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Adding to the Conversation: Language Delays and Parent-Child Interactions in the Younger Siblings of Children With Autism
In their first three years, children begin to maintain topics and add new information in conversation. In turn, caregivers create opportunities for...
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The Association Between Gastrointestinal Issues and Psychometric Scores in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder, Developmental Delays, Down Syndrome, and Typical Development
Investigate the association between gastrointestinal (GI) issues and psychometric scores among children with developmental delays and typical...
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Initial Evaluation Practices to Identify Young Children with Delays and Disabilities
The value of early intervention is well demonstrated; however, less is known about the processes that initial evaluation teams use to evaluate and...
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The Importance of Language Delays as an Early Indicator of Subsequent ASD Diagnosis in Public Healthcare Settings
Previous studies have reported that ASD children with more severe symptoms are diagnosed earlier. However, previous studies in community settings...
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Causal learning with delays up to 21 hours
Considerable delays between causes and effects are commonly found in real life. However, previous studies have only investigated how well people can...
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Measuring Developmental Delays: Comparison of Parent Report and Direct Testing
PurposeDevelopmental assessment is part of a comprehensive autism evaluation. During in-person evaluations, developmental assessment is completed via...
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Developmental Assessment in Children at Higher Likelihood for Developmental Delays - Comparison of Parent Report and Direct Assessment
PurposeAccurate assessment of cognitive development of young children is a vital component of developmental evaluations. Direct assessment of...
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Addressing Trauma-Related Needs of Young Children with Developmental Delays and Disabilities
It is important to address the trauma-related needs of children under the age of six years who have both developmental delays or disabilities and...
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Active and passive waiting in impulsive choice: Effects of fixed-interval and fixed-time delays
Behavioral interventions to improve self-control, preference for a larger-later (LL) reward over a smaller-sooner (SS) reward, involve experience...
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Delays to Behavioral Therapy in Michigan for Children Diagnosed with Autism: A Summary of Needs Assessment Outcomes to Inform Public Policy Advocacy Initiatives
Children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) are eligible to receive behavioral health services in Michigan, including those based on the...
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Memory for abstract control states does not decay with increasing retrieval delays
Recent studies have suggested that abstract control states (i.e., internal attentional states independent from concrete stimuli and responses) can be...
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A Rapid Assessment of Sensitivity to Reward Delays and Classwide Token Economy Savings for School-Aged Children
Delay discounting tasks measure the relation between reinforcer delay and efficacy. The present study established the association between delay...
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A Preliminary Trial of an Early Surveillance Program for Autism and Developmental Delays within General Practices
There are inequities in engagement with established early childhood developmental surveillance programs, eclipsing disadvantaged families. The...
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Community-based Agency Delivery of Parent-Child Interaction Therapy: Comparing Outcomes for Children with and Without Autism Spectrum Disorder and/or Developmental Delays
While externalizing behaviors are common among children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), there is a shortage of specialist community-based...
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Teaching Foreign Language
Behavior analysis possesses conceptual tools and traditions of potential value to solving problems in foreign-language teaching and learning....
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Caregiver Parenting Stress Associated with Delays in Child Social-Emotional and Motor Development
General-population research on child development in low- and middle-income countries is needed to explore and contextualize caregiver factors. This...
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Routines as a Protective Factor for Emerging Mental Health and Behavioral Problems in Children with Neurodevelopmental Delays
ObjectivesChildren with neurodevelopmental delays show higher levels of externalizing behavioral problems, resulting in increased parental stress....
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Language Development and Disorders: Guidelines for Assessment and Treatment
A language disorder is characterized by difficulties in language acquisition and in the use of language across modalities (i.e., spoken, written, or...
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Communication and Language Assessment in Females with Autism
Toddlers and preschoolers with autism are often initially referred for assessment due to concerns regarding speech and language. It is important that...
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The Effects of the Establishment of Generalized Imitation across Multiple Topographies on Accuracy and Modality of Responding in Preschoolers with Developmental Delays
Imitation and emulation are both important response modalities when learning new tasks. The current study tested the effects of establishing...
