Coaching Individuals With Intellectual Disability and/or Autism: Perspectives of Coaches and Physical Education Teachers in Belgium.

Authors: Kortekaas, Dianne, Healy, Sean, Van Damme, Tine, Einarsson, Ingi, Burns, Jan, Van Biesen, Debbie

Source: Adapted Physical Activity Quarterly; Oct2025, Vol. 42 Issue 4, p500-526, 27p

Subject Terms: EMOTION regulation, MOTOR ability, PATIENTS' families, PSYCHOLOGY of teachers, RESEARCH funding, QUALITATIVE research, OCCUPATIONAL adaptation, MEDICAL personnel, INTERPROFESSIONAL relations, AUTISM, INTERVIEWING, PHYSICAL education, COACHES (Athletics), JUDGMENT sampling, INTELLECTUAL disabilities, SOUND recordings, THEMATIC analysis, SOCIAL integration, BEHAVIOR disorders in children, MOTIVATION (Psychology), NONVERBAL communication, COLLEGE teacher attitudes, ASPERGER'S syndrome, INTERPERSONAL relations, PEOPLE with disabilities, PSYCHOSOCIAL factors, COMORBIDITY

Geographic Terms: BELGIUM

Development of a Goal Attainment Scale (GAS) outcome measure for clinical interventional studies in paediatric autism.

Authors: Staunton, Hannah¹ (AUTHOR), McIver, Tammy¹ (AUTHOR), Tillmann, Julian² (AUTHOR), Clinch, Susanne¹ (AUTHOR), Hanrahan, Vivienne³ (AUTHOR) vivienne.hanrahan@modusoutcomes.com, Ewens, Bethany³ (AUTHOR), Averius, Caroline² (AUTHOR), Barsdorf, Alexandra I⁴ (AUTHOR), Baranger, Aurelie⁵ (AUTHOR), Berry Kravis, Elizabeth⁶ (AUTHOR), Charman, Tony⁷ (AUTHOR), Neerland, Haraldt⁵ (AUTHOR), Singer, Alison T⁸ (AUTHOR), Ventola, Pamela^9,10 (AUTHOR), JK Williams, Zackary^11,12 (AUTHOR), Barrett, Louise³ (AUTHOR)

Source: Autism: The International Journal of Research & Practice. Dec2025, Vol. 29 Issue 12, p2975-2990. 16p.

Subject Terms: *ASPERGER'S syndrome in children, *AUTISM in children, *QUALITATIVE research, *RESEARCH funding, *CLINICAL trials, *INTERVIEWING, *GOAL (Psychology), *JUDGMENT sampling, *EXPERIMENTAL design, *ASPERGER'S syndrome in adolescence, *SOUND recordings, *THEMATIC analysis, *RESEARCH methodology, *RESEARCH, *MATHEMATICAL models, *COMMUNICATION, *HEALTH outcome assessment, *THEORY, *AUTISM in adolescence, *PATIENT participation, *COGNITION, *ACTIVITIES of daily living, *PHYSICAL activity

Caregivers' Experiences Taking Care of Children and Teenagers With Autism Spectrum Disorders During the COVID‐19 Pandemic in Thailand: A Qualitative Approach.

Authors: Rujilekpanya, Chalisa^1,2 (AUTHOR), Napa, Wilai³ (AUTHOR) wilai.nap@mahidol.ac.th, Thaweekoon, Tusana³ (AUTHOR)

Source: Journal of Child & Adolescent Psychiatric Nursing. Nov2025, Vol. 38 Issue 4, p1-8. 8p.

Subject Terms: *INFECTION prevention, *ASPERGER'S syndrome in children, *AUDITING, *AUTISM in children, *QUALITATIVE research, *CONTROL (Psychology), *FOOD consumption, *STEREOTYPES, *RESEARCH funding, *CARING, *INTERVIEWING, *QUESTIONNAIRES, *PARENT attitudes, *BEHAVIOR, *SCREEN time, *PSYCHOLOGICAL adaptation, *ANXIETY, *HOSPITALS, *JUDGMENT sampling, *HYGIENE, *ASPERGER'S syndrome in adolescence, *TEENAGERS' conduct of life, *THEMATIC analysis, *RESEARCH methodology, *SOCIAL skills, *CHILD development, *PSYCHOLOGICAL stress, *COMMUNICATION, *HEALTH behavior, *PSYCHOLOGY of caregivers, *CLINICS, *SOCIAL support, *COVID-19 pandemic, *CAREGIVER attitudes, *AUTISM in adolescence, *CHILD behavior, *SOCIAL isolation, *ACTIVITIES of daily living

Geographic Terms: THAILAND

Sex Differences in the Broad Autism Phenotype: Insights from the Australian Biobank.

