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 2021-04-01 to 2025-04-01.)
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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 study60
Auditory time perception impairment in children with developmental dyscalculia59
The role of relational work in promoting safe community participation by people with mild intellectual disabilities and severe challenging behaviour living in residential facilities43
Underlying neurophysiological and biomechanical mechanisms related to postural control of children with Developmental Coordination Disorder differ from those in typically developing children41
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The inverse association between psychological resilience and emerging school refusal among bullied autistic youth31
Behavioral and emotional problems of toddlers with autism spectrum disorder: Effects of parents’ sociocultural level and individual factors31
Motor and visuospatial processing profile in a cross-conditions study: A comparison between developmental coordination disorder and nonverbal learning disability31
Navigation abilities and spatial anxiety in individuals with and without Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD/Dyspraxia)30
Developmental, sensory and behavioral outcomes among infants and toddlers with prenatal alcohol exposure30
Retraction notice to “Co-occurring disorder clusters in adults with mild and moderate intellectual disability in residential treatment settings” [Research in Developmental Disabilities 35/11 (2014) 3129
Effect of comorbid allergic diseases on attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder symptoms and sleep: A cross-sectional study28
Impact of sleep on attention in primary school-aged autistic children: Exploratory cross-cultural comparison between Singapore and UK children26
Differences in emotional state and autistic symptoms before and during confinement due to the COVID-19 pandemic26
The role of executive functions in preschool children with autism spectrum disorder: A short narrative review26
Changes in mothers’ and fathers’ stress level, mental health and coping strategies during the 3 years following ASD diagnosis26
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Exploring co-occurrence of sensory, motor and neurodevelopmental problems and epilepsy in children with severe-profound intellectual disability25
A cross-cultural comparison of sleep patterns between typically developing children and children with ASD living in Saudi Arabia and the United Kingdom25
Enhancing special education programs’ curricula for students with intellectual disabilities in saudi arabia: A call for personalized approaches and inclusive practices24
Listen up! ADHD slows spoken-word processing in adverse listening conditions: Evidence from eye movements24
Putting “ME” into measurement: Adapting self-report health measures for use with individuals with intellectual disability23
Impact of the Quality of Life Supports Model on the inclusion of students with disabilities in higher education: A scoping review23
Eye-trackers, digital-libraries, and print-referencing: A single case study in CDKL522
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Specific learning disorders in young adults: Investigating pragmatic abilities and their relationship with theory of mind, executive functions and quality of life.22
Spelling abilities of school-aged children with Williams syndrome21
“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 child21
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Symptoms of anxiety and depression and quality of life in parents of children with autism during the second wave of the pandemic20
Detecting sleep apnea in adults with Down syndrome using WatchPAT: A feasibility study20
How does therapist guided game-based intervention program effect motor skills in children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder?: Single blind randomised study design20
Short report: Learning through iconic gesture in autism spectrum disorder20
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Short report: Correlates of behaviours that challenge in children with intellectual disability in special education settings19
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Changes in the quality of life of persons with profound intellectual and multiple disabilities following community transition: A Canadian study19
Parent-child interaction, parental attachment styles and parental alexithymia levels of children with ASD18
Investigating basic emotion knowledge of people with Williams syndrome18
Accuracy of caregiver identification of demands for children with escape-maintained challenging behavior18
Short report on a syllable-based intervention to improve phonemic awareness and reading in children with DLD18
Local vs global processing in Williams syndrome18
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A survey of assessment practices among health professionals diagnosing females with autism18
Emerging adults’ emotions toward their siblings with down syndrome17
How developmental coordination disorder affects daily life: The adolescent perspective17
Development and preliminary validation of the Self-Awareness Situation-Based Observation Lists for children with Profound Intellectual and Multiple Disabilities17
Field testing an Australian model of practice for teaching young school-age students on the autism spectrum17
The centrality of healthcare and education interactions – An Interpretive Phenomenological Analysis of experiences of parents of children with Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome17
Motor imagery in congenital hemiplegia: Impairments are not universal17
Reading instruction for students with intellectual disabilities who require augmentative and alternative communication: A multiple single case study with baseline, posttest, follow-up, and maintenance17
The French translation of the dementia screening questionnaire for individuals with intellectual disabilities is a sensitive tool for screening for dementia in people with Down Syndrome16
