Research in Developmental Disabilities

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“BottegaMente”: An Italian program of internship for people with autism spectrum disorder	42
Employment barriers for people with disabilities in Saudi Arabia	39
Arithmetic fluency and number processing skills in identifying students with mathematical learning disabilities	38
Enhanced EEG power density during painful stretching in individuals with cerebral palsy	36
Technology for supporting emotion regulation of individuals with developmental disabilities: A scoping review	36
Auditory time perception impairment in children with developmental dyscalculia	34
Changes in mothers’ and fathers’ stress level, mental health and coping strategies during the 3 years following ASD diagnosis	33
Putting “ME” into measurement: Adapting self-report health measures for use with individuals with intellectual disability	33
Promoting social-inclusion: Adapting and refining a school participation and connectedness intervention for neurodiverse children in UK primary schools	32
Family well-being in families with children and young people with Wolf-Hirschhorn Syndrome	30
Investigating basic emotion knowledge of people with Williams syndrome	29
The impacts of typically developing siblings on the developmental outcomes of children with disability: A scoping review	29
Enhancing special education programs’ curricula for students with intellectual disabilities in saudi arabia: A call for personalized approaches and inclusive practices	28
Symptoms of anxiety and depression and quality of life in parents of children with autism during the second wave of the pandemic	28
The effect of parental age on child development at 36 months: Insights from the Japan environment and children's study	27
Motor and cognitive dual-task performance under low and high task complexity in children with and without developmental coordination disorder	27
Emerging adults’ emotions toward their siblings with down syndrome	27
Updated psychometric assessment of the original Little Developmental Coordination Disorder Questionnaire (LDCDQ)	26
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Developmental coordination disorder and cerebral visual impairment: What is the association?	25
Prevalence of psychological problems among caregivers of children and adolescents with neurodevelopmental disorders during the COVID-19 pandemic: A meta-analysis and systematic review	23
Retraction notice to “Food selectivity in children with and without an autism spectrum disorder: Investigation of diagnosis and age” [Research in Developmental Disabilities 34/10 (2013) 3497–3503]	23
Diagnostic survey of dyslexia and accompanying behavioral indicators in primary school students in Saudi Arabia	22
Math abilities in autism spectrum disorder: A meta-analysis	22
Saudi teachers’ attitudes toward community-based vocational instruction for secondary students with intellectual disabilities	21

Meet Kica: Design, prototyping and user testing of a mobile application based on the WHO Caregiver Skills Training	21
Therapist alliance building behavior and treatment adherence for dutch children with mild intellectual disability or borderline intellectual functioning and externalizing problem behavior	20
A new quality of life index to enhance the inclusion of primary education students with intellectual and developmental disabilities in Spain: A preliminary study	20
Experiences of health professionals conducting cancer screening of individuals with intellectual disabilities: A phenomenological study	20
A capacity-building intervention for parents of children with disabilities in rural South India	20
Investigating the effectiveness of PEERS©-campus: The impact of a social skills group for young adults with autism adapted for a college campus	19
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Exploring fathers' perspectives on family-centered services for families of children with disabilities	19
“It makes me a better person”: The unique experiences of parenting multiple children who experience neurodevelopmental disability	19
Correlates of physical activity, sedentary time, and cardiovascular disease risk factors in autistic adults without intellectual disabilities	18
Short report: Self-compassion and satisfaction with life in Danish adolescents with Developmental Language Disorder (DLD): `We are all in the same boat´	18
Short report: Social support access among single caregivers with children on the autism spectrum	18
IQ, parent- and self-reports of child anxiety and salivary cortisol in a sample of children with autism spectrum disorder	18
Implementing a scientifically based educational intervention in mainstream primary schools before and during COVID-19 era: Evidence from Greek-speaking children	18
Psychometric properties of the Belgian LDCDQ (LDCDQ-BE) in a population based sample	18
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Letter to the Editor: Journals need to make space for narratives from people with lived experience	18
Are all parental experiences equal?: Cluster analysis of salivary cortisol and perception of parental stress in mothers of children with autism spectrum disorder	17
EEG activation in preschool children: Characteristics and predictive value for current and future mental health status	17
Assessing the quality of care and service trajectories in autism from families’ perspective: Early intervention and interim services	17
Evaluating the challenges and needs of parents caring for children with Williams syndrome: A preliminary study from Poland	17
Standing up for Myself (STORM): Adapting and piloting a web-delivered psychosocial group intervention for people with intellectual disabilities	17
Concurrent validity in language and motor domains on the Vineland-3 and Mullen Scales of Early Learning in young children with Down syndrome	17
