Research in Developmental Disabilities

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“BottegaMente”: An Italian program of internship for people with autism spectrum disorder	43
Family well-being in families with children and young people with Wolf-Hirschhorn Syndrome	41
Investigating basic emotion knowledge of people with Williams syndrome	39
Technology for supporting emotion regulation of individuals with developmental disabilities: A scoping review	37
Auditory time perception impairment in children with developmental dyscalculia	36
Symptoms of anxiety and depression and quality of life in parents of children with autism during the second wave of the pandemic	35
Motor and cognitive dual-task performance under low and high task complexity in children with and without developmental coordination disorder	34
Emerging adults’ emotions toward their siblings with down syndrome	34
Enhancing special education programs’ curricula for students with intellectual disabilities in saudi arabia: A call for personalized approaches and inclusive practices	33
Promoting social-inclusion: Adapting and refining a school participation and connectedness intervention for neurodiverse children in UK primary schools	30
The effect of parental age on child development at 36 months: Insights from the Japan environment and children's study	29
Enhanced EEG power density during painful stretching in individuals with cerebral palsy	29
Changes in mothers’ and fathers’ stress level, mental health and coping strategies during the 3 years following ASD diagnosis	28
The impacts of typically developing siblings on the developmental outcomes of children with disability: A scoping review	28
Arithmetic fluency and number processing skills in identifying students with mathematical learning disabilities	28
Employment barriers for people with disabilities in Saudi Arabia	27
Putting “ME” into measurement: Adapting self-report health measures for use with individuals with intellectual disability	27
Effects of the ECogFun‑VR program on executive functioning in children and adolescents with ADHD: A randomized controlled trial	26
Editorial Board	25
“It makes me a better person”: The unique experiences of parenting multiple children who experience neurodevelopmental disability	24
Meet Kica: Design, prototyping and user testing of a mobile application based on the WHO Caregiver Skills Training	24
Developmental coordination disorder and cerebral visual impairment: What is the association?	24
Experiences of health professionals conducting cancer screening of individuals with intellectual disabilities: A phenomenological study	23
Saudi teachers’ attitudes toward community-based vocational instruction for secondary students with intellectual disabilities	23
Diagnostic survey of dyslexia and accompanying behavioral indicators in primary school students in Saudi Arabia	21

A new quality of life index to enhance the inclusion of primary education students with intellectual and developmental disabilities in Spain: A preliminary study	21
Math abilities in autism spectrum disorder: A meta-analysis	21
Therapist alliance building behavior and treatment adherence for dutch children with mild intellectual disability or borderline intellectual functioning and externalizing problem behavior	21
Updated psychometric assessment of the original Little Developmental Coordination Disorder Questionnaire (LDCDQ)	20
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]	20
A capacity-building intervention for parents of children with disabilities in rural South India	20
Editorial Board	19
Prevalence of psychological problems among caregivers of children and adolescents with neurodevelopmental disorders during the COVID-19 pandemic: A meta-analysis and systematic review	19
Investigating the effectiveness of PEERS©-campus: The impact of a social skills group for young adults with autism adapted for a college campus	19
Editorial Board	18
Psychometric properties of the Belgian LDCDQ (LDCDQ-BE) in a population based sample	18
EEG activation in preschool children: Characteristics and predictive value for current and future mental health status	18
Letter to the Editor: Journals need to make space for narratives from people with lived experience	18
Implementing a scientifically based educational intervention in mainstream primary schools before and during COVID-19 era: Evidence from Greek-speaking children	18
Evaluating the challenges and needs of parents caring for children with Williams syndrome: A preliminary study from Poland	18
IQ, parent- and self-reports of child anxiety and salivary cortisol in a sample of children with autism spectrum disorder	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
Correlates of physical activity, sedentary time, and cardiovascular disease risk factors in autistic adults without intellectual disabilities	18
Short report: Social support access among single caregivers with children on the autism spectrum	18
Assessing the quality of care and service trajectories in autism from families’ perspective: Early intervention and interim services	17
Parental report of early features of developmental coordination disorder: A qualitative study	17
