Research in Developmental Disabilities

Article	Citations
Impact of COVID-19 outbreak on mental health and perceived strain among caregivers tending children with special needs	151
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	111
Psychological impact of Covid-19 pandemic in Italian families of children with neurodevelopmental disorders	91
Supports for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities during the COVID-19 pandemic from their own perspective	81
The future of General Movement Assessment: The role of computer vision and machine learning – A scoping review	69
It took a pandemic: Perspectives on impact, stress, and telehealth from caregivers of people with autism	59
Attitude, anxiety and perceived mental health care needs among parents of children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) in Saudi Arabia during COVID-19 pandemic	53
How have youth with Autism Spectrum Disorder managed quarantine derived from COVID-19 pandemic? An approach to families perspectives	52
Executive function in Down syndrome: A meta-analysis	49
Parental stress, involvement, and family quality of life in mothers and fathers of children with autism spectrum disorder in mainland China: A dyadic analysis	45
Heightened risk of posttraumatic stress disorder in adults with autism spectrum disorder: The role of cumulative trauma and memory deficits	41
The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the health, wellbeing, and access to services of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities	39
Assessing the quality of support and discovering sources of resilience during COVID-19 measures in people with intellectual disabilities by professional carers	37
A systematic review of technological approaches for autism spectrum disorder assessment in children: Implications for the COVID-19 pandemic	37
“It’s like a ramp for a person in a wheelchair”: Workplace accessibility for employees with autism	33
Distance support and online intervention to blind and visually impaired children during the pandemic COVID-19	32
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	32
While quarantined: An online parent education and training model for families of children with autism in China	31
Staying connected during COVID-19: Family engagement with adults with developmental disabilities in supported accommodation	31
Psychological distress and burden among family caregivers of children with and without developmental disabilities six months into the COVID-19 pandemic	30
Parental involvement in developmental disabilities across three cultures: A systematic review	27
Predictors of mental health among parents of children with cerebral palsy during the COVID-19 pandemic in Iran: A web-based cross-sectional study	27
Virtual reality and naturalistic developmental behavioral interventions for children with autism spectrum disorder	26
COVID-19 and behaviors in children with autism spectrum disorder: Disparities by income and food security status	25
How parents of children with autism spectrum disorder experience the COVID-19 pandemic: Perspectives and insights on the new normal	25

Cognitive correlates of dyslexia, dyscalculia and comorbid dyslexia/dyscalculia: Effects of numerical magnitude processing and phonological processing	25
Clinical characteristics of children with ASD and comorbid ADHD: Association with social impairment and externalizing and internalizing behaviours	24
Quality of life, gastrointestinal symptoms, sleep problems, social support, and social functioning in adults with autism spectrum disorder	24
Profiles of academic achievement and attention in children with and without Autism Spectrum Disorder	23
Facing the real time challenges of the COVID-19 emergency for child neuropsychology service in Milan	23
Emotion regulation, emotionality, and expression of emotions: A link between social skills, behavior, and emotion problems in children with ASD and their peers	23
Understanding perceptions and experiences of autistic undergraduate students toward disability support offices of their higher education institutions	23
Effects of virtual reality training intervention on predictive motor control of children with DCD – A randomized controlled trial	23
Distance Education for d/Deaf and Hard of Hearing Students during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Saudi Arabia: Challenges and Support	22
Home education for children with autism spectrum disorder during the COVID-19 pandemic: Indonesian mothers experience	22
Testing the relation between ADHD and hyperfocus experiences	22
Self-efficacy and psychological well-being in a sample of Italian university students with and without Specific Learning Disorder	22
Relations between fine motor skills and intelligence in typically developing children and children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder	22
Physical activity behaviors in parents of children with disabilities: A systematic review	22
Supporting coordination of children with ASD using neurological music therapy: A pilot randomized control trial comparing an elastic touch-display with tambourines	21
Resilience and social support as predictors of post-traumatic growth in mothers of children with autism spectrum disorder in Saudi Arabia	20
Challenges to parental involvement in transition planning for children with intellectual disabilities: The perspective of special education teachers in Saudi Arabia	20
Developmental disabilities across the world: A scientometric review from 1936 to 2020	20
Barriers and facilitators to treating insomnia in children with autism spectrum disorder and other neurodevelopmental disorders: Parent and health care professional perspectives	19
Informant-based assessment instruments for dementia in people with intellectual disability: A systematic review and standardised evaluation	19
Using the Ecological Validity Model to adapt parent-involved interventions for children with Autism Spectrum Disorder in the Latinx community: A conceptual review	19
Exploring mediational roles for self-stigma in associations between types of problematic use of internet and psychological distress in youth with ADHD	19
