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People or Video? What Do Children with and without Autism Spectrum Disorders Choose?
(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 ...
The Relation Between Early Joint Attention Responding and Later Theory of Mind in Younger Siblings of Children with Autism
(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 ...
The Relation Between Family Resources, Child Severity and Parenting Stress in Parents Raising Young Children With Autism
(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, ...
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 ...
Younger siblings of children with autism: Cognitive, language, and social skills
(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, ...
Orientation and affect directed towards social and nonsocial targets in infant siblings of children with Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD)
(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 ...
Family Perspectives on a Successful Transition to Adulthood for Individuals with Disabilities
(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 ...
Examining the Conners 3–Short Form Predictability on Comorbid ADHD Symptomatology in Children that have been Diagnosed with ASD
(Vanderbilt University, 2024-03-27)
With the publication of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition (DSM-V) in 2013, newfound interest grew around the comorbidity of ASD and ADHD. However, the restructuring of both diagnosable ...
Changes in Child Engagement as Parent-Child Dyads Participate in Parent Mediated Music Intervention
(Vanderbilt University, 2024-04-25)
Naturalistic Developmental Behavioral Interventions (NDBIs) are a promising intervention to support social behaviors in children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) (Schreibman et al., 2015). NDBIs can be administered as ...
Comparing Self- and Parent Report: Sensory Features and Language In Autism
(Vanderbilt University, 2024)