The effectiveness of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) on information processing speed in children with intellectual disability	17
Adaptive living skills, sleep problems, and mental health disorders in adults with 22q11.21 deletion syndrome	17
Exploring the impact and acceptability of gamified tools to address educational needs in decoding and writing skills: A pilot study	16
Do emotionally salient cues improve prospective memory performance in children and adolescents with autism?	16
Temporal-sampling theory and language in Down syndrome: An empirical study	16
Co-occurrence of ADHD and motor problems in children: The impact on quality of life	16
Selective short-term memory impairment for verbalizable visual objects in children with Developmental Language Disorder	16
A systematic review of factors that impact reading comprehension in children with developmental language disorders	15
Predictive validity of the Developmental Coordination Disorder Questionnaire as a screening tool to identify motor skill problems: A systematic review and meta-analysis	15
The effect of video game-based exercises on selective motor control, balance, fear of falling, and functional capacity in individuals with spastic cerebral palsy: A randomized controlled trial	15
Disparities in the school placement trajectories of students with intellectual disabilities	15
Parental report of early features of developmental coordination disorder: A qualitative study	15
Validation of the multidimensional attitudes toward preschool inclusive education scale in the bilingual context of Québec	15
Youth with ADHD, autism or comorbid ADHD and autism in Iceland: Comparisons of attentional and cognitive profiles and the effects of anxiety on cognitive performance	14
Manual exploratory behaviors in six-month-old infants at environmental and biological risk	14
Evaluating handwriting in children with developmental coordination disorder (DCD): Temporal, spatial, pressure and grip-force measures	14
Individual variation in bilingual vocabulary in preschoolers with developmental language disorder	14
Visuospatial perspective taking in people with Down syndrome	14
Editorial Board	14
Being a deaf student in a face mask world: Survey data from Italian university students	14
Association of household food insecurity with overweight and obesity in children and adolescent with disabilities	14
Perspectives on family wellbeing among mothers of children with intellectual disabilities in the Arab World	13
Structural validity of the MABC-2 in European and African children: An analysis of age band 2	13
Developing the Nisonger Child Behavior Rating Form 2: Self report form using a Delphi process	13
The relation between Down syndrome and co-occurring conditions in children and young adults: A population-based cohort in Denmark, 1977–2016	13
Predicting literacy intervention responsiveness using semi-supervised machine learning	13
An exploratory study on autistic socialization in VRChat’s social virtual environments	13

Understanding pain experiences in individuals with developmental disabilities in Saudi Arabia: A qualitative interview study	13
Potential impact of autism services on the quality of life of individuals with autism spectrum disorder and their families	13
Factors associated with mathematical capacity in children with Developmental Coordination Disorder	13
Making qualitative research accessible to people who have communication disability	13
Validating Kohler’s taxonomy of transition programming 2.0 for youth students with disabilities in the Saudi Arabian context	13
Emotion socialization practices in non-biological parents of children with FASD	12
Examination of sensory reception and integration abilities in children with and without Prader-Willi syndrome	12
Examining maternal unmet needs and perception about autism-related services in Saudi Arabia	12
A cross-lagged study of psychosocial adaptation among students with visual impairments: Coping, self-esteem, and social integration	12
Erratum to “The relation between visual functions, functional vision, and bimanual function in children with unilateral cerebral palsy” [Research in Developmental Disabilities 152 (2024) 104792]	12
A trial of online ABRACADABRA literacy instruction with supplementary parent-led shared book reading for children with autism	12
Editorial Board	12
Emotional regulation deficits in autism spectrum disorder: The role of alexithymia and interoception	12
A systematic review on the use of technology to enhance the academic achievements of children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in language learning	12
Parental stress, quality of life, and behavioral alterations in children with dyslexia	12
Symbolated texts as an assistive technology: Exploring the impact on reading comprehension	12
Risk and protective factors associated with maternal mental health in mothers of children with autism spectrum disorder	12
Executive function in children with signs of specific learning disorders	11
Quality of Life of deaf adolescents in high school: A systematic literature review	11
Machine learning-based brief version of the Caregiver-Teacher Report Form for preschoolers	11
Sleep pattern consistency and autism spectrum disorder in U.S. children: Associations and identification of high-risk subgroups	11
Effects of exercise on social dysfunction in children and adolescents with ADHD: A systematic review and network, dose-response meta-analyses	11
Contribution of a post-secondary academic enrichment program on cognitive abilities of adults with severe intellectual disability using an e-book	11
Development of the Difficulties in Communicating with Teachers Scale Among Parents of Children with ADHD	11
The structure, profile, and diagnostic significance of intelligence in children with ADHD are impressively similar to those of children with a specific learning disorder	11