The effectiveness of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) on information processing speed in children with intellectual disability	17
Standing up for Myself (STORM): Adapting and piloting a web-delivered psychosocial group intervention for people with intellectual disabilities	17
A systematic review of factors that impact reading comprehension in children with developmental language disorders	16
Multimethod development and investigation of psychometric properties of a new scale of physicians’ self-efficacy in caring for adults with intellectual disability	16
Selective short-term memory impairment for verbalizable visual objects in children with Developmental Language Disorder	16
Adaptive living skills, sleep problems, and mental health disorders in adults with 22q11.21 deletion syndrome	16
Predictive validity of the Developmental Coordination Disorder Questionnaire as a screening tool to identify motor skill problems: A systematic review and meta-analysis	16
Co-occurrence of ADHD and motor problems in children: The impact on quality of life	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
Validation of the multidimensional attitudes toward preschool inclusive education scale in the bilingual context of Québec	15
Concurrent validity in language and motor domains on the Vineland-3 and Mullen Scales of Early Learning in young children with Down syndrome	15
Are all parental experiences equal?: Cluster analysis of salivary cortisol and perception of parental stress in mothers of children with autism spectrum disorder	15
Exploring the impact and acceptability of gamified tools to address educational needs in decoding and writing skills: A pilot study	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
Visuospatial perspective taking in people with Down syndrome	14
Individual variation in bilingual vocabulary in preschoolers with developmental language disorder	14
Manual exploratory behaviors in six-month-old infants at environmental and biological risk	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
Disparities in the school placement trajectories of students with intellectual disabilities	14
Evaluating handwriting in children with developmental coordination disorder (DCD): Temporal, spatial, pressure and grip-force measures	13
Predicting literacy intervention responsiveness using semi-supervised machine learning	13
Factors associated with mathematical capacity in children with Developmental Coordination Disorder	13
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	13
The relation between Down syndrome and co-occurring conditions in children and young adults: A population-based cohort in Denmark, 1977–2016	13
Perspectives on family wellbeing among mothers of children with intellectual disabilities in the Arab World	13
An exploratory study on autistic socialization in VRChat’s social virtual environments	13
Editorial Board	13

Potential impact of autism services on the quality of life of individuals with autism spectrum disorder and their families	13
Structural validity of the MABC-2 in European and African children: An analysis of age band 2	13
Understanding pain experiences in individuals with developmental disabilities in Saudi Arabia: A qualitative interview study	12
Validating Kohler’s taxonomy of transition programming 2.0 for youth students with disabilities in the Saudi Arabian context	12
Contribution of a post-secondary academic enrichment program on cognitive abilities of adults with severe intellectual disability using an e-book	12
Parental stress, quality of life, and behavioral alterations in children with dyslexia	12
Executive function in children with signs of specific learning disorders	12
Making qualitative research accessible to people who have communication disability	12
Risk and protective factors associated with maternal mental health in mothers of children with autism spectrum disorder	12
Editorial Board	12
Symbolated texts as an assistive technology: Exploring the impact on reading comprehension	12
Emotional regulation deficits in autism spectrum disorder: The role of alexithymia and interoception	12
Developing the Nisonger Child Behavior Rating Form 2: Self report form using a Delphi process	12
Examining maternal unmet needs and perception about autism-related services in Saudi Arabia	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
Emotion socialization practices in non-biological parents of children with FASD	12
A cross-lagged study of psychosocial adaptation among students with visual impairments: Coping, self-esteem, and social integration	12
Effectiveness of a mobile application–based program for enhancing independent menstrual management skills in adolescent girls with mild intellectual disabilities: A parallel-group randomized controlle	11
Effects of exercise on social dysfunction in children and adolescents with ADHD: A systematic review and network, dose-response meta-analyses	11
A systematic review on the use of technology to enhance the academic achievements of children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in language learning	11
Editorial Board	11
Obstacle negotiation while dual-tasking in children with Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD): An augmented-reality approach	11
