Research in Developmental Disabilities

Papers
(The TQCC of Research in Developmental Disabilities is 7. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-06-01 to 2025-06-01.)
ArticleCitations
Investigating basic emotion knowledge of people with Williams syndrome64
Symptoms of anxiety and depression and quality of life in parents of children with autism during the second wave of the pandemic46
Emerging adults’ emotions toward their siblings with down syndrome42
Promoting social-inclusion: Adapting and refining a school participation and connectedness intervention for neurodiverse children in UK primary schools38
“BottegaMente”: An Italian program of internship for people with autism spectrum disorder33
Enhancing special education programs’ curricula for students with intellectual disabilities in saudi arabia: A call for personalized approaches and inclusive practices32
Auditory time perception impairment in children with developmental dyscalculia31
The effect of parental age on child development at 36 months: Insights from the Japan environment and children's study30
The impacts of typically developing siblings on the developmental outcomes of children with disability: A scoping review29
Enhanced EEG power density during painful stretching in individuals with cerebral palsy28
Technology for supporting emotion regulation of individuals with developmental disabilities: A scoping review28
Motor and cognitive dual-task performance under low and high task complexity in children with and without developmental coordination disorder27
Arithmetic fluency and number processing skills in identifying students with mathematical learning disabilities27
Family well-being in families with children and young people with Wolf-Hirschhorn Syndrome27
Changes in mothers’ and fathers’ stress level, mental health and coping strategies during the 3 years following ASD diagnosis26
A capacity-building intervention for parents of children with disabilities in rural South India26
Putting “ME” into measurement: Adapting self-report health measures for use with individuals with intellectual disability26
Meet Kica: Design, prototyping and user testing of a mobile application based on the WHO Caregiver Skills Training25
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]25
A new quality of life index to enhance the inclusion of primary education students with intellectual and developmental disabilities in Spain: A preliminary study25
Therapist alliance building behavior and treatment adherence for dutch children with mild intellectual disability or borderline intellectual functioning and externalizing problem behavior24
“It makes me a better person”: The unique experiences of parenting multiple children who experience neurodevelopmental disability24
Self-injury as a predominant challenging behavior in epilepsy: A study in a residential facility for profoundly disabled patients24
Technological advancements in the assessment and intervention of developmental disabilities24
Math abilities in autism spectrum disorder: A meta-analysis23
Prevalence of psychological problems among caregivers of children and adolescents with neurodevelopmental disorders during the COVID-19 pandemic: A meta-analysis and systematic review22
Diagnostic survey of dyslexia and accompanying behavioral indicators in primary school students in Saudi Arabia22
The impact of COVID-19 pandemic social restrictions on individuals with autism spectrum disorder and their caregivers in the Stateof Qatar: A cross-sectional study22
Exploring fathers' perspectives on family-centered services for families of children with disabilities22
The effectiveness of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) on information processing speed in children with intellectual disability21
Temporal-sampling theory and language in Down syndrome: An empirical study21
Health-related quality of life in mothers of children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in Taiwan: The roles of child, parent, and family characteristics21
EEG activation in preschool children: Characteristics and predictive value for current and future mental health status21
Predictive validity of the Developmental Coordination Disorder Questionnaire as a screening tool to identify motor skill problems: A systematic review and meta-analysis21
The porridge-like framework: A multidimensional guidance to support parents of children with developmental disabilities21
Do emotionally salient cues improve prospective memory performance in children and adolescents with autism?20
Executive function, repetitive behaviour and restricted interests in neurodevelopmental disorders20
Adaptive living skills, sleep problems, and mental health disorders in adults with 22q11.21 deletion syndrome20
Correlates of physical activity, sedentary time, and cardiovascular disease risk factors in autistic adults without intellectual disabilities20
IQ, parent- and self-reports of child anxiety and salivary cortisol in a sample of children with autism spectrum disorder20
Examining frustration intolerance beliefs among adults with dyslexia or developmental coordination disorder19
Letter to the Editor: Journals need to make space for narratives from people with lived experience19
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Implementing a scientifically based educational intervention in mainstream primary schools before and during COVID-19 era: Evidence from Greek-speaking children19
Psychometric properties of the Belgian LDCDQ (LDCDQ-BE) in a population based sample18
Short report: Social support access among single caregivers with children on the autism spectrum18
Short report: Self-compassion and satisfaction with life in Danish adolescents with Developmental Language Disorder (DLD): `We are all in the same boat´18
A systematic review of factors that impact reading comprehension in children with developmental language disorders17
Concurrent validity in language and motor domains on the Vineland-3 and Mullen Scales of Early Learning in young children with Down syndrome17