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Healthcare providers' attitudes toward individuals with intellectual disabilities: Implications for education and practice in Saudi Arabia	11
Needs of children with neurodevelopmental disorders and medical complexity: Caregiver perspectives	11
Obstacle negotiation while dual-tasking in children with Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD): An augmented-reality approach	11
The effect of Smart-Glove exchange-based system vs. PECS® on communication initiation in minimally verbal toddlers with autism spectrum disorder	11
Family-centered service through the eyes of insiders: Healthcare providers who are parents speak about receiving and providing healthcare in child health	10
Underlying neurophysiological and biomechanical mechanisms related to postural control of children with Developmental Coordination Disorder differ from those in typically developing children	10
Exploring the usefulness of companion pet ownership in the everyday functioning of children with Autism Spectrum Disorder in the United Arab Emirates: A qualitative focus-group study	10
Parent perspectives following newborn screening resulting in diagnoses of fragile X syndrome or fragile X premutation	10
Diagnostic accuracy of AI-based models for autism spectrum disorder: A systematic review and meta-analysis with a focus on Arab populations	10
Qualitative analysis of social support for caregivers of children with neurodevelopmental disorders in South India	10
The relationship between reading motivation and reading comprehension in students with learning disabilities: The mediating effects of reading amount and strategy use	10
Short report: Behavioural characterisation of SOX11 syndrome	10
Editorial Board	10
“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	10
"Maybe rape is illegal?" how adolescents with intellectual disabilities experience a sexual violence prevention intervention	10
Effects of COVID-19 on the educational performance of children with special educational needs and disabilities: A systematic review according to children’s/youth’s and caregivers’ perspectives	10
The lived experience of fathers with intellectual disabilities: An interpretative phenomenological analysis	10
Effects of aquatic exercise intervention on executive function and brain-derived neurotrophic factor of children with autism spectrum disorder	10
Investigating the impact of an AI-based play activities intervention on the quality of life of school-aged children with ADHD	10
Editorial Board	10
Effectiveness of gamification and game-based learning in Spanish adolescents with dyslexia: A longitudinal quasi-experimental research	10
The impact of clarity on hearing-impaired children's face processing: An eye-tracking study	10
Linking cognitive flexibility, planning, and autistic traits: The mediating role of cognitive abilities	10
Different mediators of applied theory-of-mind competence in children with autism spectrum disorder	10
Editorial Board	10
Superior motor competence in children with ADHD is associated with optimized neurocognitive development of inhibitory control processing: An ERP study	10
Quality of life beyond diagnosis in intellectual disability – Latent profiling	10
Short report: Siblings of children with neurodevelopmental disorders, a phenomenological perspective on parental perception	10
Which items of the movement assessment battery for children are most sensitive for identifying children with probable developmental coordination disorder? Results from a large-scale study	9
Parental attitudes and practices in families with siblings with and without intellectual disability: Influences of sociodemographic and child-related factors	9
Motor difficulties from childhood to midlife: A 40-year cohort study	9
Investigating predictability aspects of phonological type errors in braille spelling	9
Participation patterns and associated factors in children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorder: A nationwide population study	9
Executive functioning and verbal fluency performance in youth with Down syndrome	9
Developmental, sensory and behavioral outcomes among infants and toddlers with prenatal alcohol exposure	9
Adolescents’ executive functions: Links to inattention, hyperactivity-impulsivity, trait mindfulness, and attachment relationships with fathers and mothers	9
Changes in the quality of life of persons with profound intellectual and multiple disabilities following community transition: A Canadian study	9
Parental knowledge of children’s motor development: A cross-sectional study in Saudi Arabia	9
Quality of life in caregivers of toddlers with autism features	9
Exploring the link between sleep and cognitive disengagement syndrome (CDS) in young adults: Integrating the role of ADHD	9
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Detecting sleep apnea in adults with Down syndrome using WatchPAT: A feasibility study	9
Exploring sensory alterations and repetitive behaviors in children with autism spectrum disorder from the perspective of artificial neural networks	9
The developmental dyslexia scale for standard mandarin: A study among early primary students	9
Specific learning disorders in young adults: Investigating pragmatic abilities and their relationship with theory of mind, executive functions and quality of life.	9
Better at home or in residential care? Victimization of people with intellectual disabilities at the hands of caregivers	9
Cross-sectional developmental trajectories in the adaptive functioning of children and adolescents with Down syndrome	9
Fatherhood in disability rehabilitation in the United Arab Emirates: Exploring fathers’ involvement in raising children with disabilities	9
Parental reflective functioning: A study of siblings in families with autistic versus typically developing children	9
A systematic review of social support for siblings of children with neurodevelopmental disorders	9
Locus of nonword repetition impairments in Mandarin-speaking children with developmental language disorder	9
