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- April 1, 2009
- 10:35 AM
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Expressive communication in children with severe autism
by Nestor Lopez-Duran in Translating Autism
Harold L Doherty, an autism advocate and parent of a child with autism, has commented on the limited amount of research conducted with kids with severe autism. Although this is an empirical question, and I have not seen data confirming this possible trend, Mr. Doherty is most likely right, in that it appears that children with severe autism are underrepresented in today's published research. For
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Chiang, H. (2009) Naturalistic observations of elicited expressive communication of children with autism: An analysis of teacher instructions. Autism, 13(2), 165-178. DOI: 10.1177/1362361308098513
- March 31, 2009
- 08:48 AM
- 954 views
Eyes aversion reconsidered: Kids with autism may prefer Lip-Sync.
by Nestor Lopez-Duran in Translating Autism
Last week I discussed a study showing that kids with low functioning autism identify noses better when these are presented upside down than when presented upright. In the context of that study, the authors suggested that these kids have an aversion to examining eyes directly and tend to focus on parts of the face away from the eyes.This week a group of researchers from Yale University published a
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Klin, A., Lin, D., Gorrindo, P., Ramsay, G., & Jones, W. (2009) Two-year-olds with autism orient to non-social contingencies rather than biological motion. Nature. DOI: 10.1038/nature07868
- March 30, 2009
- 11:49 AM
- 843 views
Siblings of kids with autism: 7 years later.
by Nestor Lopez-Duran in Translating Autism
A number of studies have shown that some parents of children with autism show mild autistic tendencies. This has been called the 'broader autism phenotype'. However, less is known as to whether such phenomenon also affects typically developing brothers and sisters of children with autism. That is, are non-affected siblings of kids with autism free developmental problems or do they show a broader
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Gamliel, I., Yirmiya, N., Jaffe, D., Manor, O., & Sigman, M. (2009) Developmental Trajectories in Siblings of Children with Autism: Cognition and Language from 4 Months to 7 Years. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. DOI: 10.1007/s10803-009-0727-2
- March 27, 2009
- 09:33 AM
- 731 views
Hyperbaric treatment for children with autism: First controlled clinical trials.
by Nestor Lopez-Duran in Translating Autism
This week Biomed central published a double-blind placebo study of the effectiveness of hyperbaric treatment for autism. The study was published in Biomed, which is an open access journal, so readers are invited to read the entire study here. In sum, the authors randomly assigned 62 children (52 boys, 10 girls) between the ages of 2 to 7 to either a hyperbaric treatment condition or a control... Read more »
Rossignol, D., Rossignol, L., Smith, S., Schneider, C., Logerquist, S., Usman, A., Neubrander, J., Madren, E., Hintz, G., Grushkin, B.... (2009) Hyperbaric treatment for children with autism: a multicenter, randomized, double-blind, controlled trial. BMC Pediatrics, 9(1), 21. DOI: 10.1186/1471-2431-9-21
- March 27, 2009
- 08:45 AM
- 1,330 views
Baby blues: Fathers' postpartum depression affects language development.
by Nestor Lopez-Duran in Child-Psych
How does parental depression effect a child's language development?In the latest issue of the Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, Dr. James Paulson and colleagues published a large epidemiological study of parental depression 9 and 24 months after the baby's birth. They were interested in examining the effect of parental depression on parent-child reading activities and the baby's... Read more »
Paulson, J., Keefe, H., & Leiferman, J. (2009) Early parental depression and child language development. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 50(3), 254-262. DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7610.2008.01973.x
- March 26, 2009
- 09:48 AM
- 1,039 views
Depressed kids accumulate stressful life events in early childhood.
