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Feasibility and Efficacy of a Virtual Reality Social Prediction Training in Children and Young Adults with Congenital Cerebellar Malformations
This study tested the feasibility and efficacy of a Virtual Reality (VR) social prediction training (VR-Spirit) specifically designed for patients with congenital cerebellar malformation. The study is a randomised controlled trial in which 28 cerebellar patients aged 7-25 yo were randomly allocated to the VR-Spirit or to a control intervention in VR. The VR-Spirit required participants to compete with different avatars in scenarios that prompted them to form predictions about avatars' intentions. The control intervention consisted of games currently adopted for motor rehabilitation. Social prediction as well as secondary n...
Source: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders - May 3, 2024 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Niccol ò Butti Emilia Biffi Romina Romaniello Alessandra Finisguerra Enza Maria Valente Sandra Strazzer Renato Borgatti Cosimo Urgesi Source Type: research

Healthcare Students' Perceptions and Attitudes Towards Peers with Autism Spectrum Disorders
CONCLUSION: The findings of the study indicate that knowledge of an ASD diagnosis leads to greater acceptance and have important implications for future research, disability policy makers, and university support services.PMID:38700777 | DOI:10.1007/s10803-024-06368-5 (Source: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders)
Source: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders - May 3, 2024 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Vasiliki Zarokanellou Evridiki Papagiannopoulou Alexandros Gryparis Vassiliki Siafaka Dionysios Tafiadis Vassiliki Ntre Nafsika Ziavra Source Type: research

Trends in the Prevalence of Autism Spectrum Disorder in California: Disparities by Sociodemographic Factors and Region Between 1990-2018
This study examines ASD trends from 1990 to 2018 in California (CA), focusing on sociodemographic factors that may inform policy/interventions. Using CA Department of Public Health birth records (1990-2018) and Developmental Services ASD cases (1994-2022), we analyzed diagnosis incidence by age 4 or 8, stratified by sociodemographic and regional factors. From 1990 to 2018, for each birth year the cumulative incidence of ASD by 4 and 8 years of age in CA increased while the diagnosis age decreased. Distinct patterns emerged over these three decades. Children born to White and Asian and Pacific Islander (API) mothers, or to ...
Source: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders - May 3, 2024 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Karl O'Sharkey Sanjali Mitra Seung-A Paik Ting Chow Myles Cockburn Beate Ritz Source Type: research

Cross-Cultural Generalizability of the First Year Inventory for Early ASD Screening in China
This study aimed to investigate the utility of FYI within the Chinese community and develop a short version, encompassing both a low-risk sample and a high-risk sample comprising infants with older siblings diagnosed with ASD. Parents of 53 high-risk (HR) infants and 519 low-risk (LR) infants, aged 11 to 13 months, were recruited. After comparing response distributions across Chinese and American samples, a new factorial structure was developed according to the factor analyses. The construct validity and internal consistency of the two FYI versions were examined. The implementation of FYI in the HR sample was also assessed...
Source: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders - May 3, 2024 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Ziyi Zhang Qingyao Zhu Tianshu Gao Kaiyan Gan Fei Wang Luyang Guan Xiaoyan Ke Source Type: research

Parenting Stress in Autistic and ADHD Children: Implications of Social Support and Child Characteristics
J Autism Dev Disord. 2024 May 3. doi: 10.1007/s10803-024-06377-4. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTHigh levels of parenting stress have been detected in mothers of children with Autism (ASD) and children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) comparing with mothers of typically developing (TD) children. The current study explored the implications of social support (confidant and affective support) and child characteristics (emotional, behavioral and sleep problems) on parenting stress in ASD and ADHD. Furthermore, the differences between mothers of children with autism, ADHD and TD on the studied variables were ...
Source: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders - May 3, 2024 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Ana Pardo-Salamanca Eva Rosa-Mart ínez Soledad G ómez Cristina Santamarina-Siurana Carmen Berenguer Source Type: research

The Role of Everyday Executive Function in Observed Social Symptoms of Autism Spectrum Disorder
J Autism Dev Disord. 2024 May 3. doi: 10.1007/s10803-024-06351-0. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTRecent research suggests there may be differences in the social presentations of autistic males and females. Camouflaging is believed to account for some of these differences and executive function (EF) may support compensatory social behaviors. As few studies have explored the role of sex and everyday EF when evaluating specific social difficulties among autistic youth, the present study seeks to address this. The Social Responsiveness Scale-2 (SRS-2) was used to measure types of social difficulties and the Behavioral Rating In...
Source: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders - May 3, 2024 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Christina Burroughs Rachael A Muscatello Blythe A Corbett Source Type: research

The Knowledge of Autism Questionnaire-UK: Development and Initial Psychometric Evaluation
J Autism Dev Disord. 2024 May 2. doi: 10.1007/s10803-024-06332-3. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTTools to measure autism knowledge are needed to assess levels of understanding within particular groups of people and to evaluate whether awareness-raising campaigns or interventions lead to improvements in understanding. Several such measures are in circulation, but, to our knowledge, there are no psychometrically-validated questionnaires that assess contemporary autism knowledge suitable to the UK context. We aimed to produce a brief measure to assess between-respondent variability and within-respondent change over time. A poo...
Source: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders - May 2, 2024 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Sophie Langhorne Nora Uglik-Marucha Charlotte Broadhurst Elena Lieven Amelia Pearson Silia Vitoratou Kathy Leadbitter Source Type: research

Prescriptions for Antipsychotics: Youth with Intellectual/Developmental Disabilities Compared to Youth without Intellectual/Developmental Disabilities
CONCLUSION: Compared to youth without IDD, youth with IDD were more frequently dispensed antipsychotics and metformin. These findings have important implications for the health of youth with IDD.PMID:38678514 | DOI:10.1007/s10803-024-06344-z (Source: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders)
Source: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders - April 28, 2024 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Sandra Marquis N Esm é Marquis Yona Lunsky Kimberlyn M McGrail Jennifer Baumbusch Source Type: research

Infant Social Attention Associated with Elevated Likelihood for Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Multi-Method Comparison
CONCLUSION: Together, the findings support infant ET as a promising approach for identifying very early markers associated with ASD likelihood.PMID:38678515 | DOI:10.1007/s10803-024-06360-z (Source: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders)
Source: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders - April 28, 2024 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Xiaoxue Fu Emma Platt Frederick Shic Jessica Bradshaw Source Type: research