Depression (Psychology), Adolescents, Adults, Autism
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Gliga, Teodora; Senju, Atsushi; Pettinato, Michèle; Charman, Tony; Johnson, Mark H. – Developmental Psychology, 2014
The recent development in the measurements of spontaneous mental state understanding, employing eye-movements instead of verbal responses, has opened new opportunities for understanding the developmental origin of "mind-reading" impairments frequently described in autism spectrum disorders (ASDs). Our main aim was to characterize the…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Siblings, Cognitive Processes
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Brewton, Christie M.; Nowell, Kerri P.; Lasala, Morgan W.; Goin-Kochel, Robin P. – Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders, 2012
There is very little known about how sibling characteristics may influence the social functioning of a child with an autism spectrum disorder (ASD). The current study utilized data from the Simons Simplex Collection (SSC; n=1355 children with ASD and 1351 siblings) to investigate this relationship. Phenotypic measures included (a) the "Autism…
Descriptors: Check Lists, Siblings, Socialization, Autism