Authors: Di Mento, Blaise¹ (AUTHOR) dimentob@outlook.com, John, James Rufus¹ (AUTHOR) james.john@unsw.edu.au, Diaz, Antonio Mendoza^1,2 (AUTHOR) a.mendozadiaz@unsw.edu.au, Lin, Ping-I¹ (AUTHOR) daniel.lin@unsw.edu.au, Masi, Anne^1,3 (AUTHOR) a.masi@unsw.edu.au, Grove, Rachel⁴ (AUTHOR) rachel.grove@uts.edu.au, Eapen, Valsamma^1,3,5 (AUTHOR) v.eapen@unsw.edu.au

Source: Journal of Autism & Developmental Disorders. Oct2025, Vol. 55 Issue 10, p3700-3710. 11p.

Subject Terms: *GENETICS of autism, *ASPERGER'S syndrome in children, *CROSS-sectional method, *SIBLINGS, *INTELLECT, *PEARSON correlation (Statistics), *MATHEMATICAL variables, *AUTISM in children, *T-test (Statistics), *RESEARCH funding, *SEX distribution, *QUESTIONNAIRES, *MULTIPLE regression analysis, *PARENT-child relationships, *RETROSPECTIVE studies, *MULTIVARIATE analysis, *CHI-squared test, *AGE distribution, *DESCRIPTIVE statistics, *SEVERITY of illness index, *TISSUE banks, *MEDICAL records, *ACQUISITION of data, *LANGUAGE disorders, *PERSONALITY, *GENE expression profiling, *COMMUNICATION, *STATISTICS, *RESEARCH, *ASPERGER'S syndrome, *INTERPERSONAL relations, *DATA analysis software, *PARENTS of children with disabilities, *PHENOTYPES, *PSYCHOSOCIAL factors, *SOCIAL participation, *COGNITION, *CHILD behavior, *GENOTYPES, *EDUCATIONAL attainment

Geographic Terms: AUSTRALIA

A proposal for an AI-based toy to encourage and assess symbolic play in autistic children.

Authors: Bartolomei, Giampiero¹ giampiero.bartolomei@istc.cnr.it, Ozcan, Beste¹, Granato, Giovanni¹, Baldassarre, Gianluca¹, Sperati, Valerio¹

Source: Behaviour & Information Technology. Sep2025, Vol. 44 Issue 14, p3390-3403. 14p.

Subject Terms: *ARTIFICIAL intelligence, *ROBOTICS, ASPERGER'S syndrome in children, PLAY, MOBILE apps, AUTISM in children, ASSISTIVE technology, DEVELOPMENTAL disabilities, PLAY therapy, BODY movement, MACHINE learning, COGNITION

Psychosocial Functioning Mediates Parental Depression and Sleep in Autistic Children.

Authors: Stearns, Melanie A.¹ (AUTHOR), Hayse, Braden² (AUTHOR), McGovney, Kevin² (AUTHOR), Nair, Neetu³ (AUTHOR), Mazurek, Micah⁴ (AUTHOR), Curtis, Ashley F.¹ (AUTHOR), Beversdorf, David^5,6 (AUTHOR), Sohl, Kristin⁷ (AUTHOR), McCrae, Christina S.^1,3 (AUTHOR) christinamccrae@usf.edu

Source: Journal of Autism & Developmental Disorders. Dec2025, Vol. 55 Issue 12, p4460-4468. 9p.

Subject Terms: *DIAGNOSIS of mental depression, *ASPERGER'S syndrome in children, *CROSS-sectional method, *AUTISM in children, *RESEARCH funding, *PARENT-child relationships, *INTERVIEWING, *QUESTIONNAIRES, *PARENT attitudes, *STRUCTURAL equation modeling, *DESCRIPTIVE statistics, *SURVEYS, *PARENTS of children with disabilities, *SLEEP disorders in children, *FACTOR analysis, *DATA analysis software, *PSYCHOSOCIAL factors, *PSYCHOSOCIAL functioning

Geographic Terms: MISSOURI

Sleep Problems in Children with ASD and Mothers' Stress: the Mediating Role of Mother's Quality of Life and Moderator Role of Mother's Resilience.