by Nestor Lopez-Duran in Child-Psych
Yesterday the Journal of Affective Disorders published a study comparing the rates of life events and life stressors (moving to a new city, family financial difficulties, frequent family fights, etc) between depressed children and non-depressed peers. I feel a bit self-conscious reviewing this particular study since I'm one of the lead authors, but it is highly relevant to the discussion we had
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Mayer, L., Lopez-Duran, N., Kovacs, M., George, C., Baji, I., Kapornai, K., Kiss, E., & Vetró, �. (2009) Stressful life events in a clinical sample of depressed children in Hungary. Journal of Affective Disorders, 115(1-2), 207-214. DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2008.08.018
- March 26, 2009
- 07:46 AM
- 1,161 views
Repost: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Anxiety in Autism
by Nestor Lopez-Duran in Child-Psych
From our sister site TranslatingAutism:A brief review of: Wood, J., Drahota, A., Sze, K., Har, K., Chiu, A., & Langer, D. (2009). Cognitive behavioral therapy for anxiety in children with autism spectrum disorders: a randomized, controlled trial Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 50 (3), 224-234 DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7610.2008.01948.xThis is the second of a series of posts about recent... Read more »
Wood, J., Drahota, A., Sze, K., Har, K., Chiu, A., & Langer, D. (2009) Cognitive behavioral therapy for anxiety in children with autism spectrum disorders: a randomized, controlled trial. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 50(3), 224-234. DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7610.2008.01948.x
- March 25, 2009
- 09:01 AM
- 966 views
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Anxiety in Autism
by Nestor Lopez-Duran in Translating Autism
A review of:Wood, J., Drahota, A., Sze, K., Har, K., Chiu, A., & Langer, D. (2009). Cognitive behavioral therapy for anxiety in children with autism spectrum disorders: a randomized, controlled trial Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 50 (3), 224-234 DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7610.2008.01948.xThis is a randomized controlled study of the treatment of anxiety symptoms in children with high... Read more »
Wood, J., Drahota, A., Sze, K., Har, K., Chiu, A., & Langer, D. (2009) Cognitive behavioral therapy for anxiety in children with autism spectrum disorders: a randomized, controlled trial. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 50(3), 224-234. DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7610.2008.01948.x
- March 23, 2009
- 10:08 AM
- 713 views
Are Pressure Vests Effective? Why do we publish case reports?
by Nestor Lopez-Duran in Translating Autism
This week I will be writing a series of micro reviews of recent treatment studies. Some of these articles are controversial for different reasons, for example below I discuss issues with single-case reports and later this week I will discuss issues regarding conflict of interest in the publication process. The Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders just published a case report on the... Read more »
Reichow, B., Barton, E., Good, L., & Wolery, M. (2009) Brief Report: Effects of Pressure Vest Usage on Engagement and Problem Behaviors of a Young Child with Developmental Delays. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. DOI: 10.1007/s10803-009-0726-3
- March 20, 2009
- 09:05 AM
- 999 views
Vaccine may reduce infection in unborn babies preventing cognitive impairment
by Nestor Lopez-Duran in Child-Psych
The New England Journal of Medicine just published a placebo-controlled, randomized, double-blind study of a vaccine (recombinant CMV envelope glycoprotein B with MF59 adjuvant) in the prevention of maternal infection with with cytomegalovirus (CMV) during pregnancy.Infection with CMV is major cause of auditory and cognitive impairment in newborns. CMV is actually very common, but when acquired... Read more »
Pass, R., Zhang, C., Evans, A., Simpson, T., Andrews, W., Huang, M., Corey, L., Hill, J., Davis, E., Flanigan, C.... (2009) Vaccine Prevention of Maternal Cytomegalovirus Infection. New England Journal of Medicine, 360(12), 1191-1199. DOI: 10.1056/NEJMoa0804749
- March 20, 2009
- 08:53 AM
- 907 views
Eyes aversion in autism may affect face recognition
by Nestor Lopez-Duran in Translating Autism
A brief review of Annaz, D., Karmiloff-Smith, A., Johnson, M., & Thomas, M. (2009). A cross-syndrome study of the development of holistic face recognition in children with autism, Down syndrome, and Williams syndrome Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, 102 (4), 456-486 DOI: 10.1016/j.jecp.2008.11.005Holistic face recognition is the tendency to experience and process faces as a “whole”... Read more »
Annaz, D., Karmiloff-Smith, A., Johnson, M., & Thomas, M. (2009) A cross-syndrome study of the development of holistic face recognition in children with autism, Down syndrome, and Williams syndrome. Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, 102(4), 456-486. DOI: 10.1016/j.jecp.2008.11.005
- March 18, 2009
- 09:28 AM
- 844 views
How much does your pediatrician actually know about Autism?
