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Autism Pub Date : 2025-01-01 Epub Date: 2024-07-26 DOI: 10.1177/13623613241263902

James B McCauley, Elaine B Clarke, Hillary K Schiltz, Catherine Lord

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Parent and professional perspectives on implementing the Pediatric Autism Communication Therapy: A mixed-methods analysis. 家长和专业人士对实施小儿自闭症沟通疗法的看法：混合方法分析。

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Autism Pub Date : 2025-01-01 Epub Date: 2024-07-30 DOI: 10.1177/13623613241262943

Matea Balabanovska, Kathy Leadbitter, Lucie Jurek, Flavia Mengarelli, Bruno Falissard, Neo Ngan, Catherine Aldred, Jonathan Green, Marie-Maude Geoffray

{"title":"Parent and professional perspectives on implementing the Pediatric Autism Communication Therapy: A mixed-methods analysis.","authors":"Matea Balabanovska, Kathy Leadbitter, Lucie Jurek, Flavia Mengarelli, Bruno Falissard, Neo Ngan, Catherine Aldred, Jonathan Green, Marie-Maude Geoffray","doi":"10.1177/13623613241262943","DOIUrl":"10.1177/13623613241262943","url":null,"abstract":"Lay abstract: Factors influencing the implementation of parent-mediated intervention are insufficiently studied. This study examines for the first-time factors of implementation into clinical practice across the world of Pediatric Autism Communication Therapy, an internationally disseminated, evidence-based, parent-mediated therapy. From both the parents' and the professionals' perspectives, parents attitudes (e.g. self-reflection abilities and videotaping management) and life-circumstances (e.g. stressed families condition and time) were central factors. In this type of therapy, the target is a child's development; still, this improvement is dependent on the parent's behavior when interacting with their child. What's more, Pediatric Autism Communication Therapy method (video reflection, empowerment of parent, play-based) was enabler according to most of the parents. And more, most professionals report factors linked to the Implementation Process that is planning, execution, reflection and assessment in implementation of a new therapy. Indeed, the professionals underlined barriers related to the population seen in practice, flexibility of schedule, support from colleagues and manager. All these factors could be improved and addressed with a formal implementation plan including factors related to the parents of each country.","PeriodicalId":8724,"journal":{"name":"Autism","volume":" ","pages":"102-117"},"PeriodicalIF":5.2,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141854615","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Reduced P300 amplitude in children and adolescents with autism is associated with slowed processing speed, executive difficulties, and social-communication problems. 自闭症儿童和青少年的 P300 振幅降低与处理速度减慢、执行困难和社交沟通问题有关。

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Autism Pub Date : 2025-01-01 Epub Date: 2024-08-14 DOI: 10.1177/13623613241271950

Jonathan Lassen, Bob Oranje, Martin Vestergaard, Malene Foldager, Troels W Kjær, Bodil Aggernæs, Sidse Arnfred

{"title":"Reduced P300 amplitude in children and adolescents with autism is associated with slowed processing speed, executive difficulties, and social-communication problems.","authors":"Jonathan Lassen, Bob Oranje, Martin Vestergaard, Malene Foldager, Troels W Kjær, Bodil Aggernæs, Sidse Arnfred","doi":"10.1177/13623613241271950","DOIUrl":"10.1177/13623613241271950","url":null,"abstract":"Lay abstract: Selective attention to auditory input is reflected in the brain by an electric amplitude called the P3b amplitude, which is measured using electroencephalography. Previous research has shown that children and adolescents with autism have an attenuated P3b amplitude when they have to attend specific sounds while ignoring other sounds. However, it is unknown whether a reduced P3b amplitude in autistic children and adolescents is associated with their autism features, daily functioning and/or cognitive functions. This study aimed to examine these questions. Therefore, we assessed selective attention to auditory input in 57 children with autism aged 7-14 years and 57 neurotypically developing controls while measuring their brain activity with electroencephalography. Participants further underwent cognitive assessment, and parents reported on autistic traits and daily functioning. As expected, children with autism had lower P3b amplitude compared to their neurotypical peers. Importantly, an attenuated P3b amplitude was associated with more parent-reported social-communication problems and difficulties with daily functioning. Children with autism further had reduced processing speed of visual input, which also was coupled to a lower P3b amplitude. In conclusion, we found attenuated P3b amplitude in children with autism performing an auditory selective attention task, which was related to difficulties with processing visual input and allocating attentional resources critical for social and daily functioning. The results suggest that autistic children are more vulnerable to being disturbed when the environment is filled with conflicting sensory input.","PeriodicalId":8724,"journal":{"name":"Autism","volume":" ","pages":"222-232"},"PeriodicalIF":5.2,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141981513","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Autistic adults' perspectives and experiences of diagnostic assessments that include play across the lifespan. 成人自闭症患者对诊断评估的看法和体验，包括整个生命周期的游戏。