Exploring challenges and support structures of mothers with children with Autism Spectrum Disorder in the United Arab Emirates	19
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	18
Can school teachers’ willingness to teach ASD-inclusion classes be increased via special education training? Uncovering mediating mechanisms	18
A quality of life supports model: Six research-focused steps to evaluate the model and enhance research practices in the field of IDD	18
Longitudinal cognitive rehabilitation applied with eye-tracker for patients with Rett Syndrome	17
Association between perceived social support of parents and emotional/behavioral problems in children with ASD: A chain mediation model	17
The positive impact of knowledge and quality of contact on university students’ attitudes towards people with intellectual disability in the Arab world	17
Motor planning and movement execution during goal-directed sequential manual movements in 6-year-old children with autism spectrum disorder: A kinematic analysis	17
Visual attention span and phonological skills in Chinese developmental dyslexia	17
Social support, resilience, and quality of life for families with children with intellectual disabilities	17
Gender and age differences in the presentation of at-risk or probable Developmental Coordination Disorder in adults	17
Scale of emotional development–short: Reliability and validity in two samples of children with an intellectual disability	17
Emotional dysregulation and uncertainty intolerance as transdiagnostic mediators of anxiety in adults with autism spectrum disorders and intellectual disability	17
Differences in emotional state and autistic symptoms before and during confinement due to the COVID-19 pandemic	16
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	16
The relationship between motor milestone achievement and childhood motor deficits in children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and children with Developmental Coordination Disorder	16
Knowledge, attitudes, and practices of fetal alcohol spectrum disorder in health, justice, and education professionals: A systematic review	15
Using social media to be ‘social’: Perceptions of social media benefits and risk by autistic young people, and parents	15
Program for attention rehabilitation and strengthening (PARS) improves executive functions in children with attention deficit- hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)	15
Anxiety, confidence and self-concept in adults with and without developmental coordination disorder	15
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	15
Autistic adults’ personal experiences of navigating a social world prior to and during Covid-19 lockdown in Spain	15
A qualitative examination of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on children and adolescents with autism and their parents	15
Disparities in health literacy during the COVID-19 pandemic between the hearing and deaf communities	14
Independent living in adults with autism spectrum disorder: Stakeholders’ perspectives and experiences	14
Co-occurring mental health symptoms and cognitive processes in trauma-exposed ASD adults	14
Sleep disturbances and physical health problems in caregivers of children with ASD	14
Examining the effects of ADHD symptoms and parental involvement on children’s academic achievement	14

Quality of life beyond diagnosis in intellectual disability – Latent profiling	14
ADHD severity as a predictor of cognitive task performance in children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)	13
Family functioning and strengths in families raising a child with cerebral palsy	13
Psychiatric disorders in adults with cerebral palsy	13
Effects of developmental language disorder and bilingualism on children’s executive functioning: A longitudinal study	13
Stress and distress in New Zealand parents caring for a child with autism spectrum disorder	13
A parent-sibling dyadic interview to explore how an individual with Autism Spectrum Disorder can impact family dynamics	13
Yarning about fetal alcohol spectrum disorder: Outcomes of a community-based workshop	13
A systematic review of social support for siblings of children with neurodevelopmental disorders	13
Potentially traumatic experiences and behavioural symptoms in adults with autism and intellectual disability referred for psychiatric assessment	13
Longitudinal impact of public stigma and courtesy stigma on parents of children with autism spectrum disorder: The moderating role of trait mindfulness	13
Child disability and caregiving in low and middle income countries: Big data approach on open data	13
Support needs, coping, and stress among parents and caregivers of people with Down syndrome	12
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	12
Structural validity of the Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL) for preschoolers with neurogenetic syndromes	12
Prevalence of and relationship between adverse childhood experiences and family context risk factors among children with intellectual disabilities and borderline intellectual functioning	12
Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on families living with autism: An online survey	12
Social skills group training in adolescents with disabilities: A systematic review	12
The adult developmental coordination disorders/dyspraxia checklist – German: adapted factor structure for the differentiation of DCD and ADHD	12
Emotion regulation and angry mood among adolescents with externalizing problems and intellectual disabilities	12
A rapid systematic review of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and high order writing: Current findings and implications for intervention	12
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	12
Behavioral and emotional problems of toddlers with autism spectrum disorder: Effects of parents’ sociocultural level and individual factors	12
Developmental disabilities in Africa: A scientometric review	12
Moderate-to-vigorous physical activity and sedentary behavior in children with and without developmental coordination disorder: Associations with fundamental movement skills	12
Expressive and Receptive Language in Russian Primary-School-Aged Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder	12
