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Participants/Methods/Design: This study consisted of 55 subjects with a diagnosis of FXS, and their mothers, with data retrieved throughout childhood (from toddler to adolescent age; data collected every 18 months). Almost all (43) of the original participants were still involved in the study during adolescence. The age range for initial observations and data collection in […]

Participants/Methods/Design: “In this research note, the authors report an exploratory analysis from a data set that includes information gathered from earlier studies and data not previously reported,” (p. 1302). A total of 130 preschool aged children participated in this study. The participants had to have normal hearing, no underlying neurological conditions, and no significant phonological […]

Participants/Methods/Design: Through local recruitment procedures, this research study included a total of 20 students (17 boys; 3 girls; age range of 7-11 years) who had a diagnosis of ASD. Subjects were excluded if there was a significant medical diagnosis that prevented consistent attendance from school, or if there was a diagnosis of severe motor delay […]

Search Methods: An online search was conducted using a variety of electronic databases. Strict inclusion criteria were used including randomized controlled trials with subjects under twelve years old with a diagnosis of Autism, and considered minimally verbal. Results/Findings: After inclusion criteria was applied, the search resulted in two randomized controlled trials (RCTs). Between the two […]

Search Methods: Articles were retrieved using a comprehensive online search using various electronic databases. The initial search resulted in 169 studies; the authors applied the following inclusion criteria: experimental design with a researcher or therapist to administer intervention, report quantitative information on “at least one dependent variable related to varied communication behavior (p. 798), and […]

Search Methods: An online search on electronic databases was conducted that results in a total of 18 studies included in this review. Studies that used an experimental design, had an intervention to teach a skill/behavior, had subject(s) with some sort of neurodevelopmental disability, had bilingual subject(s), and studied outcomes from using two different languages in […]

Design/Participants/Methods: The two types of visual supports developed and used in this study include video models and visual schedules “that can be used in a clinical setting to facilitate the successful completion of an audiological evaluation for children with ASD” (p. 826). The participants in this study include eight children (ages 4-12 years) from various […]

Description of Search Methods: The authors conducted an online search using a variety of electronic databases, and did not apply a limit to language or year of publication. The authors also contacted experts in this area of research for deeper information on current studies. Results/Findings: After extensive searching, a total of 25 randomised clinical trials […]

Participants/Design/Method: The participants in this study were in the age range of 6-10 years, spoke English only, or both Spanish and English; some of the children had DLD and the others were typically developing. The subjects had to have passed a hearing screening, and scored within the average range for nonverbal intelligence. There was a […]