Verbal, visual and musical memory in children with and without Developmental Language Disorder	9
Current approaches for training postural control in children with developmental coordination disorder: A systematic review and meta-analysis	9
Randomised controlled trial of an online cognitive training program in school-aged children with cerebral palsy	9

Listen up! ADHD slows spoken-word processing in adverse listening conditions: Evidence from eye movements	9
Evaluation of the quality of life in individuals with intellectual disabilities: Challenges and influencing factors	9
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Prevalence, trends in, and factors associated with neurodevelopmental disorders (NDDs) in low- and low-middle income countries (LLMICs): A systematic review and meta-analysis	8
Event rate effects on children with attention-deficit/hyperactive disorder: Test predictions from the moderate brain arousal model and the neuro-energetics theory using the diffusion decision model	8
What factors are associated with posttraumatic growth among mothers of children with developmental disabilities in South Korea?	8
Childhood experiences of being parented, adult attachment, psychological inflexibility, social engagement, and mental health of autistic adults	8
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Psychological variables related to technology-mediated intervention design in autism spectrum disorder	8
“Eventually I’m gonna need people”: Social capital among college students with developmental disability	8
Oral language skills in Brazilian children with obstructive sleep apnea	8
Families’, practitioners’, and researchers’ experience in the trajectory for the diagnostic evaluation of developmental disorders in young children	8
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Barriers and facilitators to accessibility, continuity, validity, flexibility, and provider-family relationship along the diagnostic pathway in developmental disabilities	8
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Sleep disturbances and behavior in Smith-Magenis syndrome	8
Transcranial direct current stimulation combined with an intensive training program for upper limb rehabilitation in children with unilateral cerebral palsy. A randomized controlled pilot study	7
Relationship-based intervention for children who were prenatally alcohol exposed in South Africa	7
Diagnosis identity perception of adolescents with ADHD and its relationship to social participation and quality of life	7
An overview of family-focused interventions for supporting children with fetal alcohol spectrum disorder: A scoping review	7
Characteristics of sensory processing changes in children with developmental coordination disorder: A systematic review	7
Identification and educational placement of students with intellectual disability in Ontario, Canada	7
Does accelerometry reflect hand function in infants at risk of unilateral cerebral palsy? A secondary analysis of BB-Bim results	7
Family quality of life and autism spectrum disorder: Comparative diagnosis of needs and impact on family life	7
Mothers and fathers of children and adolescents with Down syndrome experience parenting stress differently: Analysis on associated factors	7
Association of developmental coordination disorder and low motor competence with impaired bone health: A systematic review	7
Enhancing motor skills through a mindfulness-based program in adolescents with intellectual and developmental disabilities: A randomized controlled trial	7
Social information processing, normative beliefs about aggression and parenting in children with mild intellectual disabilities and aggressive behavior	7
Short Report: Where do caregivers of persons with intellectual or developmental disabilities obtain information about medication?	7
Relationship between parental autistic traits and parenting difficulties in a Japanese community sample	7
Trajectory assessments of cognitive, visuospatial, and academic profile in nonverbal learning disability (visuospatial developmental disorder)	7
Lexical skills and gesture use: A comparison between expressive and receptive/expressive late talkers	7
Motor development trajectories of children with cerebral palsy in a community-based early intervention program in rural South India	7
The development and validation of a questionnaire on parental involvement in the transition from kindergarten to primary school for children with developmental disabilities in China	7
Physically active learning for children with learning disorders attending special-needs schools: A program evaluation	7
Cognitive flexibility assessment in youth with Down syndrome: Reliability, practice effects, and validity	7
Future care planning of adults with childhood-onset neurodevelopmental disabilities: A scoping review	7
Health-related quality of life and participation in adolescents: The role of ADHD, and co-occurrence of DCD	7
Introduction to the Special Issue: The post-COVID-19 psychological and educational effects on the home and school lives of students with developmental disabilities	6
“It’s about sharing a moment”: Parents' views and experiences of home reading with their autistic children with moderate-to-severe intellectual disabilities	6
Learning about neurodiversity from parents – Auditory gestalt perception of prelinguistic vocalisations	6
Parent perspectives on the assessment of quality of life of their children with profound intellectual and multiple disabilities in the Netherlands	6
Parent-mediated intervention training for caregivers of children with developmental differences in Zambia	6
Navigating healthcare among Canadians with ASD during transitions to adulthood: How does it look like from the perspectives of stakeholders?	6
Validation of the Arabic version of the attitudes toward intellectual disability questionnaire (ATTID-AR)	6
