Research in Developmental Disabilities

Article	Citations
Impact of COVID-19 outbreak on mental health and perceived strain among caregivers tending children with special needs	137
Stress and emotional wellbeing of parents due to change in routine for children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) at home during COVID-19 pandemic in Saudi Arabia	100
Psychological impact of Covid-19 pandemic in Italian families of children with neurodevelopmental disorders	80
Supports for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities during the COVID-19 pandemic from their own perspective	69
It took a pandemic: Perspectives on impact, stress, and telehealth from caregivers of people with autism	55
The future of General Movement Assessment: The role of computer vision and machine learning – A scoping review	54
The autism advantage at work: A critical and systematic review of current evidence	53
How have youth with Autism Spectrum Disorder managed quarantine derived from COVID-19 pandemic? An approach to families perspectives	48
Attitude, anxiety and perceived mental health care needs among parents of children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) in Saudi Arabia during COVID-19 pandemic	45
Executive function in Down syndrome: A meta-analysis	40
Parental stress, involvement, and family quality of life in mothers and fathers of children with autism spectrum disorder in mainland China: A dyadic analysis	33
Sensory processing patterns in developmental coordination disorder, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and typical development	32
Assessing the quality of support and discovering sources of resilience during COVID-19 measures in people with intellectual disabilities by professional carers	32
Heightened risk of posttraumatic stress disorder in adults with autism spectrum disorder: The role of cumulative trauma and memory deficits	32
Combined action observation and motor imagery facilitates visuomotor adaptation in children with developmental coordination disorder	32
Attitudes of students toward people with disabilities, moral identity and inclusive education—A two-level analysis	29
Distance support and online intervention to blind and visually impaired children during the pandemic COVID-19	28
Anxiety, meaning in life, self-efficacy and resilience in families with one or more members with special educational needs and disability during COVID-19 pandemic in Greece	28
The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the health, wellbeing, and access to services of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities	27
A systematic review of technological approaches for autism spectrum disorder assessment in children: Implications for the COVID-19 pandemic	26
Staying connected during COVID-19: Family engagement with adults with developmental disabilities in supported accommodation	26
Psychological distress and burden among family caregivers of children with and without developmental disabilities six months into the COVID-19 pandemic	24
While quarantined: An online parent education and training model for families of children with autism in China	24
Predictors of mental health among parents of children with cerebral palsy during the COVID-19 pandemic in Iran: A web-based cross-sectional study	24
Prevalence and patterns of sensory processing behaviors in a large clinical sample of children with prenatal alcohol exposure	24

Relationship between brain structure and Cerebral Visual Impairment in children with Cerebral Palsy: A systematic review	24
Perceived discrimination and self-esteem among family caregivers of children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) and children with intellectual disabilities (ID) in Spain: The mediational role of aff	23
A systematic review of coping strategies in parents of children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)	23
The influence of mindfulness meditation on inattention and physiological markers of stress on students with learning disabilities and/or attention deficit hyperactivity disorder	23
How parents of children with autism spectrum disorder experience the COVID-19 pandemic: Perspectives and insights on the new normal	22
Cognitive correlates of dyslexia, dyscalculia and comorbid dyslexia/dyscalculia: Effects of numerical magnitude processing and phonological processing	21
Quality of life, gastrointestinal symptoms, sleep problems, social support, and social functioning in adults with autism spectrum disorder	21
COVID-19 and behaviors in children with autism spectrum disorder: Disparities by income and food security status	21
Facing the real time challenges of the COVID-19 emergency for child neuropsychology service in Milan	21
Emotion regulation, emotionality, and expression of emotions: A link between social skills, behavior, and emotion problems in children with ASD and their peers	20
Parental involvement in developmental disabilities across three cultures: A systematic review	20
Home education for children with autism spectrum disorder during the COVID-19 pandemic: Indonesian mothers experience	20
Sensory profiles in adults with and without ADHD	19
The role of poor motor coordination in predicting adults’ health related quality of life	19
