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View article: ‘Instruments are good at eliciting information; scores are very dangerous’: The perspectives of clinical professionals regarding neurodevelopmental assessment
‘Instruments are good at eliciting information; scores are very dangerous’: The perspectives of clinical professionals regarding neurodevelopmental assessment Open
Clinical judgement is a crucial part of autism and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) assessments. This study aims to harness insights from psychology and sociology to explore clinical perspectives and assessment practices of …
View article: Differentiating “Attachment Difficulties” From Autism Spectrum Disorders and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: Qualitative Interviews With Experienced Health Care Professionals
Differentiating “Attachment Difficulties” From Autism Spectrum Disorders and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: Qualitative Interviews With Experienced Health Care Professionals Open
Objectives “Attachment difficulties” is an umbrella term often used to describe various forms of non-secure attachment. Differentiating “attachment difficulties” from autism spectrum disorder (hereafter autism) and attention deficit hypera…
View article: Overcoming hurdles to intervention studies with autistic children with profound communication difficulties and their families
Overcoming hurdles to intervention studies with autistic children with profound communication difficulties and their families Open
Autistic children and adults who are non-verbal/minimally verbal or have an intellectual disability have often been excluded from Autism Spectrum Disorder research. Historical, practical and theoretical reasons for this exclusion continue …
View article: “Instruments are good at eliciting information; scores are very dangerous”: The perspectives of clinical professionals regarding neurodevelopmental assessment
“Instruments are good at eliciting information; scores are very dangerous”: The perspectives of clinical professionals regarding neurodevelopmental assessment Open
Clinical judgment is a crucial part of autism and ADHD assessments. Sociological and psychological discourses, amongst others, offer accounts of this phenomenon. Yet these discourses tend to proceed along parallel tramlines. This study aim…
View article: Differentiating 'attachment difficulties' from autism spectrum disorders and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder: Qualitative interviews with experienced health care professionals
Differentiating 'attachment difficulties' from autism spectrum disorders and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder: Qualitative interviews with experienced health care professionals Open
Objectives: Attachment difficulties is an umbrella term often used to describe various forms of non-secure attachment. Differentiating ‘attachment difficulties’ from autism spectrum disorder (hereafter autism) and attention deficit hyperac…
View article: What services are useful for patients with an intellectual disability?
What services are useful for patients with an intellectual disability? Open
It is well-known that people with an intellectual disability often face a host of health inequalities and co-morbidities. These include childhood obesity, mental health problems, and challenging behaviour. People with an intellectual disab…
View article: Point OutWords: protocol for a feasibility randomised controlled trial of a motor skills intervention to promote communicative development in non-verbal children with autism.
Point OutWords: protocol for a feasibility randomised controlled trial of a motor skills intervention to promote communicative development in non-verbal children with autism. Open
BACKGROUND:Point OutWords is a caregiver-delivered, iPad-assisted intervention for non-verbal or minimally verbal children with autism. It aims to develop prerequisite skills for communication such as manual and oral motor skills, sequenci…
View article: New Interview and Observation Measures of the Broader Autism Phenotype: Description of Strategy and Reliability Findings for the Interview Measures
New Interview and Observation Measures of the Broader Autism Phenotype: Description of Strategy and Reliability Findings for the Interview Measures Open
Clinical genetic studies confirm the broader autism phenotype (BAP) in some relatives of individuals with autism, but there are few standardized assessment measures. We developed three BAP measures (informant interview, self‐report intervi…