Authors: Saad, Mourad Ali Eissa¹ (AUTHOR) profmouradali@gmail.com

Source: Journal of Autism & Developmental Disorders. Dec2025, Vol. 55 Issue 12, p4450-4459. 10p.

Subject Terms: *PSYCHOLOGICAL resilience, *ASPERGER'S syndrome in children, *CROSS-sectional method, *RISK assessment, *AUTISM in children, *QUESTIONNAIRES, *STATISTICAL sampling, *DESCRIPTIVE statistics, *CLASSIFICATION of mental disorders, *PSYCHOLOGY of mothers, *QUALITY of life, *PSYCHOLOGICAL stress, *MOTHER-child relationship, *FACTOR analysis, *DATA analysis software, *CONFIDENCE intervals, *SLEEP disorders, *DISEASE complications, *CHILDREN

What Silent Pauses Can 'Tell' Us About the Storytelling Skills of Autistic Children: Relations Between Pausing, Language Skills and Executive Functions.

Authors: Peristeri, Eleni¹ (AUTHOR) eperiste@enl.auth.gr, Drakoulaki, Katerina² (AUTHOR), Boznou, Antonia² (AUTHOR), Nerantzini, Michaela³ (AUTHOR), Gena, Angeliki⁴ (AUTHOR), Lengeris, Angelos² (AUTHOR), Varlokosta, Spyridoula² (AUTHOR)

Source: Journal of Autism & Developmental Disorders. Dec2025, Vol. 55 Issue 12, p4171-4184. 14p.

Subject Terms: *SPEECH evaluation, *ASPERGER'S syndrome in children, *AUTISM in children, *GRAMMAR, *RESEARCH funding, *COMPUTER software, *TASK performance, *STATISTICAL hypothesis testing, *T-test (Statistics), *DATA analysis, *EXECUTIVE function, *AFFINITY groups, *CHI-squared test, *ANALYSIS of covariance, *DISCOURSE analysis, *STORYTELLING, *CASE-control method, *STATISTICS, *VOCABULARY, *SHORT-term memory, *DATA analysis software, *PSYCHOLOGICAL tests, *CHILD behavior, *COGNITIVE flexibility, *INTER-observer reliability, *EVALUATION, *CHILDREN

Geographic Terms: GREECE

Phonological Development in 3–6-Year-Old Mandarin-Speaking Children with Autism, Developmental Delays, and Typical Development.

Authors: Liu, Min¹ (AUTHOR), Han, Jinhe² (AUTHOR), Zhang, Yuexin³ (AUTHOR), Wen, Jieling² (AUTHOR), Wang, Yanxia² (AUTHOR), Hu, Xinyu² (AUTHOR), Sun, Mudi² (AUTHOR), Qu, Lu¹ (AUTHOR), Han, Xuling² (AUTHOR), Xu, Lian³ (AUTHOR), Zhao, Hang² (AUTHOR), Lu, Haidan² (AUTHOR), Liu, Qiaoyun² (AUTHOR) qyliu@spe.ecnu.edu.cn

Source: Journal of Autism & Developmental Disorders. Dec2025, Vol. 55 Issue 12, p4312-4323. 12p.

Subject Terms: *ASPERGER'S syndrome in children, *PLAY, *CROSS-sectional method, *AUTISM in children, *SPEECH, *CHILDREN with disabilities, *GRAMMAR, *DATA analysis, *RESEARCH funding, *PHONOLOGICAL awareness, *PARENT-child relationships, *KRUSKAL-Wallis Test, *VERBAL behavior testing, *DESCRIPTIVE statistics, *GAMES, *CHILD development deviations, *CHILD development, *COMMUNICATION, *MEDICAL coding, *ONE-way analysis of variance, *STATISTICS, *PHONETICS, *COMPARATIVE studies, *DATA analysis software, *LANGUAGE acquisition, *PHONOLOGY, *ARTICULATION (Speech), *NONPARAMETRIC statistics

Geographic Terms: CHINA

Are a Child's Autistic Traits, Behavioural Difficulties, Prosocial Behaviour and Temperament Predictors of Parental Self-Efficacy and Satisfaction? A Study on Parents of Autistic and Neurotypical Children Aged 7–11 Years.