Assessing the quality of care and service trajectories in autism from families’ perspective: Early intervention and interim services17
Standing up for Myself (STORM): Adapting and piloting a web-delivered psychosocial group intervention for people with intellectual disabilities17
Evaluation of a liaison and diversion Court Mental Health Service for defendants with neurodevelopmental disorders16
Perceived Stigma and Barriers to Accessing Services: Experience of Caregivers of Autistic Children Residing in Latin America16
Evaluating the challenges and needs of parents caring for children with Williams syndrome: A preliminary study from Poland16
Exploring the impact and acceptability of gamified tools to address educational needs in decoding and writing skills: A pilot study16
Study of the deficit in planning abilities of adults with Prader-Willi Syndrome16
Does parent management training reduce behavioural and emotional problems in children with intellectual disability? A randomised controlled trial16
Selective short-term memory impairment for verbalizable visual objects in children with Developmental Language Disorder15
Are all parental experiences equal?: Cluster analysis of salivary cortisol and perception of parental stress in mothers of children with autism spectrum disorder15
Individual variation in bilingual vocabulary in preschoolers with developmental language disorder15
Parental report of early features of developmental coordination disorder: A qualitative study15
Validation of the multidimensional attitudes toward preschool inclusive education scale in the bilingual context of Québec15
Manual exploratory behaviors in six-month-old infants at environmental and biological risk14
Evaluating handwriting in children with developmental coordination disorder (DCD): Temporal, spatial, pressure and grip-force measures14
Being a deaf student in a face mask world: Survey data from Italian university students14
Visuospatial perspective taking in people with Down syndrome14
Potential impact of autism services on the quality of life of individuals with autism spectrum disorder and their families14
A rapid systematic review of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and high order writing: Current findings and implications for intervention14
Factors associated with mathematical capacity in children with Developmental Coordination Disorder14
Examining maternal unmet needs and perception about autism-related services in Saudi Arabia14
Risk and protective factors associated with maternal mental health in mothers of children with autism spectrum disorder14
Autistic adults’ personal experiences of navigating a social world prior to and during Covid-19 lockdown in Spain13
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]13
A systematic review on the use of technology to enhance the academic achievements of children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in language learning13
Editorial Board13
Self-harm and Mental Health Characteristics of Prisoners with elevated rates of autistic traits13
A cross-lagged study of psychosocial adaptation among students with visual impairments: Coping, self-esteem, and social integration13
Emotional regulation deficits in autism spectrum disorder: The role of alexithymia and interoception13
Needs of children with neurodevelopmental disorders and medical complexity: Caregiver perspectives13
Examination of sensory reception and integration abilities in children with and without Prader-Willi syndrome13
Symbolated texts as an assistive technology: Exploring the impact on reading comprehension13
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’ perspectives12
Quality of Life of deaf adolescents in high school: A systematic literature review12
Factors associated with use of medication for behavioral challenges in adults with intellectual and developmental disability12
Contribution of a post-secondary academic enrichment program on cognitive abilities of adults with severe intellectual disability using an e-book12
The structure, profile, and diagnostic significance of intelligence in children with ADHD are impressively similar to those of children with a specific learning disorder12
The lived experience of fathers with intellectual disabilities: An interpretative phenomenological analysis12
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A trial of online ABRACADABRA literacy instruction with supplementary parent-led shared book reading for children with autism12
Parental stress, quality of life, and behavioral alterations in children with dyslexia12
Obstacle negotiation while dual-tasking in children with Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD): An augmented-reality approach12
Different mediators of applied theory-of-mind competence in children with autism spectrum disorder12
Parent perspectives following newborn screening resulting in diagnoses of fragile X syndrome or fragile X premutation12
The reporters’ agreement in assessing the quality of life of young people with intellectual disabilities12
Development of the Difficulties in Communicating with Teachers Scale Among Parents of Children with ADHD12
The effect of Smart-Glove exchange-based system vs. PECS® on communication initiation in minimally verbal toddlers with autism spectrum disorder11
Implicit learning in children with Childhood Apraxia of Speech11
Qualitative analysis of social support for caregivers of children with neurodevelopmental disorders in South India11
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EMDR therapy for PTSD symptoms in patients with mild intellectual disability or borderline intellectual functioning and comorbid psychotic disorder: A case series11
Machine learning-based brief version of the Caregiver-Teacher Report Form for preschoolers11
Effectiveness of gamification and game-based learning in Spanish adolescents with dyslexia: A longitudinal quasi-experimental research11