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)	11
Sleep problems in children with Angelman Syndrome: The effect of a behavioral intervention program	11
Exploring motor-cognitive interference in children with Down syndrome using the Trail-Walking-Test	11
A scoping review of parental roles in rehabilitation interventions for children with developmental delay, disability, or long-term health condition	11
Is it really student-focused planning? Perspectives of students with autism	11
Relationships between food-related behaviors, obesity, and medication use in individuals with Smith-Magenis syndrome	11
Effects of a phonics-based intervention on the reading skills of students with intellectual disability	11
A systematic review of the use of atomoxetine for management of comorbid anxiety disorders in children and adolescents with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder	11
Living arrangements and community participation among autistic adults: Exploring the possible influences of living alone or with others	11
Assessing visuospatial processing in cerebral visual impairment using a novel and naturalistic static visual search task	11
Trauma, intellectual and/or developmental disability, and multiple, complex needs: A scoping review of the literature	10
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	10
Enhancing research practices in intellectual and developmental disabilities through person-centered outcome evaluation	10
Putting “ME” into measurement: Adapting self-report health measures for use with individuals with intellectual disability	10
Maternal and child factors associated with the health-promoting behaviours of mothers of children with a developmental disability	10
Peer influence on problem behaviors among students with intellectual disabilities	10
Perceived Stigma and Barriers to Accessing Services: Experience of Caregivers of Autistic Children Residing in Latin America	10
Theory of Mind in children and adolescents with Down syndrome	10
Parent-based training of basic number skills in children with Down syndrome using an adaptive computer game	10
Operationalisation of quality of life for students with intellectual and developmental disabilities to improve their inclusion	10
Early interventions in infants with unilateral cerebral palsy: A systematic review and narrative synthesis	10
Health-related quality of life in developmental coordination disorder and typical developing children	10
Technology-assisted quantification of movement to predict infants at high risk of motor disability: A systematic review	10
An intensive telehealth assessment and treatment model for an adult with developmental disabilities	10
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	10
Effectiveness of digital game-based trainings in children with neurodevelopmental disorders: A meta-analysis	10
Psychological effects of the 2017 California wildfires on children and youth with disabilities	10
Fetal alcohol spectrum disorders screening tools: A systematic review	10
The Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire self-report-, parent-, and teacher version in children with intellectual and developmental disabilities	10
Short-term memory outcome measures: Psychometric evaluation and performance in youth with Down syndrome	9
Internalising symptoms in Developmental Coordination Disorder: The indirect effect of everyday executive function	9
The reporters’ agreement in assessing the quality of life of young people with intellectual disabilities	9
“I sit all of the time”: Health-related time-use among adults with intellectual disabilities	9
Salivary alpha amylase and cortisol levels as stress biomarkers in children with cerebral palsy and their association with a physical therapy program	9
The porridge-like framework: A multidimensional guidance to support parents of children with developmental disabilities	9
Attachment representations among school-age children with intellectual disability	9
A scoping review of AAC research conducted in segregated school settings	9
Exploring sociodemographic predictors of parents’ perceptions about their children’s autism and their families’ adjustment	9
Teaching Reading to Students with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities: An Observation Study	9
The role of parental playfulness as a moderator reducing child behavioural problems among children with intellectual disability in Israel	9
The experiences of Hispanic families of children with autism spectrum disorder regarding physical activity	9
Intensive clinical trauma treatment for children and adolescents with mild intellectual disability or borderline intellectual functioning: A pilot study	9
Teachers as co-regulators of children’s emotions: A descriptive study of teacher-child emotion dialogues in special education	9
A scoping review of cross-cultural experiences of siblings of individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities in the United States	9
Increased openness to external influences in adolescents with intellectual disability: Insights from an experimental study on social judgments	9
Show me what happens next: Preliminary efficacy of a remote play-based intervention for children with Prader-Willi syndrome	9
Effect of Covid-19 lockdown on indian children with autism	9
Paternal speech directed to young children with Autism Spectrum Disorders and typical development	9
Teachers’ perceptions of their experience with inclusive education practices in Saudi Arabia	9
A comparison of formal and informal methods for assessing language and cognition in children with Rett syndrome	9
Emotional regulation deficits in autism spectrum disorder: The role of alexithymia and interoception	9
Mixed methods intervention studies in children and adolescents with emotional and behavioral disorders: A methodological review	9
What is my child telling me? Reducing stress, increasing competence and improving psychological well-being in parents of children with a developmental disability	9
The impact of visual-spatial abilities on theory of mind in children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorder	9

