scholarly journals Sensory features as predictors of adaptive behaviors: A comparative longitudinal study of children with autism spectrum disorder and other developmental disabilities

2018 ◽  
Vol 81 ◽  
pp. 103-112 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kathryn L. Williams ◽  
Anne V. Kirby ◽  
Linda R. Watson ◽  
John Sideris ◽  
John Bulluck ◽  
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2018 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 100-111 ◽  
Author(s):  
Grace T. Baranek ◽  
Mike Carlson ◽  
John Sideris ◽  
Anne V. Kirby ◽  
Linda R. Watson ◽  
...  

Author(s):  
Anne V. Kirby ◽  
Tamira J. White ◽  
Grace T. Baranek

Abstract Caring for children with disabilities contributes to increased levels of parent stress or caregiver strain. However, the potential relationship of sensory features to strain among caregivers of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and other developmental disabilities (DD) is unknown. Sensory features include overreactions, underreactions, and unusual interests in sensations, which may negatively impact family functioning. This descriptive study confirmed three caregiver strain types (i.e., objective, subjective internalized, subjective externalized) and explored differences among ASD (n  =  71) and DD (n  =  36) groups, with the ASD group reporting higher levels. Furthermore, this study explored the contribution of sensory features to caregiver strain, finding differential contributions to strain in the ASD group and covariate contributions (i.e., child cognition, mother's education) in the DD group.


2017 ◽  
Vol 72 (1) ◽  
pp. 7201195010p1 ◽  
Author(s):  
Catherine Dugas ◽  
Marie-Noëlle Simard ◽  
Eric Fombonne ◽  
Mélanie Couture

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