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Are there more bowel symptoms in children with autism compared to normal children and children with other developmental and neurological disorders?: A case control study

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There is considerable controversy as to whether there is an association between bowel disorders and autism. Using a bowel symptom questionnaire we compared 51 children with autism spectrum disorder with control groups of 35 children from special school and 112 from mainstream school. There was a significant difference in the reporting of certain bowel symptoms (constipation, diarrhoea, flatulence) and food faddiness between the autism group and the mainstream school control group.

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Developmental regression in children with an autism spectrum disorder identified by a population-based surveillance system

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This study evaluated the phenomenon of autistic regression using population-based data. The sample comprised 285 children who met the autism spectrum disorder (ASD) case definition within an ongoing surveillance program. Results indicated that children with a previously documented ASD diagnosis had higher rates of autistic regression than children who met the ASD surveillance definition but did not have a clearly documented ASD diagnosis in their records (17—26 percent of surveillance cases).

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Parenting stress and psychological functioning among mothers of preschool children with autism and developmental delay

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Parents of children with developmental disabilities, particularly autism spectrum disorders (ASDs), are at risk for high levels of distress. The factors contributing to this are unclear. This study investigated how child characteristics influence maternal parenting stress and psychological distress.

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Parenting stress and psychological functioning among mothers of preschool children with autism and developmental delay

Emotional, motivational and interpersonal responsiveness of children with autism in improvisational music therapy

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Through behavioural analysis, this study investigated the social-motivational aspects of musical interaction between the child and the therapist in improvisational music therapy by measuring emotional, motivational and interpersonal responsiveness in children with autism during joint engagement episodes. The randomized controlled study ( n = 10) employed a single subject comparison design in two different conditions, improvisational music therapy and toy play sessions, and DVD analysis of sessions.

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The role of vision for online control of manual aiming movements in persons with autism spectrum disorders

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Recent studies suggest motor skills are not entirely spared in individuals with an autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Previous reports demonstrated that young adults with ASD were able to land accurately on a target despite increased temporal and spatial variability during their movement

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The role of vision for online control of manual aiming movements in persons with autism spectrum disorders

Perceiving the impossible: How individuals with autism copy paradoxical figures

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Mottron and colleagues found that individuals with autism were less affected by geometric impossibility than comparison participants on a copying task. The current experiment sought to determine whether a local perceptual style could account for this. Participants with and without autism copied possible and impossible geometric figures

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Book review: Autism: An Integrated View from Neurocognitive, Clinical, and Intervention Research edited by Evelyn McGregor, Maria Nunez, Katie Cebula and Juan Carlos Gomez. Oxford: Blackwell, 2008. ISBN–978–1–4051–5696–7. {pound}24.99 pbk. 352 pp

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Book review: Autism: An Integrated View from Neurocognitive, Clinical, and Intervention Research edited by Evelyn McGregor, Maria Nunez, Katie Cebula and Juan Carlos Gomez. Oxford: Blackwell, 2008. ISBN–978–1–4051–5696–7. {pound}24.99 pbk. 352 pp

Book Review: Asperger Syndrome and Employment by Genevieve Edmonds and Luke Beardon (eds). London: Jessica Kingsley, 2008. ISBN 978–1–84310–648–7 pbk. 176 pp

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Book Review: Asperger Syndrome and Employment by Genevieve Edmonds and Luke Beardon (eds). London: Jessica Kingsley, 2008. ISBN 978–1–84310–648–7 pbk. 176 pp