Virtual reality and naturalistic developmental behavioral interventions for children with autism spectrum disorder	19
“It’s like a ramp for a person in a wheelchair”: Workplace accessibility for employees with autism	19
Developmental disabilities across the world: A scientometric review from 1936 to 2020	18
Effects of virtual reality training intervention on predictive motor control of children with DCD – A randomized controlled trial	18
Clinical characteristics of children with ASD and comorbid ADHD: Association with social impairment and externalizing and internalizing behaviours	18
Relations between fine motor skills and intelligence in typically developing children and children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder	18
A balanced approach to decision-making in supporting people with IDD in extraordinarily challenging times	18
Burnout in providers serving individuals with ASD: The impact of the workplace	17
Self-efficacy and psychological well-being in a sample of Italian university students with and without Specific Learning Disorder	17
Investigation on participation, supports and barriers of children with specific learning disabilities	17
Understanding perceptions and experiences of autistic undergraduate students toward disability support offices of their higher education institutions	17
Testing the relation between ADHD and hyperfocus experiences	17
Supporting coordination of children with ASD using neurological music therapy: A pilot randomized control trial comparing an elastic touch-display with tambourines	16
Physical activity behaviors in parents of children with disabilities: A systematic review	16
The relevance of subtyping children with mathematical learning disabilities	16
A quality of life supports model: Six research-focused steps to evaluate the model and enhance research practices in the field of IDD	16
Challenges to parental involvement in transition planning for children with intellectual disabilities: The perspective of special education teachers in Saudi Arabia	16
An eHealth insomnia intervention for children with neurodevelopmental disorders: Results of a usability study	15
Parent coaching intervention program based on the Early Start Denver Model for children with autism spectrum disorder: Feasibility and acceptability study	15
Social support, resilience, and quality of life for families with children with intellectual disabilities	15
The effect of swimming program on body composition levels in adolescents with Down syndrome	15
Gender and age differences in the presentation of at-risk or probable Developmental Coordination Disorder in adults	15
Visual attention span and phonological skills in Chinese developmental dyslexia	15
Resilience and social support as predictors of post-traumatic growth in mothers of children with autism spectrum disorder in Saudi Arabia	15
The relationship between neuroimaging and motor outcome in children with cerebral palsy: A systematic review – Part A. Structural imaging	15
Distance Education for d/Deaf and Hard of Hearing Students during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Saudi Arabia: Challenges and Support	15
Motor delay - An early and more common "red flag" in girls rather than boys with autism spectrum disorder	15
Differences in emotional state and autistic symptoms before and during confinement due to the COVID-19 pandemic	15
Scale of emotional development–short: Reliability and validity in two samples of children with an intellectual disability	14
Emotional dysregulation and uncertainty intolerance as transdiagnostic mediators of anxiety in adults with autism spectrum disorders and intellectual disability	14
A comparison of local-global visuospatial processing in autism spectrum disorder, nonverbal learning disability, ADHD and typical development	14
The positive impact of knowledge and quality of contact on university students’ attitudes towards people with intellectual disability in the Arab world	14
Autistic adults’ personal experiences of navigating a social world prior to and during Covid-19 lockdown in Spain	14
Development of Sensory Sensitivity Scales (SeSS): Reliability and validity analyses	14
Risk and protective factors of quality of life for children with autism spectrum disorder and their families during the COVID-19 lockdown. An Italian study	14
The relationship between motor milestone achievement and childhood motor deficits in children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and children with Developmental Coordination Disorder	14

Profiles of academic achievement and attention in children with and without Autism Spectrum Disorder	14
Cultural adaptation of the Bayley Scales of Infant and Toddler Development, 3rd Edition for use in Kenyan children aged 18–36 months: A psychometric study	14
Program for attention rehabilitation and strengthening (PARS) improves executive functions in children with attention deficit- hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)	14
The prenatal, postnatal, neonatal, and family environmental risk factors for Developmental Coordination Disorder: A study with a national representative sample	14
Barriers and facilitators to treating insomnia in children with autism spectrum disorder and other neurodevelopmental disorders: Parent and health care professional perspectives	14
