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 2022-05-01 to 2026-05-01.)
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“BottegaMente”: An Italian program of internship for people with autism spectrum disorder42
Employment barriers for people with disabilities in Saudi Arabia39
Arithmetic fluency and number processing skills in identifying students with mathematical learning disabilities38
Technology for supporting emotion regulation of individuals with developmental disabilities: A scoping review36
Enhanced EEG power density during painful stretching in individuals with cerebral palsy36
Auditory time perception impairment in children with developmental dyscalculia34
Putting “ME” into measurement: Adapting self-report health measures for use with individuals with intellectual disability33
Changes in mothers’ and fathers’ stress level, mental health and coping strategies during the 3 years following ASD diagnosis33
Promoting social-inclusion: Adapting and refining a school participation and connectedness intervention for neurodiverse children in UK primary schools32
Family well-being in families with children and young people with Wolf-Hirschhorn Syndrome30
The impacts of typically developing siblings on the developmental outcomes of children with disability: A scoping review29
Investigating basic emotion knowledge of people with Williams syndrome29
Symptoms of anxiety and depression and quality of life in parents of children with autism during the second wave of the pandemic28
Enhancing special education programs’ curricula for students with intellectual disabilities in saudi arabia: A call for personalized approaches and inclusive practices28
Emerging adults’ emotions toward their siblings with down syndrome27
The effect of parental age on child development at 36 months: Insights from the Japan environment and children's study27
Motor and cognitive dual-task performance under low and high task complexity in children with and without developmental coordination disorder27
Editorial Board26
Updated psychometric assessment of the original Little Developmental Coordination Disorder Questionnaire (LDCDQ)26
Developmental coordination disorder and cerebral visual impairment: What is the association?25
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]23
Prevalence of psychological problems among caregivers of children and adolescents with neurodevelopmental disorders during the COVID-19 pandemic: A meta-analysis and systematic review23
Math abilities in autism spectrum disorder: A meta-analysis22
Diagnostic survey of dyslexia and accompanying behavioral indicators in primary school students in Saudi Arabia22
Saudi teachers’ attitudes toward community-based vocational instruction for secondary students with intellectual disabilities21
Meet Kica: Design, prototyping and user testing of a mobile application based on the WHO Caregiver Skills Training21
Experiences of health professionals conducting cancer screening of individuals with intellectual disabilities: A phenomenological study20
A capacity-building intervention for parents of children with disabilities in rural South India20
Therapist alliance building behavior and treatment adherence for dutch children with mild intellectual disability or borderline intellectual functioning and externalizing problem behavior20
A new quality of life index to enhance the inclusion of primary education students with intellectual and developmental disabilities in Spain: A preliminary study20
“It makes me a better person”: The unique experiences of parenting multiple children who experience neurodevelopmental disability19
Investigating the effectiveness of PEERS©-campus: The impact of a social skills group for young adults with autism adapted for a college campus19
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Exploring fathers' perspectives on family-centered services for families of children with disabilities19
IQ, parent- and self-reports of child anxiety and salivary cortisol in a sample of children with autism spectrum disorder18
Implementing a scientifically based educational intervention in mainstream primary schools before and during COVID-19 era: Evidence from Greek-speaking children18
Psychometric properties of the Belgian LDCDQ (LDCDQ-BE) in a population based sample18
Editorial Board18
Letter to the Editor: Journals need to make space for narratives from people with lived experience18
Correlates of physical activity, sedentary time, and cardiovascular disease risk factors in autistic adults without intellectual disabilities18
Short report: Self-compassion and satisfaction with life in Danish adolescents with Developmental Language Disorder (DLD): `We are all in the same boat´18
Short report: Social support access among single caregivers with children on the autism spectrum18
Standing up for Myself (STORM): Adapting and piloting a web-delivered psychosocial group intervention for people with intellectual disabilities17
Concurrent validity in language and motor domains on the Vineland-3 and Mullen Scales of Early Learning in young children with Down syndrome17
The effectiveness of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) on information processing speed in children with intellectual disability17