The effect of a virtual reality exergame on motor skills and physical activity levels of children with a developmental disability	9
Parents’ views on medical decisions related to life and death for their ageing child with profound intellectual and multiple disabilities: A qualitative study	9
Perceived parent needs in engaging with therapeutic supports for children with disabilities in school settings: An exploratory study	9
Implicit learning in children with Childhood Apraxia of Speech	9
Cultural Adaptation and Validation of Mullen Scales of Early Learning in Taiwanese children with Autism Spectrum Disorder, Global Developmental Delay, and Typically Developing Children	8
Parental stress and dyadic adjustment among parents of children with ASD: Moderating effects of dyadic coping and perceived social support	8
The factor structure of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder in schoolchildren	8
A systematic review of the use of telehealth to facilitate a diagnosis for children with developmental concerns	8
Developmental trajectory of hot and cold executive functions in children with and without attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)	8
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	8
A twelve-month follow-up of an information communication technology delivered intervention for children with autism spectrum disorder living in regional Australia	8
The inverse association between psychological resilience and emerging school refusal among bullied autistic youth	8
Short report: COVID-19-related anxiety is associated with mental health problems among adults with rare disorders	8
Parental expectations for children with intellectual disability or autism in Ghana and Zambia: A concept mapping study	8
Evaluation of a liaison and diversion Court Mental Health Service for defendants with neurodevelopmental disorders	8
Behavioral addiction and autism spectrum disorder: A systematic review	8
Working together: A review of cross-sector collaborative practices in provision for children with special educational needs and disabilities	8
Evaluation of sex differences in preschool children with and without autism spectrum disorder enrolled in the study to explore early development	8
ADHD symptoms, the current symptom scale, and exploratory structural equation modeling: A psychometric study	8
An analysis of the reading habits of autistic adults compared to neurotypical adults and implications for future interventions	8
Self-harm and Mental Health Characteristics of Prisoners with elevated rates of autistic traits	8
The co-occurrence of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder and mathematical difficulties: An investigation of the role of basic numerical skills	8
Investigating the challenges of teaching sex education to autistic learners: A qualitative exploration of teachers’ experiences	8
The first genome-wide association study of internet addiction; Revealed substantial shared risk factors with neurodevelopmental psychiatric disorders	8
Emotional problems in preschool and school-aged children with neurodevelopmental disorders in Spain: EPINED epidemiological project	8
Challenges and support needs of parents of children with developmental disabilities (DD) in Accra, Ghana	8
Collaborative team approaches to supporting inclusion of children with disability in mainstream schools: A co-design study	8
Examining the relationship between oral language skills and executive functions: Evidence from Greek-speaking 4–5-year-old children with and without Developmental Language Disorder	8
How does architecture contribute to reducing behaviours that challenge? A scoping review	8
Psychological flexibility of parents of children with disabilities: A systematic literature review	7
Meta-analysis on inhibition from childhood to young adulthood in people with Down syndrome	7
Symbolic versus non-symbolic training for improving early numeracy in preschoolers at risk of developing difficulties in mathematics	7
Relationships between challenging behavior and gastrointestinal symptoms, sleep problems, and internalizing and externalizing symptoms in children and adolescents with Angelman syndrome	7
Traumatic life events, polyvictimization, and externalizing symptoms in children with IDD and mental health problems	7
Short report and initial evaluation of the factor structure of the Lancaster and Northgate Trauma Scales (LANTS)	7
Invisible populations: Who is missing from research in intellectual disability?	7
Autism, music and Alexithymia: A musical intervention to enhance emotion recognition in adolescents with ASD	7
“It’s about sharing a moment”: Parents' views and experiences of home reading with their autistic children with moderate-to-severe intellectual disabilities	7
“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	7
The everyday occupations of East Asian mothers who have children with disabilities: A scoping review	7
Relationship between intraindividual auditory and visual attention in children with ADHD	7
Emotion regulation, parental stress and family functioning: Families of children with disabilities vs normative families	7
Peabody Developmental Motor Scales - Second Edition (PDMS-2): Reliability, content and construct validity evidence for Brazilian children	7
Feeding problems and malnutrition associated factors in a North African sample of multidisabled children with cerebral palsy	7
Psychometric validation of Barkley’s Adult Sluggish Cognitive Tempo (SCT) Ratings Scale -Turkish version and distinguishing SCT from attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) among Turkish adult	7
Short report presenting preliminary evidence of impaired corticomuscular coherence in an individual with Developmental Coordination Disorder	7
The effects of visual impairment on motor imagery in children and adolescents	7
Parenting individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities in South India	7
A sequential mixed-methods approach to exploring the experiences of practitioners who have worked in multi-sensory environments with autistic children	7
“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	7
Associations among co-occurring medical conditions and cognition, language, and behavior in Down syndrome	7