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Effects of aquatic exercise intervention on executive function and brain-derived neurotrophic factor of children with autism spectrum disorder11
Understanding parental physical activity support in parents of children with developmental disabilities across two different countries11
Feeding problems and malnutrition associated factors in a North African sample of multidisabled children with cerebral palsy11
Early interventions in infants with unilateral cerebral palsy: A systematic review and narrative synthesis11
Investigating the impact of an AI-based play activities intervention on the quality of life of school-aged children with ADHD11
“It feels like sending your children into the lions’ den” – A qualitative investigation into parental attitudes towards ASD inclusion, and the impact of mainstream education on their child10
“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 impairment10
Randomised controlled trial of an online cognitive training program in school-aged children with cerebral palsy10
Short report: Siblings of children with neurodevelopmental disorders, a phenomenological perspective on parental perception10
Cross-sectional developmental trajectories in the adaptive functioning of children and adolescents with Down syndrome10
Implementing and evaluating Social Attention and Communication Surveillance (SACS) to prospectively identify autism in very young children in Nepal10
Operationalisation of quality of life for students with intellectual and developmental disabilities to improve their inclusion10
Executive functioning and verbal fluency performance in youth with Down syndrome10
Short report: Behavioural characterisation of SOX11 syndrome10
The impact of clarity on hearing-impaired children's face processing: An eye-tracking study10
The developmental dyslexia scale for standard mandarin: A study among early primary students10
Underlying neurophysiological and biomechanical mechanisms related to postural control of children with Developmental Coordination Disorder differ from those in typically developing children10
Informant-based assessment instruments for dementia in people with intellectual disability: A systematic review and standardised evaluation10
Behavioral and emotional problems of toddlers with autism spectrum disorder: Effects of parents’ sociocultural level and individual factors10
Evaluating implementation outcomes of a measure of social vulnerability in adults with intellectual disabilities10
Developmental, sensory and behavioral outcomes among infants and toddlers with prenatal alcohol exposure10
Detecting sleep apnea in adults with Down syndrome using WatchPAT: A feasibility study10
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 study10
Adolescents’ executive functions: Links to inattention, hyperactivity-impulsivity, trait mindfulness, and attachment relationships with fathers and mothers10
The effects of incorporating extended conversations into video-based story retelling instruction on oral narrative skills in adolescents with intellectual disability in China10
Exploring sensory alterations and repetitive behaviors in children with autism spectrum disorder from the perspective of artificial neural networks9
Locus of nonword repetition impairments in Mandarin-speaking children with developmental language disorder9
Impact of visual processing skills on reading ability in Chinese deaf children9
Quality of life in caregivers of toddlers with autism features9
Room to read: The effect of extra-large letter spacing and coloured overlays on reading speed and accuracy in adolescents with dyslexia9
Better at home or in residential care? Victimization of people with intellectual disabilities at the hands of caregivers9
Listen up! ADHD slows spoken-word processing in adverse listening conditions: Evidence from eye movements9
Quality of life beyond diagnosis in intellectual disability – Latent profiling9
Motor development trajectories of children with cerebral palsy in a community-based early intervention program in rural South India9
Parental knowledge of children’s motor development: A cross-sectional study in Saudi Arabia9
Exploring the link between sleep and cognitive disengagement syndrome (CDS) in young adults: Integrating the role of ADHD9
Attachment representations among school-age children with intellectual disability9
Motor difficulties from childhood to midlife: A 40-year cohort study9
Specific learning disorders in young adults: Investigating pragmatic abilities and their relationship with theory of mind, executive functions and quality of life.9
Changes in the quality of life of persons with profound intellectual and multiple disabilities following community transition: A Canadian study9
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Investigating predictability aspects of phonological type errors in braille spelling9
Fatherhood in disability rehabilitation in the United Arab Emirates: Exploring fathers’ involvement in raising children with disabilities9
A systematic review of social support for siblings of children with neurodevelopmental disorders9
Psychological effects of the 2017 California wildfires on children and youth with disabilities9
Family-centered service through the eyes of insiders: Healthcare providers who are parents speak about receiving and providing healthcare in child health9
The development and validation of a questionnaire on parental involvement in the transition from kindergarten to primary school for children with developmental disabilities in China8
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Social information processing, normative beliefs about aggression and parenting in children with mild intellectual disabilities and aggressive behavior8
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Families’, practitioners’, and researchers’ experience in the trajectory for the diagnostic evaluation of developmental disorders in young children8