Authors: Omelańczuk, Iwona¹ (AUTHOR) iomelanczuk@aps.edu.pl, Pisula, Ewa² (AUTHOR)

Source: Journal of Autism & Developmental Disorders. Dec2025, Vol. 55 Issue 12, p4247-4261. 15p.

Subject Terms: *ASPERGER'S syndrome in children, *BEHAVIOR disorders, *SOCIAL disabilities, *DISABILITIES, *CROSS-sectional method, *STATISTICAL correlation, *PEARSON correlation (Statistics), *AUTISM in children, *TEMPERAMENT, *SATISFACTION, *SELF-efficacy, *CRONBACH'S alpha, *QUESTIONNAIRES, *MULTIPLE regression analysis, *MAINSTREAMING in special education, *DESCRIPTIVE statistics, *BEHAVIOR disorders in children, *PARENTS of children with disabilities, *COMPARATIVE studies, *DATA analysis software, *PSYCHOSOCIAL factors, *EDUCATIONAL attainment

Geographic Terms: POLAND

Demonstrations of Resilience by Christian Couples Parenting Autistic Children: A Pilot Integration of the Double ABCX Model and a Theory of Couple Resilience.

Authors: Olufowote, Rachael A. Dansby¹ (AUTHOR) rachael.olufowote@alliant.edu, Murphy, Matt¹ (AUTHOR) mmurphy4@alliant.edu, Watters, Elizabeth R.¹ (AUTHOR) elizabeth.watters@alliant.edu, Anson, Brianna² (AUTHOR) brannaanson@gmail.com

Source: Contemporary Family Therapy: An International Journal. Dec2025, Vol. 47 Issue 4, p446-461. 16p.

Subject Terms: *ASPERGER'S syndrome in children, *PSYCHOLOGICAL resilience, *AUTISM in children, *CHRISTIANS, *SECONDARY analysis, *QUALITATIVE research, *MARRIAGE, *PARENT-child relationships, *PILOT projects, *INTERVIEWING, *NEURODIVERSITY, *PARENTING, *PARENT attitudes, *BRIEF psychotherapy, *DESCRIPTIVE statistics, *DISCOURSE analysis, *TELEPSYCHOLOGY, *MATHEMATICAL models, *VIDEOCONFERENCING, *PARENTS of children with disabilities, *THEORY, *PSYCHOSOCIAL factors

Geographic Terms: UNITED States

Effectiveness of a Train-the-Trainer Model to Teach Water Safety Skills to Children With Autism.

Authors: Byun, Young Hee¹ (AUTHOR) wendybyun@gmail.com, Nevill, Rose E.¹ (AUTHOR), Maquera, Elizabeth S.¹ (AUTHOR), McLucas, Alan S.¹ (AUTHOR), Mazurek, Micah O.¹ (AUTHOR), Therrien, William J.¹ (AUTHOR), Ingvarsson, Einar T.² (AUTHOR)

Source: Focus on Autism & Other Developmental Disabilities. Dec2025, Vol. 40 Issue 4, p208-219. 12p.

Subject Terms: *DROWNPROOFING, *ASPERGER'S syndrome in children, *SAFETY, *AUTISM in children, *PHILOSOPHY of education, *RESEARCH funding, *EDUCATIONAL outcomes, *TEACHING methods, *DESCRIPTIVE statistics, *EXPERIMENTAL design, *ABILITY, *SWIMMING, *DATA analysis software, *TRAINING, *BEHAVIOR therapy, *COMMUNITY-based social services, *CHILDREN

Geographic Terms: UNITED States

Parental distress, marital satisfaction, and functional impairments in autistic children: A family perspective from Türkiye.

Authors: Özoğuz, Nazlı¹ (AUTHOR), Balkanas, Mustafa² (AUTHOR), Tarakçıoğlu, Mahmut Cem² (AUTHOR) mtarakcioglu@hotmail.com

Source: Autism: The International Journal of Research & Practice. Dec2025, Vol. 29 Issue 12, p3156-3165. 10p.

