The role of PTSD and TBI in post-deployment sleep outcomes.

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the main and interaction effects of PTSD and TBI on sleep outcomes in veterans. Post-deployment combat veterans ( = 293, 87.37% male) completed clinical interviews to determine diagnosis and severity of PTSD and deployment TBI history, as well as subjective measures of sleep quality, sleep duration, and restedness.

Socialization and nonverbal communication in atypically developing infants and toddlers.

Emphasis on early identification of atypical development has increased as evidence supporting the efficacy of intervention has grown. These increases have also directly affected the availability of funding and providers of early intervention services. A majority of research has focused on interventions specific to an individual's primary diagnoses.

RETRACTED: How does ASD symptomology correlate with ADHD presentations?

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RETRACTED: An examination of the relationship between autism spectrum disorder, intellectual functioning, and comorbid symptoms in children.

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Examination and validation of a measure of anxiety specific to children with autism spectrum disorders.

Objective: Investigated the use of a combined scale (Worry/Depressed and Avoidant scales) from the Autism Spectrum Disorders-Comorbidity for Children (ASD-CC) as a measure of anxiety. Alternative methods of measuring anxiety were examined using the ASD-CC in an ASD population.

Methods: Participants included 147 children, age 2-16 years, evincing a mixture of behavior problems.