Examination of sensory reception and integration abilities in children with and without Prader-Willi syndrome	11
Development of the Difficulties in Communicating with Teachers Scale Among Parents of Children with ADHD	11
Quality of Life of deaf adolescents in high school: A systematic literature review	11
The relationship between reading motivation and reading comprehension in students with learning disabilities: The mediating effects of reading amount and strategy use	11
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
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Superior motor competence in children with ADHD is associated with optimized neurocognitive development of inhibitory control processing: An ERP study	10
Qualitative analysis of social support for caregivers of children with neurodevelopmental disorders in South India	10
The effect of Smart-Glove exchange-based system vs. PECS® on communication initiation in minimally verbal toddlers with autism spectrum disorder	10
The lived experience of fathers with intellectual disabilities: An interpretative phenomenological analysis	10
Different mediators of applied theory-of-mind competence in children with autism spectrum disorder	10
Effects of aquatic exercise intervention on executive function and brain-derived neurotrophic factor of children with autism spectrum disorder	10
Short report: Siblings of children with neurodevelopmental disorders, a phenomenological perspective on parental perception	10
Linking cognitive flexibility, planning, and autistic traits: The mediating role of cognitive abilities	10
Diagnostic accuracy of AI-based models for autism spectrum disorder: A systematic review and meta-analysis with a focus on Arab populations	10
Sleep pattern consistency and autism spectrum disorder in U.S. children: Associations and identification of high-risk subgroups	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 structure, profile, and diagnostic significance of intelligence in children with ADHD are impressively similar to those of children with a specific learning disorder	10
"Maybe rape is illegal?" how adolescents with intellectual disabilities experience a sexual violence prevention intervention	10
Editorial Board	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
Machine learning-based brief version of the Caregiver-Teacher Report Form for preschoolers	10
Parent perspectives following newborn screening resulting in diagnoses of fragile X syndrome or fragile X premutation	10
Investigating the impact of an AI-based play activities intervention on the quality of life of school-aged children with ADHD	10
Unpacking the daily dynamics of parenting strain: A 15-day diary study of caregiving role overload, depressive symptoms, and parental burnout among parents of autistic children	10
The impact of clarity on hearing-impaired children's face processing: An eye-tracking study	10
Effectiveness of gamification and game-based learning in Spanish adolescents with dyslexia: A longitudinal quasi-experimental research	10
Underlying neurophysiological and biomechanical mechanisms related to postural control of children with Developmental Coordination Disorder differ from those in typically developing children	9
Verbal, visual and musical memory in children with and without Developmental Language Disorder	9
Listen up! ADHD slows spoken-word processing in adverse listening conditions: Evidence from eye movements	9
Better at home or in residential care? Victimization of people with intellectual disabilities at the hands of caregivers	9
Parental attitudes and practices in families with siblings with and without intellectual disability: Influences of sociodemographic and child-related factors	9
Fatherhood in disability rehabilitation in the United Arab Emirates: Exploring fathers’ involvement in raising children with disabilities	9
Editorial Board	9
Randomised controlled trial of an online cognitive training program in school-aged children with cerebral palsy	9
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
Specific learning disorders in young adults: Investigating pragmatic abilities and their relationship with theory of mind, executive functions and quality of life.	9
Exploring sensory alterations and repetitive behaviors in children with autism spectrum disorder from the perspective of artificial neural networks	9
Quality of life beyond diagnosis in intellectual disability – Latent profiling	9
Developmental, sensory and behavioral outcomes among infants and toddlers with prenatal alcohol exposure	9
Family-centered service through the eyes of insiders: Healthcare providers who are parents speak about receiving and providing healthcare in child health	9
Detecting sleep apnea in adults with Down syndrome using WatchPAT: A feasibility study	9
A systematic review of social support for siblings of children with neurodevelopmental disorders	9
The developmental dyslexia scale for standard mandarin: A study among early primary students	9
Participation patterns and associated factors in children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorder: A nationwide population study	9
