Clinical Psychology -- Autism Research
Clinical psychology autism research of Undergraduate Honors Students in the Psychological Sciences at Vanderbilt University.
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Recent Submissions
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(Vanderbilt University, 2019)Cognitive Reactivity (CR), an established diathesis for depression, has been defined as the strength of association between displeasure and dysfunctional attitudes within person. However, displeasure could encompass a ...
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Comparing the Performance Characteristics of Autism Spectrum Disorder Screening Measures in Toddlers (Vanderbilt University, 2014-05-15)The current study represents a preliminary investigation of a new screening measure, the Vanderbilt Scales for Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). This measure’s psychometric performance in toddlers referred for developmental ...
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(2013-10-15)When researchers evaluate adult outcomes for individuals with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities (ID/DD), the perspective of families is not always considered. Parents of individuals with ID/DD (n=198) answered ...
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(Vanderbilt University, 2011-02-07)Autism is a pervasive developmental disorder characterized by social, communication and behavioral challenges. This research follows up on reports that children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) learn important skills ...
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(Vanderbilt University, 2007-04)This study contributes to a growing body of work aimed at documenting and defining behavioral markers associated with early autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and its broader phenotype. A total of 19 infants (sib-ASD), who ...
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(Vanderbilt University, 2010-04)This study examined the extent to which child severity and family resources are related to parenting stress in parents of 26 young children with autism. Bivariate correlations between family resources, autism severity, ...
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(Vanderbilt University, 2009-05)A link between early responding to joint attention (RJA) and later theory of mind (ToM) has been found in typically developing children but has not been examined in children at risk for autism. RJA at age 12 months was ...
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(Vanderbilt University, 2007-04)Autism has a known genetic linkage shown by increased prevalence of the syndrome in probands. Research has shows that those who do not necessarily fit the clinical diagnosis of autism may display sub-threshold traits, ...