Subject Terms: *ASPERGER'S syndrome in children, *CROSS-sectional method, *SCALE analysis (Psychology), *PSYCHOLOGICAL resilience, *PSYCHOLOGICAL distress, *AUTISM in children, *DATA analysis, *MENTAL health, *PARENT-child relationships, *KRUSKAL-Wallis Test, *MULTIPLE regression analysis, *MOTHERS, *FUNCTIONAL status, *TERTIARY care, *DESCRIPTIVE statistics, *MANN Whitney U Test, *MARITAL satisfaction, *CAREGIVERS, *STATISTICS, *PSYCHOLOGICAL stress, *PSYCHOLOGY of parents, *SOCIAL support, *PSYCHIATRIC hospitals, *DATA analysis software, *INTERPERSONAL relations, *NONPARAMETRIC statistics

Geographic Terms: TURKEY

Sensory subtypes of children on the autism spectrum in Japan: Characteristics of participation and family functioning.

Authors: Nakamura, Takuto¹ (AUTHOR) nakamura-y49@kuhs.ac.jp, Dobashi, Reika² (AUTHOR), Noda, Haruka^3,4 (AUTHOR), Ikeda, Kohei¹ (AUTHOR), Nagayama, Hirofumi¹ (AUTHOR), Sasada, Satoshi¹ (AUTHOR)

Source: Autism: The International Journal of Research & Practice. Dec2025, Vol. 29 Issue 12, p3032-3046. 15p.

Subject Terms: *ASPERGER'S syndrome in children, *AUTISM in children, *RESEARCH funding, *SECONDARY analysis, *DATA analysis, *CRONBACH'S alpha, *TASTE, *KRUSKAL-Wallis Test, *QUESTIONNAIRES, *FAMILY relations, *DESCRIPTIVE statistics, *CHI-squared test, *SMELL, *CHILD development, *ONE-way analysis of variance, *STATISTICS, *COMPARATIVE studies, *SOCIAL support, *DATA analysis software, *SOCIAL participation, *ACTIVITIES of daily living

Geographic Terms: JAPAN

How well can commonly used anxiety scales detect treatment outcomes in the context of autism?

Authors: Chen, Huilin¹ (AUTHOR), Wood, Jeffrey J² (AUTHOR), Kerns, Connor M³ (AUTHOR), Storch, Eric A⁴ (AUTHOR), Kendall, Philip C⁵ (AUTHOR), Scerif, Gaia¹ (AUTHOR), Creswell, Cathy¹ (AUTHOR) cathy.creswell@psych.ox.ac.uk

Source: Autism: The International Journal of Research & Practice. Dec2025, Vol. 29 Issue 12, p2991-3001. 11p.

Subject Terms: *ANXIETY treatment, *ASPERGER'S syndrome in children, *MULTITRAIT multimethod techniques, *AUTISM in children, *SECONDARY analysis, *RECEIVER operating characteristic curves, *DATA analysis, *RESEARCH funding, *SEX distribution, *TREATMENT effectiveness, *DESCRIPTIVE statistics, *AGE distribution, *RACE, *PSYCHOMETRICS, *CONVALESCENCE, *STATISTICS, *FACTOR analysis, *DATA analysis software, *SENSITIVITY & specificity (Statistics), *COMORBIDITY, *CHILD behavior, *BEHAVIOR therapy, RESEARCH evaluation

Geographic Terms: UNITED States

Practitioners' Perspectives on the Impact of Picture Exchange Communication System on Communication, Learning and Social Interaction of Children with Autism in the UAE.

Authors: Safi, Mohammed F.¹ (AUTHOR) slpmfsafi@gmail.com, Alshamsi, Mariam² (AUTHOR), Opoku, Maxwell Peprah² (AUTHOR), Abdat, Rawhi³ (AUTHOR), Sartawi, Abdelaziz⁴ (AUTHOR), Agamy, Yasser⁵ (AUTHOR)

Source: International Journal of Disability, Development & Education. Dec2025, Vol. 72 Issue 8, p1512-1527. 16p.