Listening to music is associated with reduced physiological and subjective stress in people with mild intellectual disabilities: A biofeedback study	6
The adult developmental coordination disorders/dyspraxia checklist – German: adapted factor structure for the differentiation of DCD and ADHD	6
Changes in social functioning and engagement during canine-assisted intervention for children with neurodevelopmental disorders in the context of an early intervention service	6
The development, validity, reliability, and norm of a preschool auditory processing assessment scale in China	6
The robustness of speech-like vocalization in typically developing infants and infants with autism	6
The effects of reward and frustration on the task performance of autistic children and adolescents	6
The goal-oriented collaborative approach with postural management strategies intervention via telehealth for children with non-ambulant cerebral palsy: Feasibility randomized clinical trial protocol	6
Validation of the Arabic version of the Self-Determination Screening Scale: A Multitrait–Multimethod analysis	6
Effects of a combined neuropsychological and cognitive behavioral group therapy on young adults with Fragile X Syndrome: An explorative study	6
Cognition, academic achievement, and adaptive behavior in school-aged girls with fragile X syndrome	6
Identifying major research themes in the literature on developmental disabilities in Middle Eastern countries: A scientometric review from 1962 to 2023	6
Seeing it my way: A perspective taking intervention alleviates psychological distress in caregivers of autistic children	6
Short report: Autistic adults’ recommendations on how to improve autistic portrayals in TV-series and movies	6
Olfactive short-term habituation in children and young people with profound intellectual and multiple disabilities	6
Impact of social participation, motor, and cognitive functioning on quality of life in children with Cerebral Palsy	6
Automated segmentation of child-clinician speech in naturalistic clinical contexts	6
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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
Print and digital reading habits and comprehension in children with and without special education needs	6
The role of executive functions in mediating the relationship between adult ADHD symptoms and hyperfocus in university students	6
Profiling clinical heterogeneity in Autism Spectrum Disorder at time of children’s diagnosis: A cluster analysis from the ELENA cohort	6
The impact of teachers’ iPad use on supporting functional abilities in children with special needs	6
A systematic review of studies on the association between physiological parameters and self-harm	6
Rules generalization in children with dyslexia	6
Effects of sensory integration therapy in children: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials	6
Prognostic factors for long-term outcome in children with fetal alcohol spectrum disorders	6
Supporting young siblings of children with intellectual disabilities and/or visual impairments with the serious game ‘Broodles’: A mixed methods randomized controlled trial	6
Longitudinal trajectories of self-care performance in children with and without developmental conditions	6
Parental Adjustment Scale: Validation of a brief, five-item measure of parental adjustment for use with families of typically developing children and children with developmental and/or intellectual di	6
“A positive experience over a negative one”: Stress, coping, and the experiences of adult siblings of intellectually and/or developmentally disabled individuals	5
Short report on a syllable-based intervention to improve phonemic awareness and reading in children with DLD	5
Saudi parents’ perspectives of the factors influencing the quality of life of their children with autism spectrum disorder	5
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Modeling linkages between self-efficacy, normalization, and well-being factors among Israeli mothers of children with neurodevelopmental disorders	5
Repeated sexual assault among people with disabilities: A comparative analysis by disability type	5
Using speech-to-text technology to empower young writers with special educational needs	5
A community living experience: Views of people with intellectual disability with extensive support needs, families, and professionals	5
The centrality of healthcare and education interactions – An Interpretive Phenomenological Analysis of experiences of parents of children with Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome	5
Parent and sibling perspectives on ADHD: A cross-cultural study in Kenya and the UK	5
Health and social relationships of mothers of children in special education schools	5
Impact of sleep on attention in primary school-aged autistic children: Exploratory cross-cultural comparison between Singapore and UK children	5
How does architecture contribute to reducing behaviours that challenge? A scoping review	5
Impact of the Quality of Life Supports Model on the inclusion of students with disabilities in higher education: A scoping review	5
Short report: Correlates of behaviours that challenge in children with intellectual disability in special education settings	5
Mobile sleep EEG suggests delayed brain maturation in adolescents with ADHD: A focus on oscillatory spindle frequency	5
Dutch forensic patients with and without intellectual disabilities: A comparison of demographic, offence, and diagnostic characteristics	5
Effectiveness of digital game-based trainings in children with neurodevelopmental disorders: A meta-analysis	5
How does therapist guided game-based intervention program effect motor skills in children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder?: Single blind randomised study design	5
Enhancing the quality of life of mothers of children with intellectual disabilities or Autism: The role of disability-specific support	5