Can school teachers’ willingness to teach ASD-inclusion classes be increased via special education training? Uncovering mediating mechanisms	13
A multi-level developmental approach to exploring individual differences in Down syndrome: genes, brain, behaviour, and environment	13
Association between perceived social support of parents and emotional/behavioral problems in children with ASD: A chain mediation model	13
Psychiatric disorders in adults with cerebral palsy	13
Evaluation of a parent preference-based outcome measure after intensive communication intervention for children with social (pragmatic) communication disorder and high-functioning autism spectrum diso	13
Feasibility of a school-based mindfulness program for improving inhibitory skills in children with autism spectrum disorder	13
Motor skill learning with impaired transfer by children with developmental coordination disorder	13
Longitudinal cognitive rehabilitation applied with eye-tracker for patients with Rett Syndrome	13
A qualitative examination of the cognitive and behavioural challenges experienced by children with fetal alcohol spectrum disorder	13
Examining the effects of ADHD symptoms and parental involvement on children’s academic achievement	12
Exploring challenges and support structures of mothers with children with Autism Spectrum Disorder in the United Arab Emirates	12
Teaching students with ASD to solve fraction computations using a video modeling instructional package	12
Partnership with social care professionals as a context for promoting self-determination among people with intellectual disabilities	12
Parents’ experiences of the service pathway to an autism diagnosis for their child: What predicts an early diagnosis in Australia?	12
The temperament features associated with autism spectrum disorder in childhood: A systematic review	12
A mediation model of parental stress, parenting, and risk factors in families having children with mild intellectual disability	12
Co-occurring mental health symptoms and cognitive processes in trauma-exposed ASD adults	12
Parental behavior and child interactive engagement: a longitudinal study on children with a significant cognitive and motor developmental delay	12
Factors affecting the relationship between adaptive behavior and challenging behaviors in individuals with intellectual disability and co-occurring disorders	12
Disparities in health literacy during the COVID-19 pandemic between the hearing and deaf communities	11
Using the Ecological Validity Model to adapt parent-involved interventions for children with Autism Spectrum Disorder in the Latinx community: A conceptual review	11
Yarning about fetal alcohol spectrum disorder: Outcomes of a community-based workshop	11
Sexual behaviours and education in adolescents and young adults with Down syndrome: A grounded theory study of experiences and opinions of their mothers in Turkey	11
A qualitative examination of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on children and adolescents with autism and their parents	11
Clinical management of individuals with Intellectual Disability: The outbreak of Covid-19 pandemic as experienced in a clinical and research center Research in Developmental Disabilities	11
The adult developmental coordination disorders/dyspraxia checklist – German: adapted factor structure for the differentiation of DCD and ADHD	11
Living arrangements and community participation among autistic adults: Exploring the possible influences of living alone or with others	11
A cross-syndrome approach to the social phenotype of neurodevelopmental disorders: Focusing on social vulnerability and social interaction style	11
Extended smartphone-aided program to sustain daily activities, communication and leisure in individuals with intellectual and sensory-motor disabilities	11
Informant-based assessment instruments for dementia in people with intellectual disability: A systematic review and standardised evaluation	11
Developmental disabilities in Africa: A scientometric review	11
Parent concerns: Differentiating developmental diagnoses in young children	11
Agreement between participation ratings of children with intellectual disabilities and their primary caregivers	11
Construct validity of the PERF-FIT, a test of motor skill-related fitness for children in low resource areas	11
ADHD severity as a predictor of cognitive task performance in children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)	11
Cognitive abilities in Williams syndrome	11
Knowledge, attitudes, and practices of fetal alcohol spectrum disorder in health, justice, and education professionals: A systematic review	10
Public attitudes to the rights and community inclusion of people with intellectual disabilities: A transnational study	10
ENabling VISions and Growing Expectations (ENVISAGE): Parent reviewers’ perspectives of a co-designed program to support parents raising a child with an early-onset neurodevelopmental disability	10
Using social media to be ‘social’: Perceptions of social media benefits and risk by autistic young people, and parents	10
Operationalisation of quality of life for students with intellectual and developmental disabilities to improve their inclusion	10
Social skills group training in adolescents with disabilities: A systematic review	10