Subject Terms: *ASPERGER'S syndrome in children, *AUTISM in children, *FACILITATED communication, *DATA analysis, *KRUSKAL-Wallis Test, *QUESTIONNAIRES, *LEARNING, *AGE distribution, *MANN Whitney U Test, *CHI-squared test, *DESCRIPTIVE statistics, *TEACHERS, *EARLY intervention (Education), *SURVEYS, *ATTITUDES of medical personnel, *COMMUNICATION devices for people with disabilities, *COMMUNICATION, *SOCIAL skills, *CHILD development, *ABILITY, *PROFESSIONAL employee training, *STATISTICS, *COMMUNICATION education, *SPECIAL education, *SOCIAL support, *DELPHI method, *DATA analysis software, *SOCIAL participation, *TRAINING, *NONPARAMETRIC statistics, *EDUCATION

Geographic Terms: UNITED Arab Emirates

The Effects of Response‐Stimulus Pairing on Toy Play and Stereotypy in Three Children on the Autism Spectrum in China.

Authors: Li, Yan^1,2 (AUTHOR), Xu, Sheng^1,3 (AUTHOR) sxu@ed.ecnu.edu.cn, Lee, Gabrielle T.⁴ (AUTHOR)

Source: Behavioral Interventions. Nov2025, Vol. 40 Issue 4, p1-11. 11p.

Subject Terms: *ASPERGER'S syndrome in children, *BEHAVIOR disorders, *PLAY, *REINFORCEMENT (Psychology), *AUTISM in children, *RESEARCH funding, *ACADEMIC medical centers, *FUNCTIONAL assessment, *STUDENTS with disabilities, *TREATMENT effectiveness, *DESCRIPTIVE statistics, *EXPERIMENTAL design, *CASE studies, *DATA analysis software, *PSYCHOSOCIAL factors, *BEHAVIOR therapy, *PATIENTS' attitudes

Geographic Terms: CHINA

Application of Abductive Reasoning in Synthesized Contingency Assessments.

Authors: Parthum, Elizabeth¹ (AUTHOR), Rooker, Griffin¹ (AUTHOR), Britwum, Kwadwo¹ (AUTHOR) k.o.britwum@msmary.edu, Retzlaff, Billie² (AUTHOR)

Source: Behavioral Interventions. Nov2025, Vol. 40 Issue 4, p1-9. 9p.

Subject Terms: *ASPERGER'S syndrome in children, *AUTISM in children, *TASK performance, *CONTINGENCY management, *ATTENTION, *LOGIC, *THOUGHT & thinking, *CHILD behavior

Geographic Terms: UNITED States

It's Time to Play: Peer‐Mediated Intervention With a Student With Autism at Recess.

Authors: Ashley, Leigh¹ (AUTHOR) lsams@usf.edu, Fox, Lise¹ (AUTHOR)

Source: Behavioral Interventions. Nov2025, Vol. 40 Issue 4, p1-7. 7p.

Subject Terms: *ASPERGER'S syndrome in children, *PLAY, *SCHOOL environment, *SUPPORT groups, *COMMUNICATIVE competence, *AUTISM in children, *AFFINITY groups, *EDUCATIONAL outcomes, *TEACHING methods, *MAINSTREAMING in special education, *DESCRIPTIVE statistics, *SOCIAL skills, *SPECIAL education schools, *COMMUNICATION education, *INTERPERSONAL relations, *SOCIAL support, *SOCIAL skills education, *CHILD behavior

Developmental Impacts of Early Sensory Patterns on School-Age Adaptive, Maladaptive, and Participation Outcomes in Autistic and Non-autistic Children.

Authors: Chen, Yun-Ju^1,2,3 (AUTHOR) chenyunj@usc.edu, Sideris, John^1,2 (AUTHOR), Watson, Linda R.^2,4 (AUTHOR), Crais, Elizabeth R.^2,4 (AUTHOR), Baranek, Grace T.^1,2 (AUTHOR)

Source: Journal of Autism & Developmental Disorders. Nov2025, Vol. 55 Issue 11, p4033-4044. 12p.

Subject Terms: *ASPERGER'S syndrome in children, *AUTISM in children, *QUESTIONNAIRES, *PSYCHOLOGICAL adaptation, *DESCRIPTIVE statistics, *STRUCTURAL equation modeling, *MULTIVARIATE analysis, *DEVELOPMENTAL disabilities, *LONGITUDINAL method, *CHILD development, *COMMUNICATION, *DATA analysis software, *SOCIAL participation