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Autism Pub Date : 2025-01-01 Epub Date: 2024-06-12 DOI: 10.1177/13623613241257601

Emma Pritchard-Rowe, Carmen de Lemos, Katie Howard, Jenny Gibson

{"title":"Autistic adults' perspectives and experiences of diagnostic assessments that include play across the lifespan.","authors":"Emma Pritchard-Rowe, Carmen de Lemos, Katie Howard, Jenny Gibson","doi":"10.1177/13623613241257601","DOIUrl":"10.1177/13623613241257601","url":null,"abstract":"Lay abstract: Play is often included in autism diagnostic assessments. These assessments tend to focus on negatives and how people who are not autistic interpret observable behaviours. It is important to take a neurodiversity-affirmative assessment approach. This involves focusing on what autistic people say and looking at strengths and needs. We wanted to find out how autistic adults experience diagnostic assessments that include play. We asked autistic and non-autistic people to help us design our study and interview questions. We then interviewed 22 autistic adults to find out what they think about the use of play in assessments. We used a qualitative method called interpretative phenomenological analysis to analyse the data. Autistic adults told us about the different ways play was included in their diagnostic assessments. For example, some completed a diagnostic tool called the Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule. Autistic adults also talked about the importance of considering how autistic people are different to each other. For example, we found that play may not be useful for assessing women or girls who mask. This suggests that professionals should adopt a personalised approach to diagnostic assessments that use play catering to each person's needs. Our findings also suggested that professionals should assess strengths and differences as well as needs.","PeriodicalId":8724,"journal":{"name":"Autism","volume":" ","pages":"64-75"},"PeriodicalIF":5.2,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141305301","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Short report: Prison-reported rates of autism in female prisons in England. 简短报告：监狱报告的英格兰女子监狱自闭症发病率。

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Autism Pub Date : 2025-01-01 Epub Date: 2024-09-19 DOI: 10.1177/13623613241275477

Katy-Louise Payne, Emma Gooding

{"title":"Short report: Prison-reported rates of autism in female prisons in England.","authors":"Katy-Louise Payne, Emma Gooding","doi":"10.1177/13623613241275477","DOIUrl":"10.1177/13623613241275477","url":null,"abstract":"Lay abstract: What is already known about the topic? Autistic people are reported to offend at lower or comparable rates to non-autistic people. However, autism is overrepresented within male prisons due to a number of suggested reasons including an increased chance of being caught and a lack of autistic sensitive interventions which lead to longer stays in prison. To the authors' knowledge, no papers currently exist focussing on autistic females in prison. What does this paper add? To the authors' knowledge, this is the first piece of research to solely include autistic females in prison settings. This research provides an estimate of how many autistic people are in female prisons. All 12 female prisons in England were contacted. Data provided indicate a prison-reported female autism rate of 4.78%. This prison-reported female autism rate is 13.7 times higher than the prevalence of autistic females in the general population. Implications for practice research or policy? Autism is overrepresented in female prisons; however, to the authors' knowledge no current research exists on this group to understand their needs or experience. Autistic females often have differing requirements to males and the lack of research highlights the need for future research to investigate areas such as factors which increase the risk of offending, offences typically committed and the female autistic experience of the Criminal Justice System.","PeriodicalId":8724,"journal":{"name":"Autism","volume":" ","pages":"265-270"},"PeriodicalIF":5.2,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142279955","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Self-compassion, mental health, and parenting: Comparing parents of autistic and non-autistic children. 自我同情、心理健康和养育子女：比较自闭症和非自闭症儿童的父母。

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Autism Pub Date : 2025-01-01 Epub Date: 2024-10-05 DOI: 10.1177/13623613241286683

Kaixin Liang, Kelly Ka Lai Lam, Liuyue Huang, Xiuyun Lin, Zhiyong Wang, Honghai Liu, Peilian Chi