A parent-sibling dyadic interview to explore how an individual with Autism Spectrum Disorder can impact family dynamics	10
Peer influence on problem behaviors among students with intellectual disabilities	10
Support needs, coping, and stress among parents and caregivers of people with Down syndrome	10
The moderating role of teacher-student relationships on the association between peer victimization and depression in students with intellectual disabilities	10
Sleep disturbances and physical health problems in caregivers of children with ASD	10
Motor planning and movement execution during goal-directed sequential manual movements in 6-year-old children with autism spectrum disorder: A kinematic analysis	10
Parenting stress in parents of children with developmental coordination disorder	10
Understanding attention, memory and social biases in fragile X syndrome: Going below the surface with a multi-method approach	10
Loneliness in young adults with a visual impairment: Links with perceived social support in a twenty-year longitudinal study	10
The Movement ABC-2 Test in China: Comparison with UK norms for 3–10 year olds	10
Potentially traumatic experiences and behavioural symptoms in adults with autism and intellectual disability referred for psychiatric assessment	10
Relationship between parent-reported gastrointestinal symptoms, sleep problems, autism spectrum disorder symptoms, and behavior problems in children and adolescents with 22q11.2 deletion syndrome	10
Associations between autism symptom severity and mealtime behaviors in young children presented with an unfamiliar food	9
Maternal and child factors associated with the health-promoting behaviours of mothers of children with a developmental disability	9
The Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire self-report-, parent-, and teacher version in children with intellectual and developmental disabilities	9
Prevalence of and relationship between adverse childhood experiences and family context risk factors among children with intellectual disabilities and borderline intellectual functioning	9
Expressive and Receptive Language in Russian Primary-School-Aged Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder	9
The synergistic effect of poor motor coordination, gender and age on self-concept in children: A longitudinal analysis	9
Effects of developmental language disorder and bilingualism on children’s executive functioning: A longitudinal study	9
Effects of a phonics-based intervention on the reading skills of students with intellectual disability	9
Behavioral and emotional problems of toddlers with autism spectrum disorder: Effects of parents’ sociocultural level and individual factors	9
Recruitment and retention in longitudinal studies of people with intellectual disability: A case study of the Intellectual Disability Supplement to the Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing (IDS-TILDA)	9
Technology-assisted quantification of movement to predict infants at high risk of motor disability: A systematic review	9
Motor performance and sensory processing behaviors among children with fetal alcohol spectrum disorders compared to children with developmental coordination disorders	9
Anxiety, confidence and self-concept in adults with and without developmental coordination disorder	9
Sleep disturbance as a predictor of anxiety in children with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders and typically developing children	9
Increased openness to external influences in adolescents with intellectual disability: Insights from an experimental study on social judgments	9
The porridge-like framework: A multidimensional guidance to support parents of children with developmental disabilities	9
Residents’ and resident representatives’ perspectives on the influence of the organisational environment on challenging behaviour	9
Psychological effects of the 2017 California wildfires on children and youth with disabilities	9
Family functioning and strengths in families raising a child with cerebral palsy	9
Short-term memory outcome measures: Psychometric evaluation and performance in youth with Down syndrome	9
Emotion regulation and angry mood among adolescents with externalizing problems and intellectual disabilities	9

Perspectives from the ASD community on police interactions: Challenges & recommendations	9
An intensive telehealth assessment and treatment model for an adult with developmental disabilities	9
Child disability and caregiving in low and middle income countries: Big data approach on open data	9
Enhancing research practices in intellectual and developmental disabilities through person-centered outcome evaluation	9
A web-based daily care training to improve the quality of life of mothers of children with cerebral palsy: A randomized controlled trial	9
Motor functioning in developmental psychopathology: A review of autism as an example context	9
Longitudinal impact of public stigma and courtesy stigma on parents of children with autism spectrum disorder: The moderating role of trait mindfulness	8
Perceived Stigma and Barriers to Accessing Services: Experience of Caregivers of Autistic Children Residing in Latin America	8
Linguistic precursors of advanced math growth in first-language and second-language learners	8
