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Play Skills
Play is well understood to be an important aspect of child development and a means of socialisation and learning for children. However, play is a complex behaviour and delays in the development of play often o...
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Open AccessClosing the Gap Between Theory and Practice: Conceptualisation of a School-Based Intervention to Improve the School Participation of Primary School Students on the Autism Spectrum and Their Typically Develo** Peers
Limited interventions exist that support student’s school participation. This paper describes a theoretical model of school participation and the iterative process that led to the development of an interventio...
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Open AccessNon-pharmacological Interventions for Adults with Autism: a Systematic Review of Randomised Controlled Trials
To determine the effects of non-pharmacological randomised controlled trials in adults with autism, a systematic review was conducted across five electronic databases. A total of 3865 abstracts were retrieved,...
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Open AccessWhite Paper by the European Society for Swallowing Disorders: Screening and Non-instrumental Assessment for Dysphagia in Adults
This White Paper by the European Society for Swallowing Disorders (ESSD) reports on the current state of screening and non-instrumental assessment for dysphagia in adults. An overview is provided on the measur...
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Open AccessUsing Classical Test Theory to Determine the Psychometric Properties of the Deglutition Handicap Index
The Deglutition Handicap Index (DHI) is a self-report measure for patients at risk of oropharyngeal dysphagia on deglutition-related aspects of functional health status (FHS) and health-related quality of life...
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The Challenges of Defining and Measuring Social Inclusion
Social inclusion is a construct used to mean many things to different policy and service delivery audiences. As a construct, social inclusion has an inherent “feel good” element, suggestive of individuals and ...
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Men’s Sheds
The desire for and drive towards establishing social contact with others are socially imbued in all human beings. However, across the lifespan, men and boys have different social networks and attain social con...
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A Driver Training Program Intervention for Student Drivers with Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Multi-site Randomised Controlled Trial
The purpose of this multi-site randomised controlled trial was to evaluate the effectiveness of a Driving Training Program, an intervention designed for student drivers with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Par...
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Visuoperceptual Analysis of the Videofluoroscopic Study of Swallowing: An International Delphi Study
The Videofluoroscopic Swallow Study (VFSS) is a commonly used dysphagia assessment that is routinely analysed visuoperceptually. However, no consensus exists regarding which visuoperceptual measures should be ...
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Can I Learn to Play? Randomized Control Trial to Assess Effectiveness of a Peer-Mediated Intervention to Improve Play in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder
Play is often used in interventions to improve social outcomes for children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD). Play is a primary occupation of childhood and, therefore, an important outcome of intervention....
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Open AccessEuropean white paper: oropharyngeal dysphagia in head and neck cancer
To develop a European White Paper document on oropharyngeal dysphagia (OD) in head and neck cancer (HNC). There are wide variations in the management of OD associated with HNC across Europe.
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Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
This chapter will introduce the reader to the pragmatic language difficulties experienced by school-aged children who have attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). We briefly review the evidence for pr...
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Living Reference Work Entry In depth
The Challenges of Defining and Measuring Social Inclusion
Social inclusion is a construct used to mean many things to different policy and service delivery audiences. As a construct, social inclusion has an inherent “feel good” element, suggestive of individuals and ...
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Living Reference Work Entry In depth
Men’s Sheds
The desire for and drive towards establishing social contact with others are socially imbued in all human beings. However, across the lifespan, men and boys have different social networks and attain social con...
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Can We Play Together? A Closer Look at the Peers of a Peer-Mediated Intervention to Improve Play in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder
Peer-mediated interventions (PMIs) are often used to support children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) to develop social skills. However, more investigation is needed to better understand the role of peers ...
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Open AccessResearch protocol of a multifaceted prospective mixed-method longitudinal study: Navigating Through Life – Western Australian study of transitions from out-of-home care
Develo** robust evidence is a challenge for researchers working with disadvantaged or vulnerable populations. For example, research shows that young people who have transitioned from out-of-home care (OOHC) ...
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A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Interventions to Improve Play Skills in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder
Children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) experience difficulty with play, and a number of different interventions have been developed and evaluated to address this deficit. This systematic review of rando...
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Stress, Co**, and Quality of Life in Families with a Child with ASD Living Regionally
The present study aimed to explore whether regionality is associated with differing stress levels, co**, QOL and daily routines for parents and families of a child with ASD (aged 2–18 years) in Western Austr...
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Appropriateness of the TOBY Application, an iPad Intervention for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Thematic Approach
This study aimed to explore the appropriateness of an ICT intervention, the Therapeutic Outcomes by You application (TOBY app), from the perspectives of the parents. Parental experiences of twenty-four parents...
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A Play-Based, Peer-Mediated Pragmatic Language Intervention for School-Aged Children on the Autism Spectrum: Predicting Who Benefits Most
This study explored characteristics of children with autism with large intervention effects following a peer-mediated pragmatic language intervention, to devise algorithms for predicting children most likely t...
