Publications by authors named "A Wetherby"
Two chemists employed a three-device rapid screening "toolkit" consisting of a handheld Raman spectrometer, transportable mass spectrometer, and portable Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR) spectrometer at an international mail facility (IMF) satellite laboratory to examine unknown (unlabeled/mislabeled) products for the presence of active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs). Phase I of this project previously demonstrated that this toolkit was the most effective collection of instruments for identifying APIs in product types collected at IMFs during a nationwide mail blitz and Phase II of this project previously demonstrated that results generated using the toolkit during a satellite laboratory pilot program were as reliable as those generated by a full-service library when two or more of these instruments identify an API. This study (Phase III) described the results of the satellite laboratory toolkit during production mode and encompassed the period ranging from June 2021 through December 2022.
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- * Families participated in video-recorded observations during various activities, and the study analyzed the communication rates of children and the responsiveness of parents in different interaction contexts using statistical models.
- * Findings indicate that children communicated more during book sharing and play than in other contexts, with parents responding differently based on the activity, highlighting the significance of these interactions for potential interventions.
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- Non-profit organizations in low-resource settings, especially in Africa, are crucial in supporting families with young children with autism, but often lack access to quality training.
- A web-based course, Autism Navigator JumpStart to Coaching in Everyday Activities, was evaluated for its acceptability and feasibility among 26 non-profit providers in South Africa, with 16 completing it during COVID-19 lockdowns.
- Providers found the training valuable, noting that video clips and local trainer meetings enhanced their understanding; however, language barriers and non-specialist status posed challenges during assessments, and they suggested including South African-specific content for better relatability.
Background: How best to improve the early detection of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is the subject of significant controversy. Some argue that universal ASD screeners are highly accurate, whereas others argue that evidence for this claim is insufficient. Relatedly, there is no clear consensus as to the optimal role of screening for making referral decisions for evaluation and treatment.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThis study examined patterns of verbal responsiveness in parents of toddlers (M = 20 months) later identified with autism (n = 121), developmental delay (n = 46), or typical development (n = 44) during an hourlong home observation. Parent verbal responsiveness (PVR) was compared using MANOVA across groups and by child expressive language phase. Multiple regression analyses controlling for child age and maternal education were employed to examine the extent to which PVR predicted variance in concurrent child social communication and prospective language skills.
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