Risk and protective factors of quality of life for children with autism spectrum disorder and their families during the COVID-19 lockdown. An Italian study16
A preliminary study of a Math digital based intervention in children with intellectual disabilities16
The effects of incorporating extended conversations into video-based story retelling instruction on oral narrative skills in adolescents with intellectual disability in China16
From motion to interaction: How multisensory information shapes motor behaviors in children with visual impairment16
Attitude, anxiety and perceived mental health care needs among parents of children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) in Saudi Arabia during COVID-19 pandemic16
Perceptions of Saudi Arabian school teachers in private general education schools toward the inclusion of students with disabilities16
The impact of clarity on hearing-impaired children's face processing: An eye-tracking study16
Implementing and evaluating Social Attention and Communication Surveillance (SACS) to prospectively identify autism in very young children in Nepal16
Predictors of mental health among parents of children with cerebral palsy during the COVID-19 pandemic in Iran: A web-based cross-sectional study15
Sleep disturbances and physical health problems in caregivers of children with ASD15
Adolescents’ executive functions: Links to inattention, hyperactivity-impulsivity, trait mindfulness, and attachment relationships with fathers and mothers15
How does architecture contribute to reducing behaviours that challenge? A scoping review15
Using speech-to-text technology to empower young writers with special educational needs15
Co-designing complex therapy interventions with parents as partners in the care of children with cerebral palsy: An Experience-based Co-design study in England14
SPAN-ASD: Pilot implementation to promote functional goals of autistic adolescents and young adults14
Intact or impaired? The understanding of give-and-take interactions in children with autism spectrum disorder14
Virtual reality and naturalistic developmental behavioral interventions for children with autism spectrum disorder14
The design of a protocol for identifying and supporting children with developmental delays and/or disabilities in South African child and youth care centres14
A follow-up study of peer relationships in autistic and non-autistic youths: Mediating effects from autistic, emotional and behavioral symptoms14
Comorbidity between persistent reading and mathematics disabilities: The nature of comorbidity14
Perceptual reasoning skills mediate the relationship between attention and math proficiency in individuals with a neurodevelopmental condition13
Just listen to your mind: Consequences of theory of mind development for deaf or hard-of-hearing children13
Executive functioning and verbal fluency performance in youth with Down syndrome13
The relationship between internalizing problems and acute exercise duration in children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder: The role of frontal alpha asymmetry13
Distinctive patterns of Multiple Object-Tracking performance trajectories in youth with deficits in attention, learning, and intelligence13
Implementation of speech therapy with persons with intellectual disabilities in Ukraine during May–June 202213
Evaluating implementation outcomes of a measure of social vulnerability in adults with intellectual disabilities13
Accessibility of nutritional services for children with autism spectrum disorder in the United Arab Emirates: Insights from special education teachers and parents12
The effect of parental age on child development at 36 months: Insights from the Japan environment and children's study12
Characteristics of sleep spindles in school-aged children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder12
Caregiver burden and mental health: Parent perspectives when raising a child with developmental coordination disorder12
Short report: Behavioural characterisation of SOX11 syndrome12
How effective are group-based psychoeducation programs for parents of children with ASD in Turkey? A systematic review and meta-analysis12
Better at home or in residential care? Victimization of people with intellectual disabilities at the hands of caregivers12
Technology for supporting emotion regulation of individuals with developmental disabilities: A scoping review12
Motor and cognitive dual-task performance under low and high task complexity in children with and without developmental coordination disorder12
The impacts of typically developing siblings on the developmental outcomes of children with disability: A scoping review11
Randomised controlled trial of an online cognitive training program in school-aged children with cerebral palsy11
Short report: Siblings of children with neurodevelopmental disorders, a phenomenological perspective on parental perception11
The developmental dyslexia scale for standard mandarin: A study among early primary students11
Fragile X syndrome in young females: Influence of executive function on the neurocognitive profile and adaptive behavior11
Prevalence of developmental dyslexia among primary school children in Arab countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis11
Corrigendum to “Potential impact of autism services on the quality of life of individuals with autism spectrum disorder and their families” [Research in Developmental Disabilities 136 (2023) 104492]11
Validation of a screening test based on symbols visual search to detect visuo-attentionnal reading difficulties11
Factors affecting the attitudes of principals of saudi general education public schools toward the inclusion of students with disabilities11
Mobile sleep EEG suggests delayed brain maturation in adolescents with ADHD: A focus on oscillatory spindle frequency11
Effects of a highly intensive balance therapy camp in children with developmental coordination disorder – An intervention protocol11
