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The Knowledge and Preferences of Parents/Carers of Autistic Children and Young People about Technology Devices.
J Autism Dev Disord
December 2024
School of Life and Medical Sciences, University of Hertfordshire, Hatfield, Hertfordshire, UK.
This study explored parents'/carers' knowledge, interest, and preferences towards technology devices as support mediums for autistic children, the reasoning behind any choice and the factors associated with the most preferred technology device. Technology devices were conceptualised as smartphones, iPods, tablets, virtual reality, robots, and 'other' for participants to list their own further interpretations of technology devices. Survey data were collected from 267 parents/carers of autistic children aged 2-18 years internationally between May to October 2020.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFMental health measures used with autistic adults are often only evaluated for use with non-autistic adults, which may cause inaccurate measurement. This is important when measuring social anxiety disorder as some features overlap with social characteristics of autism. This study evaluated one self-report questionnaire measure of social anxiety disorder, the Severity Measure for Social Anxiety Disorder.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAutistic People's Experience of Empathy and the Autistic Empathy Deficit Narrative.
Autism Adulthood
September 2024
Department of Education, Childhood, and Inclusion, Sheffield Hallam University, Sheffield, United Kingdom.
Background: There is a dominant discourse, both in clinical texts and throughout the academic literature, that autistic people lack empathy; however, over the past decade, both clinicians and academics have increasingly rejected deficit-based descriptions of autism in favor of more nuanced explanations of the experience of autistic individuals in a social world.
Methods: This study asked 76 autistic individuals about their own experience of empathy and the oft-cited empathy deficit. Data were thematically analyzed and revealed a wide array of empathic self-concepts among respondents.
Sympathetic Response of Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder During Dental Treatment Performed in a Sensory-Adapted Dental Environment.
Cureus
August 2024
Occupational Therapy, Sri Ramaswamy Memorial Institute of Science and Technology, Chennai, IND.
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a neurodevelopmental condition characterized by difficulties in social interaction, communication, and sensory processing. These challenges often make dental visits overwhelming and distressing for children with ASD. This study explores the use of electrodermal activity (EDA) to measure physiological stress responses and evaluates strategies to enhance cooperation during dental treatments in a sensory-adapted dental environment.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFHow do children with language disorder perceive their peer interactions? A qualitative investigation.
Autism Dev Lang Impair
August 2024
Department of Psychology, University of Bath, Bath, UK.
Background And Aims: Peer interaction difficulties are often elevated amongst children with language disorders, yet the mechanisms underlying these difficulties are unclear. Previous research indicates that poor conflict management, social withdrawal, emotion regulation difficulties, and reduced prosocial behavior may contribute to peer interaction difficulties. However, this research often uses adult perspectives, failing to acknowledge child perceptions of these experiences.
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