Publications by authors named "May Albee"
Article Synopsis
- Youth with neurofibromatosis type I (NF1) often show high rates of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), making accurate diagnosis crucial for appropriate support services.
- A study assessed 34 NF1 youth using various methods, revealing significant variability in ASD classification; for instance, classification rates ranged from 32% to less than 6% depending on criteria used.
- The analysis indicated that those suspected of having ADHD exhibited greater social challenges linked to ASD symptoms, emphasizing the need for thorough diagnostic approaches to tailor interventions effectively.
Purpose: Children with cancer experience low quality of life (QOL), yet heterogeneity underscores a need to understand how risk and resilience factors interact. This study evaluated if family functioning relates to QOL differentially depending on diagnosis and treatment intensity.
Methods: Participants included children (ages 8-14) who completed treatment within six months for either brain tumor (BT; = 42) or non-central nervous system solid tumor (ST; = 29).
Background: Caregivers and adolescents and young adult (AYA) cancer survivors may be at greater psychosocial risk from the COVID-19 pandemic than healthy peers due to complex and traumatic medical histories. This study describes COVID-19-related event exposures, impact, and distress among a large sample of caregivers and AYA cancer survivors and the relationship of these variables to demographic and cancer characteristics.
Procedure: From May 2020 to December 2021, 422 caregivers and 531 AYA survivors completed the COVID-19 Exposures and Family Impact Survey (CEFIS) and CEFIS-AYA, respectively.
A prospective study of social competence in survivors of pediatric brain and solid tumors.
Pediatr Blood Cancer
September 2022
Background/objectives: Survivors of pediatric brain tumors are at increased risk for difficulties with social competence, including poor social information processing (SIP) and peer relationships. Improved survival rates heighten the need to better understand these challenges and if they are specific to survivors of pediatric brain tumors versus survivors of other childhood cancers.
Methods: Fifty-one survivors of pediatric brain tumors and 34 survivors of pediatric solid tumors completed evaluations of SIP and peer relationship quality within six months of completing treatment and one year later.
Reduced Fusiform Gyrus Activation During Face Processing in Pediatric Brain Tumor Survivors.
J Int Neuropsychol Soc
October 2022
Objective: The neural mechanisms contributing to the social problems of pediatric brain tumor survivors (PBTS) are unknown. Face processing is important to social communication, social behavior, and peer acceptance. Research with other populations with social difficulties, namely autism spectrum disorder, suggests atypical brain activation in areas important for face processing.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFFace Processing and Social Functioning in Pediatric Brain Tumor Survivors.
J Pediatr Psychol
October 2021
Objective: Pediatric brain tumor survivors (PBTS) experience deficits in social functioning. Facial expression and identity recognition are key components of social information processing and are widely studied as an index of social difficulties in youth with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and other neurodevelopmental conditions. This study evaluated facial expression and identity recognition among PBTS, youth with ASD, and typically developing (TD) youth, and the associations between these face processing skills and social impairments.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFArticle Synopsis
- The study examines how family relationships affect children's social and emotional health after completing cancer treatment, focusing on their perceptions and experiences.
- Researchers analyzed the relationships of 77 children aged 7-14 who recently finished treatment, identifying four distinct family relationship profiles based on closeness and discord among family members.
- Results showed that children from families with low closeness and high discord experienced more challenges in social interactions and exhibited higher behavioral problems compared to those from families with high closeness and low discord, highlighting the need for family support in pediatric oncology.