Investigating physiological symptoms associated with mental health symptoms in youth with cerebral palsy: An observational study11
Family-centered service through the eyes of insiders: Healthcare providers who are parents speak about receiving and providing healthcare in child health11
Enhanced EEG power density during painful stretching in individuals with cerebral palsy11
Cross-sectional developmental trajectories in the adaptive functioning of children and adolescents with Down syndrome10
The relationship between motor milestone achievement and childhood motor deficits in children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and children with Developmental Coordination Disorder10
Program for attention rehabilitation and strengthening (PARS) improves executive functions in children with attention deficit- hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)10
Resilience and social support as predictors of post-traumatic growth in mothers of children with autism spectrum disorder in Saudi Arabia10
Proprioceptive intervention improves reading performance in developmental dyslexia: An eye-tracking study10
“BottegaMente”: An Italian program of internship for people with autism spectrum disorder10
The association between autistic traits and excessive smartphone use in Chinese college students: The chain mediating roles of social interaction anxiety and loneliness10
Arithmetic fluency and number processing skills in identifying students with mathematical learning disabilities10
An evaluation of health-related quality of life and its relation with functional vision in children with cerebral visual impairment10
“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
Retraction notice to “How does ASD symptomology correlate with ADHD presentations?” [Research in Developmental Disabilities 35/9 (2014) 2252–2259]10
Cognitively combined/engaged physical activity for the executive function, symptomology, and motor competence of children and adolescents with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder: A systematic re10
Quality of life, gastrointestinal symptoms, sleep problems, social support, and social functioning in adults with autism spectrum disorder10
Exploring sensory alterations and repetitive behaviors in children with autism spectrum disorder from the perspective of artificial neural networks10
The effectiveness of an individualised and adaptive game-based rehabilitation, iVision, on visual perception in cerebral visual impairment: A triple-blind randomised controlled trial10
Sensory processing in young children with visual impairments: Use and extension of the Sensory Profile10
Promoting social-inclusion: Adapting and refining a school participation and connectedness intervention for neurodiverse children in UK primary schools10
An analysis of the reading habits of autistic adults compared to neurotypical adults and implications for future interventions9
A scoping review of parental roles in rehabilitation interventions for children with developmental delay, disability, or long-term health condition9
Effectiveness of digital game-based trainings in children with neurodevelopmental disorders: A meta-analysis9
Psychological effects of the 2017 California wildfires on children and youth with disabilities9
Development and psychometric properties of the Italian little developmental coordination disorder questionnaire (LDCDQ-IT)9
Active music making and leisure activities for people with intellectual disabilities: A cluster randomized pilot study9
Parental involvement in developmental disabilities across cultures9
Invisible populations: Who is missing from research in intellectual disability?9
Sleep quality, functional skills, and communication in preschool-aged children with autism spectrum disorder9
Quality of life beyond diagnosis in intellectual disability – Latent profiling9
Operationalisation of quality of life for students with intellectual and developmental disabilities to improve their inclusion9
Prevalence of psychological problems among caregivers of children and adolescents with neurodevelopmental disorders during the COVID-19 pandemic: A meta-analysis and systematic review9
Blindspot in the evidence base: A systematic review of psychological interventions for children and adolescents with intellectual disabilities and co-occurring obesity9
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Modeling linkages between self-efficacy, normalization, and well-being factors among Israeli mothers of children with neurodevelopmental disorders9
Visual-motor attention in children with ADHD: The role of automatic and controlled processes9
Enhancing the quality of life of mothers of children with intellectual disabilities or Autism: The role of disability-specific support9
Informant-based assessment instruments for dementia in people with intellectual disability: A systematic review and standardised evaluation9
Perceived parent needs in engaging with therapeutic supports for children with disabilities in school settings: An exploratory study9
Validation of the German version of the DSQIID in adults with intellectual disabilities9
The relation between visual orienting functions, visual perception, and functional vision in children with (suspected) cerebral visual impairment9
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Corrigendum to “Emotional dysregulation and uncertainty intolerance as transdiagnostic mediators of anxiety in adults with autism spectrum disorders and intellectual disability” [Research in Developme8
The JASPER (Joint Attention, Symbolic Play, Engagement and Regulation) Intervention in Down Syndrome: A pilot study8
The associations of quality of life and general functioning with trauma, borderline intellectual functioning and mild intellectual disability in outpatients with serious mental illness8
Technological advancements in the assessment and intervention of developmental disabilities8
Transfer of motor and strategy learning in children with Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD): A scoping review8
Peabody Developmental Motor Scales - Second Edition (PDMS-2): Reliability, content and construct validity evidence for Brazilian children8