{"title":"Self-compassion, mental health, and parenting: Comparing parents of autistic and non-autistic children.","authors":"Kaixin Liang, Kelly Ka Lai Lam, Liuyue Huang, Xiuyun Lin, Zhiyong Wang, Honghai Liu, Peilian Chi","doi":"10.1177/13623613241286683","DOIUrl":"10.1177/13623613241286683","url":null,"abstract":"Lay abstract: Parenting can be challenging for any parent, particularly for those parenting autistic children. Research has shown that being kind, accepting, and mindful toward oneself during suffering, a concept known as self-compassion, can help enhance mental health. However, it is not fully understood how self-compassion benefits parenting experiences for parents of autistic children. Therefore, we conducted a study involving 178 parents of autistic children and 178 of autistic children to explore the associations between self-compassion, mental health, and parenting experiences. We found that parents of autistic children reported less self-compassion compared to parents of non-autistic children. For both groups of parents, self-compassion was linked to lower levels of ill-being and parenting stress, as well as higher levels of well-being and parenting competence. In parents of non-autistic children, both ill-being and well-being played a mediating role in the relationship between self-compassion and parenting experiences. However, in parents of autistic children, only well-being was found to mediate this relationship. These findings emphasize the importance of self-compassion and well-being in improving parenting experiences for parents of autistic children.","PeriodicalId":8724,"journal":{"name":"Autism","volume":" ","pages":"53-63"},"PeriodicalIF":5.2,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142375006","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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A multi-constituent qualitative examination of facilitators and barriers to caregiver coaching for autistic children in publicly funded early intervention. 在政府资助的早期干预项目中，对自闭症儿童看护辅导的促进因素和障碍进行多方定性研究。

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Autism Pub Date : 2025-01-01 Epub Date: 2024-08-22 DOI: 10.1177/13623613241272993

Jordan Albright, Jacqueline A Shinall, Liza Tomczuk, Rebecca E Stewart, David S Mandell, Aubyn C Stahmer, Rinad S Beidas, Melanie Pellecchia

{"title":"A multi-constituent qualitative examination of facilitators and barriers to caregiver coaching for autistic children in publicly funded early intervention.","authors":"Jordan Albright, Jacqueline A Shinall, Liza Tomczuk, Rebecca E Stewart, David S Mandell, Aubyn C Stahmer, Rinad S Beidas, Melanie Pellecchia","doi":"10.1177/13623613241272993","DOIUrl":"10.1177/13623613241272993","url":null,"abstract":"Lay abstract: Caregiver coaching is an evidence-based practice for young autistic children, but it is not widely used in community-based early intervention services. Previous research has explored why caregiver coaching is not widespread in early intervention, but only from the perspective of early intervention providers. Caregivers, providers, and administrators are all involved in the decision of whether to use caregiver coaching in early intervention. Therefore, it is important to include all perspectives in research regarding this practice. In this study we interviewed 20 caregivers of autistic children, 36 early intervention providers, and 6 administrators from early intervention agencies and asked questions about their perspectives regarding the use of caregiver coaching in early intervention. We did this to figure out what factors help and hinder the use of caregiver coaching in this setting and to see how caregivers, providers, and administrators agreed or disagreed on these factors. All participants agreed that caregivers' attitudes and expectations can influence whether caregiver coaching is used. In addition, all participants agreed that when caregivers and providers collaborate and have a strong working relationship, it can facilitate the use of caregiver coaching in early intervention. Other factors, such as caregiver stress and provider flexibility were also discussed. Based on these findings, we suggest strategies that can be used to possibly increase the use of caregiver coaching in early intervention for autistic children and their families.","PeriodicalId":8724,"journal":{"name":"Autism","volume":" ","pages":"130-142"},"PeriodicalIF":5.2,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142016211","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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The long-lasting benefits of pre-kindergarten education on autistic children's working memory development. 学前教育对自闭症儿童工作记忆发展的长期益处。

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Autism Pub Date : 2025-01-01 Epub Date: 2024-07-26 DOI: 10.1177/13623613241265996

Sohyun An Kim

{"title":"The long-lasting benefits of pre-kindergarten education on autistic children's working memory development.","authors":"Sohyun An Kim","doi":"10.1177/13623613241265996","DOIUrl":"10.1177/13623613241265996","url":null,"abstract":"Lay abstract: Working memory is an important skill for school success, and it involves holding information in our memory while using it to solve complex problems. However, autistic children often have difficulties with working memory tasks. Also, kindergarteners on the autism spectrum tend to be less school-ready compared with their peers. In addition, children from disadvantaged backgrounds tend to struggle more with working memory and school readiness skills. All preschool-age children on the autism spectrum in the United States are entitled to pre-kindergarten (pre-K) education. However, it is unclear whether attending pre-K helps with children's working memory development in the long run. This study tested whether attending pre-K benefits children's working memory development in the long run. It also tested whether pre-K is especially helpful for autistic children's working memory development. It was found that children who attended pre-K outperformed their peers who did not attend pre-K during the first 2 years of elementary school. However, after first grade, such benefits diminished. Importantly, autistic children who attended pre-K did not demonstrate advanced working memory immediately in kindergarten, but they started to outperform their autistic peers who did not attend pre-K during first grade to third grade. This finding highlights the importance of pre-K education for autistic children in particular. It is also important for educators and parents to understand autistic children's unique learning paths that may be different from non-autistic children. This article discusses specific ways for educators to take full advantage of the long-lasting benefits of pre-K education in autistic children's working memory development.","PeriodicalId":8724,"journal":{"name":"Autism","volume":" ","pages":"155-168"},"PeriodicalIF":5.2,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141756856","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Autism interventions designed or adapted for the Black/African American population: A systematic review. 为黑人/非裔美国人设计或调整的自闭症干预措施：系统回顾。