by Nestor Lopez-Duran in Translating Autism
A review of: Golnik, A., Ireland, M., & Borowsky, I. (2009). Medical Homes for Children With Autism: A Physician Survey PEDIATRICS, 123 (3), 966-971 DOI: 10.1542/peds.2008-1321I’m usually extremely political when talking about other disciplines (pediatricians, speech therapists, neurologists, etc) since I think all of these clinicians have an important role in the care of children with autism.... Read more »
Golnik, A., Ireland, M., & Borowsky, I. (2009) Medical Homes for Children With Autism: A Physician Survey. PEDIATRICS, 123(3), 966-971. DOI: 10.1542/peds.2008-1321
- March 18, 2009
- 09:13 AM
- 1,233 views
The case against breast-feeding: How many IQ points does breast-feeing really buy you?
by Nestor Lopez-Duran in Child-Psych
The Atlantic magazine just published an article written by Hanna Rosin questioning the general perception that research strongly supports that breast-feeding is better than formula. In certain overachieving circles, breast-feeding is no longer a choice—it’s a no-exceptions requirement, the ultimate badge of responsible parenting. Yet the actual health benefits of breast-feeding are surprisingly... Read more »
James W Anderson, Bryan M Johnstone, & Daniel T Remley. (1999) Breast-feeding and cognitive development: a meta-analysis. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition,, 70(4), 525-535. DOI: http://www.ajcn.org/cgi/content/abstract/70/4/525?ijkey
- March 17, 2009
- 10:39 AM
- 1,282 views
Parenting Styles and Delinquency
by Nestor Lopez-Duran in Child-Psych
A review of: Hoeve, M., Dubas, J., Eichelsheim, V., Laan, P., Smeenk, W., & Gerris, J. (2009). The Relationship Between Parenting and Delinquency: A Meta-analysis Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology DOI: 10.1007/s10802-009-9310-8It is exciting to begin the Child Psychology and Parenting Research blog with a review of probably the largest meta-analysis ever conducted on the association between... Read more »
Hoeve, M., Dubas, J., Eichelsheim, V., Laan, P., Smeenk, W., & Gerris, J. (2009) The Relationship Between Parenting and Delinquency: A Meta-analysis. Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology. DOI: 10.1007/s10802-009-9310-8
- March 16, 2009
- 09:00 AM
- 994 views
Sensory sensitivity as early sign of autism: more empirical evidence.
by Nestor Lopez-Duran in Translating Autism
When compared to children with non-ASD developmental delays, children with autism had significantly more tactile sensitivity, auditory anomalies (low response), and taste/smell sensitivity. A brief review of: Wiggins, L., Robins, D., Bakeman, R., & Adamson, L. (2009). Breif Report: Sensory Abnormalities as Distinguishing Symptoms of Autism Spectrum Disorders in Young Children Journal of Autism... Read more »
Wiggins, L., Robins, D., Bakeman, R., & Adamson, L. (2009) Breif Report: Sensory Abnormalities as Distinguishing Symptoms of Autism Spectrum Disorders in Young Children. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. DOI: 10.1007/s10803-009-0711-x
- March 13, 2009
- 09:15 AM
- 841 views
Autism, memory and theory of mind: Do parents of kids with autism show deficits?
