A key area of concern in children with autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) are self-injurious
behaviors (SIBs). These are behaviors that an individual engages in that may cause …

Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) are common in the general childhood population, and are
both serious and lifelong. Tremendous strides have been made in the treatment of these …

This review study was conducted to synthesize the existing research on the level of quality of
life (QoL) in individuals with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) and the factors associated …

We conducted a meta-analysis to determine the impact of using tablet-based devices on the
communication skills of individuals with autism and developmental disabilities. A total of 15 …

Great strides have been made in the development of skills and procedures to aid children
with developmental disabilities to establish maximum independence and quality of life …

This review examines ethnicity reporting in three autism-related journals (Autism, Focus on
Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities, and Journal of Autism and Developmental …

Abstract Data from the Autism Inpatient Collection was used to examine the relationship
between problem behaviors and verbal ability, which have generally, though not universally …

In this study we characterized profiles of communicative functions and forms of children with
autism and intellectual disability (n= 26), as compared to typically developing children (n …

Abstract Language profiles of children with autistic disorder and intellectual disability (n= 36)
were significantly different from the comparison groups of children with intellectual disability …

Attention following (AF) is a cornerstone of social cognitive development and a longstanding
topic of infancy research. However, there is conflicting evidence regarding the development …