...Leona Cilar Budler; Vanesa Kovac Purpose Children with autism spectrum disorder ( ASD ) frequently experience mental health challenges, including anxiety, emotional dysregulation and difficulties in social interactions. This study aims to explore the effectiveness of technology-based interventions...

...Emma Harris; Rebecca Macleod; Paola Mirto Purpose A significant number of children with neurodisability present with traits and behaviours associated with autism. However, autism assessment tools have largely been standardised with children without complex health needs. This study aims to review...

...Anne Marie Clancy; Karen O’Driscoll; Julie Regan; Irene Patricia Walsh Purpose Autistic children are at an increased risk of presenting with feeding support needs when compared to their peers, which impact significantly from a social, nutritional and medical perspective. However, research would...

...Nastaran Poorkhorshidi; Sima Zohari Anboohi; Jamile Mohtashami; Hamid Alavi Majd Purpose Autistic children and their family caregivers are impacted widely by the social arrangements, which bring up a variety of problems and make their caregiving duties even more difficult. One of the main troubles...

... of this study is to translate the second edition of the SRS into Persian and to examine its psychometric properties in school and preschool children with ASD. Design/methodology/approach The present study is a methodological study of the psychometric type; the study population consisted of school...

...Ghorban Hemati Alamdarloo; Farzad Majidi Purpose Most parents experience stress when their children are diagnosed with some kind of disability. This paper aims to compare the level of stress among mothers of children with neurodevelopmental disorders. Design/methodology/approach Research...

.... The purpose of this paper is to determine the effectiveness of sensory integration intervention on emotional-behavioral problems in children with autism spectrum disorder. Design/methodology/approach This research was conducted in a pretest-posttest design with control group. The participants were 30...

... and to have difficulties in reciprocal interactions, empathy, and in the development of a theory of mind (Baron-Cohen, 1991 ; Greenspan and Wieder, 2000). The reflections of the last 20 years on specific deficits in children with autism have highlighted that in addition to the difficulties in the linguistic...

...Carol Ann Potter Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore the role of fathers in the management of sleeping problems in children with autism and their perspectives of the impact of these difficulties on family life. Design/methodology/approach Semi-structured interviews with 25 UK-based...