Community Newsletter: Ableism in autism research

Spectrum ◽  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chelsey Coombs
Keyword(s):  
Autism Research

What is taken for granted in autism research?

2019 ◽  
Vol 42 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michele Ilana Friedner
Keyword(s):  
Research Methodologies ◽  
Communicative Practices ◽  
Autism Research ◽  
Autistic People ◽  
The Social ◽  
New Research

Abstract This commentary focuses on three points: the need to consider semiotic ideologies of both researchers and autistic people, questions of commensurability, and problems with “the social” as an analytical concept. It ends with a call for new research methodologies that are not deficit-based and that consider a broad range of linguistic and non-linguistic communicative practices.

Applying Item Response Theory Modeling to Identify Social (Pragmatic) Communication Disorder

2020 ◽  
Vol 63 (6) ◽  
pp. 1916-1932 ◽  
Author(s):  
Haiying Yuan ◽  
Christine Dollaghan
Keyword(s):  
Item Response Theory ◽  
Item Response ◽  
Sensitivity And Specificity ◽  
Social Communication ◽  
National Database ◽  
Communication Disorder ◽  
Social Communication Questionnaire ◽  
Autism Research ◽  
The Social ◽  
Pragmatic Communication

Purpose No diagnostic tools exist for identifying social (pragmatic) communication disorder (SPCD), a new Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition category for individuals with social communication deficits but not the repetitive, restricted behaviors and interests (RRBIs) that would qualify them for a diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder (ASD). We explored the value of items from a widely used screening measure of ASD for distinguishing SPCD from typical controls (TC; Aim 1) and from ASD (Aim 2). Method We applied item response theory (IRT) modeling to Social Communication Questionnaire–Lifetime ( Rutter, Bailey, & Lord, 2003 ) records available in the National Database for Autism Research. We defined records from putative SPCD ( n = 54), ASD ( n = 278), and TC ( n = 274) groups retrospectively, based on National Database for Autism Research classifications and Autism Diagnostic Interview–Revised responses. After assessing model assumptions, estimating model parameters, and measuring model fit, we identified items in the social communication and RRBI domains that were maximally informative in differentiating the groups. Results IRT modeling identified a set of seven social communication items that distinguished SPCD from TC with sensitivity and specificity > 80%. A set of five RRBI items was less successful in distinguishing SPCD from ASD (sensitivity and specificity < 70%). Conclusion The IRT modeling approach and the Social Communication Questionnaire–Lifetime item sets it identified may be useful in efforts to construct screening and diagnostic measures for SPCD.

Research Programs of the Organization for Autism Research

2006 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter F. Gerhardt
Keyword(s):  
Autism Research ◽  
Research Programs

Stem Cell Possibilities in Autism Research

2011 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ricardo Dolmetsch ◽  
Thomas Insel
Keyword(s):  
Stem Cell ◽  
Autism Research

Autism research controversy: A response to Howard et al.'s (2005) defenders.

2007 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 242-250
Author(s):  
Ted Schoneberger
Keyword(s):  
Autism Research

Online Registry Set to Streamline Autism Research

2007 ◽  
Vol 35 (4) ◽  
pp. 10
Author(s):  
PATRICE WENDLING
Keyword(s):  
Autism Research

scholarly journals Advances in autism research, 2021: continuing to decipher the secrets of autism

2021 ◽  
Vol 26 (5) ◽  
pp. 1426-1428
Author(s):  
Julio Licinio ◽  
Ma-Li Wong
Keyword(s):  
Autism Research
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