Exploring motor-cognitive interference in children with Down syndrome using the Trail-Walking-Test	8
Measurement invariance of the Positive Gains Scale in families of children with and without disabilities	8
A systematic review of social support for siblings of children with neurodevelopmental disorders	8
The co-occurrence of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder and mathematical difficulties: An investigation of the role of basic numerical skills	8
Individual differences, ADHD, adult pathological demand avoidance, and delinquency	8
Exploring sociodemographic predictors of parents’ perceptions about their children’s autism and their families’ adjustment	8
Coping with caregiving: Humor styles and health outcomes among parents of children with disabilities	8
Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on families living with autism: An online survey	8
A systematic review of the use of atomoxetine for management of comorbid anxiety disorders in children and adolescents with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder	8
Factors associated with autism severity among Malaysian children with Autism Spectrum Disorder	8
Trauma, intellectual and/or developmental disability, and multiple, complex needs: A scoping review of the literature	8
Effect of Covid-19 lockdown on indian children with autism	8
Short report: COVID-19-related anxiety is associated with mental health problems among adults with rare disorders	8
Stress and distress in New Zealand parents caring for a child with autism spectrum disorder	8
Relation of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) to basic number skills and arithmetic fact retrieval in children	8
“I sit all of the time”: Health-related time-use among adults with intellectual disabilities	8
Down syndrome and parental depression: A double hit on early expressive language development	8
The impact of visual-spatial abilities on theory of mind in children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorder	8
Mixed methods intervention studies in children and adolescents with emotional and behavioral disorders: A methodological review	8
Autism and education—Teacher policy in Europe: Policy mapping of Austria, Hungary, Slovakia and Czech Republic	8
A rapid systematic review of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and high order writing: Current findings and implications for intervention	8
Theory of Mind in children and adolescents with Down syndrome	8
A scoping review of parental roles in rehabilitation interventions for children with developmental delay, disability, or long-term health condition	8
Salivary alpha amylase and cortisol levels as stress biomarkers in children with cerebral palsy and their association with a physical therapy program	7
Parenting individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities in South India	7
Evaluation of a liaison and diversion Court Mental Health Service for defendants with neurodevelopmental disorders	7
Response shaping to improve food acceptance for children with autism: Effects of small and large food sets	7
The impact of COVID-19 pandemic social restrictions on individuals with autism spectrum disorder and their caregivers in the Stateof Qatar: A cross-sectional study	7
Perceived utility of biological testing for autism spectrum disorder is associated with child and family functioning	7
Paternal speech directed to young children with Autism Spectrum Disorders and typical development	7
Sleep problems in children with Angelman Syndrome: The effect of a behavioral intervention program	7
ADHD symptoms, the current symptom scale, and exploratory structural equation modeling: A psychometric study	7
A comparison of formal and informal methods for assessing language and cognition in children with Rett syndrome	7
Effects of auditovisual feedback on eye-hand coordination in children with cerebral palsy	7
Relationship between intraindividual auditory and visual attention in children with ADHD	7
Evaluation of sex differences in preschool children with and without autism spectrum disorder enrolled in the study to explore early development	7
Efficacy of the Cognitive Orientation to daily Occupational Performance (CO-OP) approach with and without parental coaching on activity and participation for children with developmental coordination d	7
A scoping review of AAC research conducted in segregated school settings	7
Show me what happens next: Preliminary efficacy of a remote play-based intervention for children with Prader-Willi syndrome	7
Early interventions in infants with unilateral cerebral palsy: A systematic review and narrative synthesis	7
An analysis of the reading habits of autistic adults compared to neurotypical adults and implications for future interventions	7
Is it really student-focused planning? Perspectives of students with autism	7
The role of parental playfulness as a moderator reducing child behavioural problems among children with intellectual disability in Israel	7
Health-related quality of life in developmental coordination disorder and typical developing children	7
What is my child telling me? Reducing stress, increasing competence and improving psychological well-being in parents of children with a developmental disability	7