Changes in the quality of life of persons with profound intellectual and multiple disabilities following community transition: A Canadian study	9
Current approaches for training postural control in children with developmental coordination disorder: A systematic review and meta-analysis	9
Cross-sectional developmental trajectories in the adaptive functioning of children and adolescents with Down syndrome	9
“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	9
Editorial Board	9
Executive functioning and verbal fluency performance in youth with Down syndrome	9
Evaluation of the quality of life in individuals with intellectual disabilities: Challenges and influencing factors	9
Parental reflective functioning: A study of siblings in families with autistic versus typically developing children	9
Investigating predictability aspects of phonological type errors in braille spelling	9
Short report: Behavioural characterisation of SOX11 syndrome	9
Editorial Board	8
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

Motor difficulties from childhood to midlife: A 40-year cohort study	8
Locus of nonword repetition impairments in Mandarin-speaking children with developmental language disorder	8
Editorial Board	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
Quality of life in caregivers of toddlers with autism features	8
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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
Exploring the link between sleep and cognitive disengagement syndrome (CDS) in young adults: Integrating the role of ADHD	8
Parental knowledge of children’s motor development: A cross-sectional study in Saudi Arabia	8
Editorial Board	8
Barriers and facilitators to accessibility, continuity, validity, flexibility, and provider-family relationship along the diagnostic pathway in developmental disabilities	7
Enhancing motor skills through a mindfulness-based program in adolescents with intellectual and developmental disabilities: A randomized controlled trial	7
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
Physically active learning for children with learning disorders attending special-needs schools: A program evaluation	7
Validation of the Arabic version of the Self-Determination Screening Scale: A Multitrait–Multimethod analysis	7
Relationship-based intervention for children who were prenatally alcohol exposed in South Africa	7
Psychological variables related to technology-mediated intervention design in autism spectrum disorder	7
Sleep disturbances and behavior in Smith-Magenis syndrome	7
Motor development trajectories of children with cerebral palsy in a community-based early intervention program in rural South India	7
Mothers and fathers of children and adolescents with Down syndrome experience parenting stress differently: Analysis on associated factors	7
Print and digital reading habits and comprehension in children with and without special education needs	7
Short Report: Where do caregivers of persons with intellectual or developmental disabilities obtain information about medication?	7
Validation of the Arabic version of the attitudes toward intellectual disability questionnaire (ATTID-AR)	7
Association of developmental coordination disorder and low motor competence with impaired bone health: A systematic review	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
Diagnosis identity perception of adolescents with ADHD and its relationship to social participation and quality of life	7
Lexical skills and gesture use: A comparison between expressive and receptive/expressive late talkers	7
Trajectory assessments of cognitive, visuospatial, and academic profile in nonverbal learning disability (visuospatial developmental disorder)	7
Identification and educational placement of students with intellectual disability in Ontario, Canada	7
Longitudinal trajectories of self-care performance in children with and without developmental conditions	7
An overview of family-focused interventions for supporting children with fetal alcohol spectrum disorder: A scoping review	7
“Eventually I’m gonna need people”: Social capital among college students with developmental disability	7
Social information processing, normative beliefs about aggression and parenting in children with mild intellectual disabilities and aggressive behavior	7
Childhood experiences of being parented, adult attachment, psychological inflexibility, social engagement, and mental health of autistic adults	7
Characteristics of sensory processing changes in children with developmental coordination disorder: A systematic review	6
Cognitive flexibility assessment in youth with Down syndrome: Reliability, practice effects, and validity	6
Learning about neurodiversity from parents – Auditory gestalt perception of prelinguistic vocalisations	6
The impact of teachers’ iPad use on supporting functional abilities in children with special needs	6
Prognostic factors for long-term outcome in children with fetal alcohol spectrum disorders	6
A systematic review of studies on the association between physiological parameters and self-harm	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
Editorial Board	6
Parent-mediated intervention training for caregivers of children with developmental differences in Zambia	6