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Autism Pub Date : 2025-01-01 Epub Date: 2024-06-23 DOI: 10.1177/13623613241259910

Amber M Davis, Gyasi Burks-Abbott, Octaviano Merecias, Bonnie K Swenor

{"title":"Autism interventions designed or adapted for the Black/African American population: A systematic review.","authors":"Amber M Davis, Gyasi Burks-Abbott, Octaviano Merecias, Bonnie K Swenor","doi":"10.1177/13623613241259910","DOIUrl":"10.1177/13623613241259910","url":null,"abstract":"Lay abstract: Black/African American people in the United States who have a diagnosis of autism often experience service-related disparities, including not having the same access to high-quality autism and related care (e.g. behavioral interventions), and are less likely to have sustained treatment engagement across their lifespan. While interventions to support autistic people are typically designed to be universal, there is concern that these interventions not being tailored to the Black/African American population could reduce the overall impact due to a lack of responsiveness to the needs of the Black children or families who receive the intervention. The current systematic review summarized research on interventions developed for the Black autism community, including Black children with autism and their caregivers. After a comprehensive, systematic search, eight peer-reviewed publications were identified that met the study's inclusion criteria. The majority of the interventions were tailored to Black caregivers of children with autism. Autism researchers demonstrate different strategies for engaging Black caregivers in culturally responsive ways; however, more research into these interventions is needed in order to assess their effectiveness. In addition, there are still limited interventions adapted to be culturally responsive to Black/African American autistic people. The Cultural Adaptation Checklist framework is a novel approach with promise to become the standard for adapting interventions to meet the needs of culturally diverse groups. Cultural responsiveness is an important facet in the development of interventions that produce optimal outcomes for the range of diversity in the United States and is an important step to achieving equitable autism research practices.","PeriodicalId":8724,"journal":{"name":"Autism","volume":" ","pages":"26-40"},"PeriodicalIF":5.2,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141441998","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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"Glimmers of hope and good things": Positive aspects of caregiving to autistic adolescents and young adults. "希望的曙光和美好的事物"：照顾自闭症青少年的积极方面。

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Autism Pub Date : 2025-01-01 Epub Date: 2024-08-19 DOI: 10.1177/13623613241272050

Carina N Montoya, Karen J Ishler, Rita Obeid, Julie Payner, Kristen A Berg

{"title":"\"Glimmers of hope and good things\": Positive aspects of caregiving to autistic adolescents and young adults.","authors":"Carina N Montoya, Karen J Ishler, Rita Obeid, Julie Payner, Kristen A Berg","doi":"10.1177/13623613241272050","DOIUrl":"10.1177/13623613241272050","url":null,"abstract":"Lay abstract: We wanted to explore the positive, or rewarding, experiences of caregivers who were caring for older adolescents or young autistic adults. We surveyed 174 caregivers, asking questions about how they dealt with stressors, the support they had from people in their lives, and the different behaviors of the autistic youth they care for. Using an existing measure, as well as an open-ended question, we asked caregivers about the most rewarding aspects of caring for their youth. When examining survey responses, we found that caregivers who reported receiving more help and support from their autistic youth also reported more positive aspects related to caregiving. In response to our study's open-ended question, caregivers talked about the reward of seeing their youth grow and progress (e.g. learning new skills, reaching new milestones), described positive aspects of the relationship with their youth (e.g. sharing a special bond), and reflected on their own learning and personal growth as caregivers and people. Our findings highlight the positive, or rewarding, aspects of caregiving for autistic adolescents and young adults. This work will inform future work studying positive aspects of caring for autistic individuals and how this may impact caregivers' psychological well-being.","PeriodicalId":8724,"journal":{"name":"Autism","volume":" ","pages":"233-246"},"PeriodicalIF":5.2,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142003505","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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