Publications by authors named "Gabriella Aberbach"
Background: Outcomes of children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) generally focus on cognition, language, behavioral, and adaptive functioning, yet it is unknown whether this reflects patient and caregiver priorities.
Objective: Identify parental perceptions of ASD outcomes and identify whether health care providers are currently addressing these concerns.
Methods: Participant were 60 parents of school-aged children previously diagnosed with ASD participating in a larger autism outcomes study.
Article Synopsis
- This study investigates the outcomes of children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) between 12 to 36 months, focusing on whether they still qualify for the diagnosis when assessed at ages 5 to 7.
- The research tracks the diagnosis persistence of 213 participants, revealing that 37.1% did not retain their ASD diagnosis at the later age, particularly noting that all of these children had IQs of 70 or above.
- It also examines potential influences such as child-specific characteristics, demographics, and interventions received during early childhood on the likelihood of a persistent ASD diagnosis.
Purpose: The aim of this study was to develop and test a new classification scale to describe looking behaviours (gaze fixations and gaze shifts) in relation to eye-pointing.
Methods: The Eye-pointing Classification Scale (EpCS) was developed and tested following established procedures for the construction and evaluation of equivalent scales, and involved 2 phases: Drawing on research literature, Phase 1 involved initial drafting of the scale through a series of multi-disciplinary group discussions; evaluation of the scale through a survey procedure, and subsequent expert group evaluation. Phase 2, was an examination of scale reliability and relationships between child characteristics and level of EpCS classification.