Childhood Autism Rating Scale

students who took part in inclusive early childhood programs. Each of these students was diagnosed with autism according to the DSM III (Strain & Hoyson 2000). Additionally, each of these students met other behavioral criteria to ensure the presence of significant needs in the areas of communicative, adaptive, and social functioning. The participants’ entry scores on the Childhood Autism Rating Scale(CARS) placed them in the moderate to severe range of autism (Strain & Hoyson 2000). Initial…

Cognitive, Social and Emotional Capabilities in Siblings of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders Sandra Romano SPCE 682 February 11, 2018 Siblings of Children with ASD Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by impairment in social and communication behaviors, concerns about how this may impact siblings of children with ASD in both positive and negative ways have surrounded some present studies. The following is a review of the…

I was given the chance to use the Devereux Early Childhood Assessment Clinical (DECA-C) with Tara Noel’s daycare provider to compare scores in that manners. Devereux Early Childhood Assessment Clinical (DECA-C) is typically used by early childhood mental health specialists. I am not concerned about Tara Noel’s mental health, but I was interested in comparing the DECA and DECA-C to each other. This…

Keeping a Sound Marriage : How Couples with Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders Maintain Their Marriages. Marriage is the mutual consent of two individuals to commit and to devote each other 's unconditional love, understanding, and respect regardless their customs, beliefs and/or religion. The following research outlines the important factors that are essential to keep a solid marriage, while having children with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD). During the investigation, numerous…

emotional regulation, social skills, social competence, and friendships (Hooper and Umansky, 2014). A common diagnosis for children who show delays in social-emotional development is autism. Children with autism have difficulties with social interactions and relationships. Joint attentions skills are absent for children with autism. Joint attention skills include skills, such as, using eye contact and gestures (Hooper and Umansky, 2014). Other types of disabilities impact social interactions.…

the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children (WISC-V). The areas of cognitive processing ability measured include crystallized intelligence, short-term memory, visual-spatial processing, reasoning ability, and processing speed. The subtests measure different cognitive processing abilities and when combined together they form five index scores: Verbal Comprehension, Visual-Spatial, Fluid Reasoning, Working Memory and Processing Speed which all together make up the Full-Scale IQ score. Matthew…

felt embarrassed, jealous or empathetic? What if no matter how much social interactions we learn, it keeps getting more complex every passing year? This is what it’s like to have autism. This is a horrible complex disorder that many people are force to adapt to the world with. The neurodevelopmental disorder known as autism is characterized by impaired social interaction, restricted and repetitive behavior, short focus of interest, and difficulty of verbal or nonverbal communication. Estimated…

The Impact of autism severity and parent coping strategies Research Question: Does the severity of stress impact coping styles used by parents of children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) Hypothesis: If caregivers receive social support for children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder they are more likely to have less stress Introduction: Autism Spectrum Disorder is a developmental disability that can cause significant social, communication and behavioral challenges.…

Introduction This research offers a unique opportunity for siblings of children with autism to have a voice. This introductory chapter provides an overview of the research title and also provides introduction to subject area. The term ‘typical sibling or sibling’ is used throughout the literature, as well as the current research. This term refers to siblings of children with autism who live in the same family as the child with autism, but do not have any disabilities. The significance of this…

Children with ASD, aged between 2 years and 4 years and 11 months, were randomly assigned to either the treatment as usual (TAU) group or the parent-mediated communication-focused PACT intervention. The primary result of the study was the severity of autism symptoms after 13 months of the intervention. The additional secondary outcomes included measures of child language, parent-child interaction and adaptive functioning in school. The criteria for inclusion was strict whereby some of the…