Early visual word processing in children with ADHD: An ERP study8
Effects of a phonics-based intervention on the reading skills of students with intellectual disability8
Effects of long-term transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation on circadian vagal activity in people with Prader-Willi Syndrome: A case-series8
Empowering lives: How deinstitutionalization and community living improve the quality of life of individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities8
Participation in preschool activities of children with autistic spectrum disorder and comparison to typically developing children8
Self-injury as a predominant challenging behavior in epilepsy: A study in a residential facility for profoundly disabled patients8
Retraction notice to “An examination of the relationship between autism spectrum disorder, intellectual functioning, and comorbid symptoms in children” [Research in Developmental Disabilities 35 (7) (8
A scoping review of AAC research conducted in segregated school settings8
Effectiveness of a process-based executive function intervention on arithmetic knowledge of children with Developmental Dyscalculia8
Sleep health of adults and children with Moebius syndrome8
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Does adapting a self-report instrument to improve its cognitive accessibility for people with intellectual disability result in a better measure? − A cognitive interview study8
Stress and distress in New Zealand parents caring for a child with autism spectrum disorder8
Fatherhood in disability rehabilitation in the United Arab Emirates: Exploring fathers’ involvement in raising children with disabilities8
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Therapist alliance building behavior and treatment adherence for dutch children with mild intellectual disability or borderline intellectual functioning and externalizing problem behavior8
Enhancing research practices in intellectual and developmental disabilities through person-centered outcome evaluation8
Locus of nonword repetition impairments in Mandarin-speaking children with developmental language disorder8
Does how I feel change how I move? The influence of anxiety, self-efficacy and resilience on movement in adults with Developmental Coordination Disorder8
It took a pandemic: Perspectives on impact, stress, and telehealth from caregivers of people with autism8
Psychological distress and burden among family caregivers of children with and without developmental disabilities six months into the COVID-19 pandemic8
Short report: Longitudinal study on emotion understanding in children with and without developmental language disorder7
Challenges ahead: Exploring external barriers to self-determination in individuals with intellectual disabilities7
Assessing visuospatial processing in cerebral visual impairment using a novel and naturalistic static visual search task7
Word reading transfer in two distinct languages in reading interventions: How Chinese-English bilingual children with reading difficulties learn to read7
Room to read: The effect of extra-large letter spacing and coloured overlays on reading speed and accuracy in adolescents with dyslexia7
Parents’ views on medical decisions related to life and death for their ageing child with profound intellectual and multiple disabilities: A qualitative study7
Number estimation in Down syndrome: Cognition or experience?7
Saudi parents’ perspectives of the factors influencing the quality of life of their children with autism spectrum disorder7
Task-specificity and transfer of skills in school-aged children with and without developmental coordination disorder7
Short report: Initial pilot of a brief career development program for autistic young adults7
Relationship between executive function and autism symptoms in preschoolers with autism spectrum disorder7
A capacity-building intervention for parents of children with disabilities in rural South India7
Not only motor skill performance but also haptic function is impaired in children with developmental language disorder7
Comparing sensory processing in children with Down syndrome to a mental age matched sample of children with autism, other developmental disabilities, and typically developing children7
Construct validity of the Family Outcomes Survey – Revised expanded helpfulness scale7
Numerical cognition in children with cerebral palsy7
Health-related quality of life in mothers of children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in Taiwan: The roles of child, parent, and family characteristics7
Emotion regulation, parental stress and family functioning: Families of children with disabilities vs normative families7
Dutch forensic patients with and without intellectual disabilities: A comparison of demographic, offence, and diagnostic characteristics7
“It makes me a better person”: The unique experiences of parenting multiple children who experience neurodevelopmental disability7
Negative emotions reduce sensorimotor cortex activity during proprioceptive modulation of rolandic ∼20HZ beta rhythm in typically developing children and those with neurodevelopmental conditions7
Memory and metamemory for actions in children with autism: Exploring global metacognitive judgements7
Health and social relationships of mothers of children in special education schools7
Impact of visual processing skills on reading ability in Chinese deaf children7
A qualitative examination of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on children and adolescents with autism and their parents7
Investigating predictability aspects of phonological type errors in braille spelling7
Parental knowledge of children’s motor development: A cross-sectional study in Saudi Arabia7
Enhancing social outcomes in autistic youth: Assessing the impact of PEERS® booster sessions7
Challenges, practices, and impact of COVID-19 among mothers of children with autism spectrum disorder in cities and remote areas in Saudi Arabia7
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