The role of executive functions in mediating the relationship between adult ADHD symptoms and hyperfocus in university students	6
Future care planning of adults with childhood-onset neurodevelopmental disabilities: A scoping review	6
Identifying major research themes in the literature on developmental disabilities in Middle Eastern countries: A scientometric review from 1962 to 2023	6
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
Seeing it my way: A perspective taking intervention alleviates psychological distress in caregivers of autistic children	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
Effects of sensory integration therapy in children: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials	6
The adult developmental coordination disorders/dyspraxia checklist – German: adapted factor structure for the differentiation of DCD and ADHD	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
Health-related quality of life and participation in adolescents: The role of ADHD, and co-occurrence of DCD	6
Does accelerometry reflect hand function in infants at risk of unilateral cerebral palsy? A secondary analysis of BB-Bim results	6
Parent perspectives on the assessment of quality of life of their children with profound intellectual and multiple disabilities in the Netherlands	6
Automated segmentation of child-clinician speech in naturalistic clinical contexts	6
Rules generalization in children with dyslexia	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
The robustness of speech-like vocalization in typically developing infants and infants with autism	6
Profiling clinical heterogeneity in Autism Spectrum Disorder at time of children’s diagnosis: A cluster analysis from the ELENA cohort	6
Short report: Autistic adults’ recommendations on how to improve autistic portrayals in TV-series and movies	5
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	5
Navigating healthcare among Canadians with ASD during transitions to adulthood: How does it look like from the perspectives of stakeholders?	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
How does therapist guided game-based intervention program effect motor skills in children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder?: Single blind randomised study design	5
Quality of higher education and self-determination for Deaf and hard-of-hearing students in Saudi Arabia	5
How effective are group-based psychoeducation programs for parents of children with ASD in Turkey? A systematic review and meta-analysis	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
Advantages and disadvantages of noise-cancelling headphones for autistic students in educational settings	5
The development, validity, reliability, and norm of a preschool auditory processing assessment scale in China	5
The effects of reward and frustration on the task performance of autistic children and adolescents	5
Listening to music is associated with reduced physiological and subjective stress in people with mild intellectual disabilities: A biofeedback study	5
Mobile sleep EEG suggests delayed brain maturation in adolescents with ADHD: A focus on oscillatory spindle frequency	5
Impact of sleep on attention in primary school-aged autistic children: Exploratory cross-cultural comparison between Singapore and UK children	5
The role of relational work in promoting safe community participation by people with mild intellectual disabilities and severe challenging behaviour living in residential facilities	5
Effectiveness of digital game-based trainings in children with neurodevelopmental disorders: A meta-analysis	5
Investigating physiological symptoms associated with mental health symptoms in youth with cerebral palsy: An observational study	5
Short report on a syllable-based intervention to improve phonemic awareness and reading in children with DLD	5
Impact of social participation, motor, and cognitive functioning on quality of life in children with Cerebral Palsy	5
Olfactive short-term habituation in children and young people with profound intellectual and multiple disabilities	5
A holistic understanding of challenges faced by people with low vision	5
A community living experience: Views of people with intellectual disability with extensive support needs, families, and professionals	5
Parent and sibling perspectives on ADHD: A cross-cultural study in Kenya and the UK	5
How does architecture contribute to reducing behaviours that challenge? A scoping review	5
“A positive experience over a negative one”: Stress, coping, and the experiences of adult siblings of intellectually and/or developmentally disabled individuals	5
Navigation abilities and spatial anxiety in individuals with and without Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD/Dyspraxia)	5
Enhancing the quality of life of mothers of children with intellectual disabilities or Autism: The role of disability-specific support	5
The centrality of healthcare and education interactions – An Interpretive Phenomenological Analysis of experiences of parents of children with Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome	5
The effect of dual-task training on postural and cognitive performances in adolescents with down syndrome	5