Adaptive living skills, sleep problems, and mental health disorders in adults with 22q11.21 deletion syndrome17
Are all parental experiences equal?: Cluster analysis of salivary cortisol and perception of parental stress in mothers of children with autism spectrum disorder17
EEG activation in preschool children: Characteristics and predictive value for current and future mental health status17
Assessing the quality of care and service trajectories in autism from families’ perspective: Early intervention and interim services17
Evaluating the challenges and needs of parents caring for children with Williams syndrome: A preliminary study from Poland17
Selective short-term memory impairment for verbalizable visual objects in children with Developmental Language Disorder16
Exploring the impact and acceptability of gamified tools to address educational needs in decoding and writing skills: A pilot study16
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 study16
Co-occurrence of ADHD and motor problems in children: The impact on quality of life16
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
A systematic review of factors that impact reading comprehension in children with developmental language disorders15
Predictive validity of the Developmental Coordination Disorder Questionnaire as a screening tool to identify motor skill problems: A systematic review and meta-analysis15
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 trial15
Disparities in the school placement trajectories of students with intellectual disabilities15
Editorial Board14
Being a deaf student in a face mask world: Survey data from Italian university students14
Association of household food insecurity with overweight and obesity in children and adolescent with disabilities14
Youth with ADHD, autism or comorbid ADHD and autism in Iceland: Comparisons of attentional and cognitive profiles and the effects of anxiety on cognitive performance14
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
Individual variation in bilingual vocabulary in preschoolers with developmental language disorder14
Visuospatial perspective taking in people with Down syndrome14
Predicting literacy intervention responsiveness using semi-supervised machine learning13
An exploratory study on autistic socialization in VRChat’s social virtual environments13
Understanding pain experiences in individuals with developmental disabilities in Saudi Arabia: A qualitative interview study13
Potential impact of autism services on the quality of life of individuals with autism spectrum disorder and their families13
Factors associated with mathematical capacity in children with Developmental Coordination Disorder13
Making qualitative research accessible to people who have communication disability13
Validating Kohler’s taxonomy of transition programming 2.0 for youth students with disabilities in the Saudi Arabian context13
Perspectives on family wellbeing among mothers of children with intellectual disabilities in the Arab World13
Structural validity of the MABC-2 in European and African children: An analysis of age band 213
Developing the Nisonger Child Behavior Rating Form 2: Self report form using a Delphi process13
The relation between Down syndrome and co-occurring conditions in children and young adults: A population-based cohort in Denmark, 1977–201613
Examining maternal unmet needs and perception about autism-related services in Saudi Arabia12
Emotional regulation deficits in autism spectrum disorder: The role of alexithymia and interoception12
A systematic review on the use of technology to enhance the academic achievements of children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in language learning12
Symbolated texts as an assistive technology: Exploring the impact on reading comprehension12
Editorial Board12
Emotion socialization practices in non-biological parents of children with FASD12
Examination of sensory reception and integration abilities in children with and without Prader-Willi syndrome12
A cross-lagged study of psychosocial adaptation among students with visual impairments: Coping, self-esteem, and social integration12
Parental stress, quality of life, and behavioral alterations in children with dyslexia12
Risk and protective factors associated with maternal mental health in mothers of children with autism spectrum disorder12
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
A trial of online ABRACADABRA literacy instruction with supplementary parent-led shared book reading for children with autism12
Machine learning-based brief version of the Caregiver-Teacher Report Form for preschoolers11
Sleep pattern consistency and autism spectrum disorder in U.S. children: Associations and identification of high-risk subgroups11
Effects of exercise on social dysfunction in children and adolescents with ADHD: A systematic review and network, dose-response meta-analyses11
Contribution of a post-secondary academic enrichment program on cognitive abilities of adults with severe intellectual disability using an e-book11
Development of the Difficulties in Communicating with Teachers Scale Among Parents of Children with ADHD11
The structure, profile, and diagnostic significance of intelligence in children with ADHD are impressively similar to those of children with a specific learning disorder11