A scoping review of cross-cultural experiences of siblings of individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities in the United States	7
Independent living in adults with autism spectrum disorder: Stakeholders’ perspectives and experiences	7
The everyday occupations of East Asian mothers who have children with disabilities: A scoping review	7
“They’re the hardest group to treat, that changes the least”. Adapted sex offender treatment programmes for individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorders: Clinician views and experiences	7
Maintenance in Mathematics for Individuals with Intellectual Disability: A Systematic Review of Literature	7
Attachment representations among school-age children with intellectual disability	7
Recruitment settings, delivery contexts, intervention techniques and outcomes of health promotion programmes for young adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities: A systematic review	7
Self-care in caregivers of children with FASD: How do caregivers care for themselves, and what are the benefits and obstacles for doing so?	7
Executive function, motivation, and emotion recognition in high-functioning autism spectrum disorder	7
Working together: A review of cross-sector collaborative practices in provision for children with special educational needs and disabilities	7
Exploring mediational roles for self-stigma in associations between types of problematic use of internet and psychological distress in youth with ADHD	7
Teachers as co-regulators of children’s emotions: A descriptive study of teacher-child emotion dialogues in special education	7
Short report presenting preliminary evidence of impaired corticomuscular coherence in an individual with Developmental Coordination Disorder	6
The Effects of Attentional Focus Instruction on the Performance of a Whole-Body Coordination Task in Children With Developmental Coordination Disorder	6
Self-reported motivations for engaging or declining to engage in cyber-dependent offending and the role of autistic traits	6
Assessing visuospatial processing in cerebral visual impairment using a novel and naturalistic static visual search task	6
Putting “ME” into measurement: Adapting self-report health measures for use with individuals with intellectual disability	6
“Even though a lot of kids have it, not a lot of people have knowledge of it”: A qualitative study exploring the perspectives of parents of children with cerebral/cortical visual impairment	6
Being more than a mother: A qualitative study of Asian immigrant mothers in Australia who have children with disabilities	6
Can cerebral lateralisation explain heterogeneity in language and increased non-right handedness in autism? A literature review	6
Structural validity of the Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL) for preschoolers with neurogenetic syndromes	6
Subitizing and counting impairments in children with developmental coordination disorder	6
Cross-sectional, quantitative analysis of motor function in females with HNRNPH2-related disorder	6
Early manifestation of sleep problems in toddlers with Williams Syndrome using a mixed method longitudinal approach	6
A twelve-month follow-up of an information communication technology delivered intervention for children with autism spectrum disorder living in regional Australia	6
Overt planning behaviors during writing in school-age children with autism spectrum disorder and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder	6
Lack of implicit visual perspective taking in adult males with autism spectrum disorders	6
Fetal alcohol spectrum disorders screening tools: A systematic review	6
Positive parenting and its mediating role in the relationship between parental resilience and quality of life in children with developmental disabilities in Java Island, Indonesia	6
Relationships between food-related behaviors, obesity, and medication use in individuals with Smith-Magenis syndrome	6
Estimation of the minimal clinically important difference on the Aberrant Behaviour Checklist–Irritability (ABC-I) for people with intellectual disabilities who display aggressive challenging behaviou	6
Mothers’ perspectives on the influences shaping their early experiences with infants at risk of cerebral palsy in India	6
Meta-analysis on inhibition from childhood to young adulthood in people with Down syndrome	6
Short report and initial evaluation of the factor structure of the Lancaster and Northgate Trauma Scales (LANTS)	6
Parent-based training of basic number skills in children with Down syndrome using an adaptive computer game	6
Perceived parent needs in engaging with therapeutic supports for children with disabilities in school settings: An exploratory study	6
Eye-trackers, digital-libraries, and print-referencing: A single case study in CDKL5	6
Polymorbidity of developmental disabilities: Additive effects on child psychosocial functioning and parental distress	6
Internalising symptoms in Developmental Coordination Disorder: The indirect effect of everyday executive function	6
The reporters’ agreement in assessing the quality of life of young people with intellectual disabilities	6
“So, I told him to look for friends!” Barriers and protecting factors that may facilitate inclusion for children with Language Disorder in everyday social settings: Cross-cultural qualitative intervie	6