by Nestor Lopez-Duran in Translating Autism
Some parents of children with low functioning autism show evidence of impaired social cognition and working memory.A brief review of: Sezen Gokcen, Emre Bora, Serpil Erermis, Hande Kesikci, Cahide Aydin (2009). Theory of mind and verbal working memory deficits in parents of autistic children Psychiatry Research, 166 (1), 46-53 DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2007.11.016I have written several times about... Read more »
Sezen Gokcen, Emre Bora, Serpil Erermis, Hande Kesikci, & Cahide Aydin. (2009) Theory of mind and verbal working memory deficits in parents of autistic children. Psychiatry Research, 166(1), 46-53. DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2007.11.016
- March 11, 2009
- 09:44 AM
- 1,019 views
Language and Autism: Grammaticality Judgments
by Nestor Lopez-Duran in Translating Autism
Children with autism show deficits in grammatical judgments but this may be due to working memory deficits.A brief review of: INGE-MARIE EIGSTI, LOISA BENNETTO (2009). Grammaticality judgments in autism: Deviance or delay Journal of Child Language DOI: 10.1017/s0305000909009362In this study the authors compared 21 children with ASDs (19 males, 10 to 16 years) and 22 typically developing kids (20... Read more »
INGE-MARIE EIGSTI, & LOISA BENNETTO. (2009) Grammaticality judgments in autism: Deviance or delay. Journal of Child Language, 1. DOI: 10.1017/s0305000909009362
- March 9, 2009
- 09:38 AM
- 810 views
Autism, neurofeedback , and the processing of novel distracters
by Nestor Lopez-Duran in Translating Autism
Children with autism show increased reaction time and unique brain wave patters during tasks that include novel distracters.A review of: Estate Sokhadze, Joshua Baruth, Allan Tasman, Lonnie Sears, Grace Mathai, Ayman El-Baz, Manuel F. Casanova (2009). Event-related Potential Study of Novelty Processing Abnormalities in Autism Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback, 34 (1), 37-51 DOI: 10.1007/... Read more »
Estate Sokhadze, Joshua Baruth, Allan Tasman, Lonnie Sears, Grace Mathai, Ayman El-Baz, & Manuel F. Casanova. (2009) Event-related Potential Study of Novelty Processing Abnormalities in Autism. Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback, 34(1), 37-51. DOI: 10.1007/s10484-009-9074-5
- March 6, 2009
- 09:01 AM
- 929 views
Vision problems in autism: Reduced convergence?
by Nestor Lopez-Duran in Translating Autism
Analysis of visual functioning in children with autism suggests impairment in visual convergence. A brief review of: Elizabeth Milne, Helen Griffiths, David Buckley, Alison Scope (2009). Vision in Children and Adolescents with Autistic Spectrum Disorder: Evidence for Reduced Convergence Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders DOI: 10.1007/s10803-009-0705-8Although clinical observations,... Read more »
Elizabeth Milne, Helen Griffiths, David Buckley, & Alison Scope. (2009) Vision in Children and Adolescents with Autistic Spectrum Disorder: Evidence for Reduced Convergence. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. DOI: 10.1007/s10803-009-0705-8
- March 4, 2009
- 09:24 AM
- 915 views
Sevoflurane and Autism: Animal evidence of neonatal anesthesia risk?
by Nestor Lopez-Duran in Translating Autism
Animal study indicates that neonatal exposure to the anesthetic sevoflurane may lead to abnormal social behaviors.A review of: Maiko Satomoto, Yasushi Satoh, Katsuo Terui, Hideki Miyao, Kunio Takishima, Masataka Ito, Junko Imaki (2009). Neonatal Exposure to Sevoflurane Induces Abnormal Social Behaviors and Deficits in Fear Conditioning in Mice Anesthesiology, 110 (3), 628-637 DOI: 10.1097/ALN... Read more »
Maiko Satomoto, Yasushi Satoh, Katsuo Terui, Hideki Miyao, Kunio Takishima, Masataka Ito, & Junko Imaki. (2009) Neonatal Exposure to Sevoflurane Induces Abnormal Social Behaviors and Deficits in Fear Conditioning in Mice. Anesthesiology, 110(3), 628-637. DOI: 10.1097/ALN.0b013e3181974fa2
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