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Healthcare providers' attitudes toward individuals with intellectual disabilities: Implications for education and practice in Saudi Arabia11
Needs of children with neurodevelopmental disorders and medical complexity: Caregiver perspectives11
Obstacle negotiation while dual-tasking in children with Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD): An augmented-reality approach11
The effect of Smart-Glove exchange-based system vs. PECS® on communication initiation in minimally verbal toddlers with autism spectrum disorder11
Executive function in children with signs of specific learning disorders11
Quality of Life of deaf adolescents in high school: A systematic literature review11
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 study10
Parent perspectives following newborn screening resulting in diagnoses of fragile X syndrome or fragile X premutation10
Diagnostic accuracy of AI-based models for autism spectrum disorder: A systematic review and meta-analysis with a focus on Arab populations10
Qualitative analysis of social support for caregivers of children with neurodevelopmental disorders in South India10
The relationship between reading motivation and reading comprehension in students with learning disabilities: The mediating effects of reading amount and strategy use10
Short report: Behavioural characterisation of SOX11 syndrome10
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“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
"Maybe rape is illegal?" how adolescents with intellectual disabilities experience a sexual violence prevention intervention10
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’ perspectives10
The lived experience of fathers with intellectual disabilities: An interpretative phenomenological analysis10
Effects of aquatic exercise intervention on executive function and brain-derived neurotrophic factor of children with autism spectrum disorder10
Investigating the impact of an AI-based play activities intervention on the quality of life of school-aged children with ADHD10
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Effectiveness of gamification and game-based learning in Spanish adolescents with dyslexia: A longitudinal quasi-experimental research10
The impact of clarity on hearing-impaired children's face processing: An eye-tracking study10
Linking cognitive flexibility, planning, and autistic traits: The mediating role of cognitive abilities10
Different mediators of applied theory-of-mind competence in children with autism spectrum disorder10
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Superior motor competence in children with ADHD is associated with optimized neurocognitive development of inhibitory control processing: An ERP study10
Quality of life beyond diagnosis in intellectual disability – Latent profiling10
Short report: Siblings of children with neurodevelopmental disorders, a phenomenological perspective on parental perception10
Family-centered service through the eyes of insiders: Healthcare providers who are parents speak about receiving and providing healthcare in child health10
Underlying neurophysiological and biomechanical mechanisms related to postural control of children with Developmental Coordination Disorder differ from those in typically developing children10
Participation patterns and associated factors in children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorder: A nationwide population study9
Executive functioning and verbal fluency performance in youth with Down syndrome9
Developmental, sensory and behavioral outcomes among infants and toddlers with prenatal alcohol exposure9
Adolescents’ executive functions: Links to inattention, hyperactivity-impulsivity, trait mindfulness, and attachment relationships with fathers and mothers9
Changes in the quality of life of persons with profound intellectual and multiple disabilities following community transition: A Canadian study9
Parental knowledge of children’s motor development: A cross-sectional study in Saudi Arabia9
Quality of life in caregivers of toddlers with autism features9
Exploring the link between sleep and cognitive disengagement syndrome (CDS) in young adults: Integrating the role of ADHD9
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Detecting sleep apnea in adults with Down syndrome using WatchPAT: A feasibility study9
Exploring sensory alterations and repetitive behaviors in children with autism spectrum disorder from the perspective of artificial neural networks9
The developmental dyslexia scale for standard mandarin: A study among early primary students9
Specific learning disorders in young adults: Investigating pragmatic abilities and their relationship with theory of mind, executive functions and quality of life.9
Better at home or in residential care? Victimization of people with intellectual disabilities at the hands of caregivers9
Cross-sectional developmental trajectories in the adaptive functioning of children and adolescents with Down syndrome9
Fatherhood in disability rehabilitation in the United Arab Emirates: Exploring fathers’ involvement in raising children with disabilities9
Parental reflective functioning: A study of siblings in families with autistic versus typically developing children9