Negative emotions in siblings of individuals with developmental disabilities: The roles of early maladaptive schemas and system justification8
Barriers and facilitators to accessibility, continuity, validity, flexibility, and provider-family relationship along the diagnostic pathway in developmental disabilities8
What factors are associated with posttraumatic growth among mothers of children with developmental disabilities in South Korea?8
Relationship-based intervention for children who were prenatally alcohol exposed in South Africa8
Psychological variables related to technology-mediated intervention design in autism spectrum disorder8
Lexical skills and gesture use: A comparison between expressive and receptive/expressive late talkers8
Childhood experiences of being parented, adult attachment, psychological inflexibility, social engagement, and mental health of autistic adults8
A comparison of accelerometer cut-points for measuring physical activity and sedentary time in adolescents with Down syndrome8
Increased openness to external influences in adolescents with intellectual disability: Insights from an experimental study on social judgments8
Sleep disturbances and behavior in Smith-Magenis syndrome8
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 model8
Association of developmental coordination disorder and low motor competence with impaired bone health: A systematic review8
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Oral language skills in Brazilian children with obstructive sleep apnea8
Allocation and funding of Speech and Language Therapy for children with Developmental Language Disorders across Europe and beyond8
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 disability8
Future care planning of adults with childhood-onset neurodevelopmental disabilities: A scoping review8
“Eventually I’m gonna need people”: Social capital among college students with developmental disability8
Print and digital reading habits and comprehension in children with and without special education needs7
The role of executive functions in mediating the relationship between adult ADHD symptoms and hyperfocus in university students7
Family quality of life and autism spectrum disorder: Comparative diagnosis of needs and impact on family life7
Trajectory assessments of cognitive, visuospatial, and academic profile in nonverbal learning disability (visuospatial developmental disorder)7
Parent perspectives on the assessment of quality of life of their children with profound intellectual and multiple disabilities in the Netherlands7
Cognitive flexibility assessment in youth with Down syndrome: Reliability, practice effects, and validity7
Prognostic factors for long-term outcome in children with fetal alcohol spectrum disorders7
The goal-oriented collaborative approach with postural management strategies intervention via telehealth for children with non-ambulant cerebral palsy: Feasibility randomized clinical trial protocol7
What is my child telling me? Reducing stress, increasing competence and improving psychological well-being in parents of children with a developmental disability7
Relationship between parental autistic traits and parenting difficulties in a Japanese community sample7
Identifying major research themes in the literature on developmental disabilities in Middle Eastern countries: A scientometric review from 1962 to 20237
Cognition, academic achievement, and adaptive behavior in school-aged girls with fragile X syndrome7
Short Report: Where do caregivers of persons with intellectual or developmental disabilities obtain information about medication?7
Effects of a combined neuropsychological and cognitive behavioral group therapy on young adults with Fragile X Syndrome: An explorative study7
Prevalence of and relationship between adverse childhood experiences and family context risk factors among children with intellectual disabilities and borderline intellectual functioning7
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The effects of reward and frustration on the task performance of autistic children and adolescents7
Trauma, intellectual and/or developmental disability, and multiple, complex needs: A scoping review of the literature7
Further psychometric evaluation of the My Family’s Accessibility and Community Engagement (My FACE) tool: Mothers’ ratings of perceptions of community accessibility and engagement for their child with7
Characteristics of sensory processing changes in children with developmental coordination disorder: A systematic review7
Relationship between mothers’/caregivers’ reported learning difficulty and internalizing symptoms (anxiety and depression) of children aged 5–17 years in Ghana7
Parent-mediated intervention training for caregivers of children with developmental differences in Zambia7
Using the Ecological Validity Model to adapt parent-involved interventions for children with Autism Spectrum Disorder in the Latinx community: A conceptual review7
Learning about neurodiversity from parents – Auditory gestalt perception of prelinguistic vocalisations7
Transcranial direct current stimulation combined with an intensive training program for upper limb rehabilitation in children with unilateral cerebral palsy. A randomized controlled pilot study7
Health-related quality of life and participation in adolescents: The role of ADHD, and co-occurrence of DCD7
Olfactive short-term habituation in children and young people with profound intellectual and multiple disabilities7
Physically active learning for children with learning disorders attending special-needs schools: A program evaluation7
Identification and educational placement of students with intellectual disability in Ontario, Canada7
Mothers and fathers of children and adolescents with Down syndrome experience parenting stress differently: Analysis on associated factors7
Does accelerometry reflect hand function in infants at risk of unilateral cerebral palsy? A secondary analysis of BB-Bim results7
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