A systematic review of social support for siblings of children with neurodevelopmental disorders9
Locus of nonword repetition impairments in Mandarin-speaking children with developmental language disorder9
Verbal, visual and musical memory in children with and without Developmental Language Disorder9
Current approaches for training postural control in children with developmental coordination disorder: A systematic review and meta-analysis9
Randomised controlled trial of an online cognitive training program in school-aged children with cerebral palsy9
Listen up! ADHD slows spoken-word processing in adverse listening conditions: Evidence from eye movements9
Evaluation of the quality of life in individuals with intellectual disabilities: Challenges and influencing factors9
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 study9
Parental attitudes and practices in families with siblings with and without intellectual disability: Influences of sociodemographic and child-related factors9
Motor difficulties from childhood to midlife: A 40-year cohort study9
Investigating predictability aspects of phonological type errors in braille spelling9
What factors are associated with posttraumatic growth among mothers of children with developmental disabilities in South Korea?8
Childhood experiences of being parented, adult attachment, psychological inflexibility, social engagement, and mental health of autistic adults8
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Psychological variables related to technology-mediated intervention design in autism spectrum disorder8
“Eventually I’m gonna need people”: Social capital among college students with developmental disability8
Oral language skills in Brazilian children with obstructive sleep apnea8
Families’, practitioners’, and researchers’ experience in the trajectory for the diagnostic evaluation of developmental disorders in young children8
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Barriers and facilitators to accessibility, continuity, validity, flexibility, and provider-family relationship along the diagnostic pathway in developmental disabilities8
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Sleep disturbances and behavior in Smith-Magenis syndrome8
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Prevalence, trends in, and factors associated with neurodevelopmental disorders (NDDs) in low- and low-middle income countries (LLMICs): A systematic review and meta-analysis8
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
Social information processing, normative beliefs about aggression and parenting in children with mild intellectual disabilities and aggressive behavior7
Short Report: Where do caregivers of persons with intellectual or developmental disabilities obtain information about medication?7
Relationship between parental autistic traits and parenting difficulties in a Japanese community sample7
Family quality of life and autism spectrum disorder: Comparative diagnosis of needs and impact on family life7
Lexical skills and gesture use: A comparison between expressive and receptive/expressive late talkers7
Motor development trajectories of children with cerebral palsy in a community-based early intervention program in rural South India7
The development and validation of a questionnaire on parental involvement in the transition from kindergarten to primary school for children with developmental disabilities in China7
Physically active learning for children with learning disorders attending special-needs schools: A program evaluation7
Cognitive flexibility assessment in youth with Down syndrome: Reliability, practice effects, and validity7
Future care planning of adults with childhood-onset neurodevelopmental disabilities: A scoping review7
Trajectory assessments of cognitive, visuospatial, and academic profile in nonverbal learning disability (visuospatial developmental disorder)7
Relationship-based intervention for children who were prenatally alcohol exposed in South Africa7
Diagnosis identity perception of adolescents with ADHD and its relationship to social participation and quality of life7
An overview of family-focused interventions for supporting children with fetal alcohol spectrum disorder: A scoping review7
Characteristics of sensory processing changes in children with developmental coordination disorder: A systematic review7
Identification and educational placement of students with intellectual disability in Ontario, Canada7
Does accelerometry reflect hand function in infants at risk of unilateral cerebral palsy? A secondary analysis of BB-Bim results7
Health-related quality of life and participation in adolescents: The role of ADHD, and co-occurrence of DCD7
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
Mothers and fathers of children and adolescents with Down syndrome experience parenting stress differently: Analysis on associated factors7
Association of developmental coordination disorder and low motor competence with impaired bone health: A systematic review7
Enhancing motor skills through a mindfulness-based program in adolescents with intellectual and developmental disabilities: A randomized controlled trial7
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