Temperament predicts challenging behavior in children with autism spectrum disorder at age 5

Korbut, Siobhan; Hedley, Darren; Chetcuti, Lacey; Sahin, Ensu; Nuske, Heather J.

doi:10.1016/j.rasd.2019.101492

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“…The high prevalence of children with challenging behavior is especially troubling given that challenging behavior in the preschool years is predictive of later adjustment difficulties, negative developmental outcomes (Poulou, 2015), and negative outcomes for their family members (Meadan et al, 2010).Children with developmental disabilities (DD), including autism spectrum disorder (ASD), are more likely than neurotypical children to engage in challenging behavior. Children with ASD engage in higher levels of challenging behaviors than neurotypical peers or children with other DD (Korbut et al, 2020). In addition, parents (see Note 1) of children with DD who engage in challenging behavior face stressful demands, and challenging behavior affects a family's participation in home routines and community activities (Matson & Nebel-Schwalm, 2007).Research has consistently demonstrated that without timely, targeted, and effective intervention, challenging behaviors of children with and without disabilities can be expected to continue and often worsen (Conroy et al, 2005).…”

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“…Children with developmental disabilities (DD), including autism spectrum disorder (ASD), are more likely than neurotypical children to engage in challenging behavior. Children with ASD engage in higher levels of challenging behaviors than neurotypical peers or children with other DD (Korbut et al, 2020). In addition, parents (see Note 1) of children with DD who engage in challenging behavior face stressful demands, and challenging behavior affects a family's participation in home routines and community activities (Matson & Nebel-Schwalm, 2007).…”

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Impact of Challenging Behavior Online Modules on Korean Parents of Children With Developmental Disabilities: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Lee¹,

Meadan

Xia

2022

Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions

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Challenging behavior exhibited by young children with neurodevelopmental disabilities is known to negatively affect their optimal development and families’ quality of life. Although some support exists for English-speaking parents of children with autism who live in high-resource countries, it is scarce for others. Such disparity may also be heightened during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic with various societal restrictions. To mitigate the treatment gap, we developed and adapted a series of online training modules on behavioral principles and examined its effectiveness with 88 Korean parents using a randomized controlled trial. We found significant interaction effects on increasing parents’ knowledge of behavioral principles, increasing positive parenting practices, and decreasing parental stress. Qualitative social validity data also indicated that parents were highly satisfied with the goals, procedures, and outcomes and that the program positively affected their parenting styles.

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Impact of Challenging Behavior Online Modules on Korean Parents of Children With Developmental Disabilities: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Lee¹,

Meadan

Xia

2022

Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions

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“…Severity of social autism symptoms at age 3 was marginally correlated with EP at age 5 and was similarly marginally significant in the regression model such that increased social autism symptoms predicted increased EP. Past research has supported a correlation between autism symptoms and EP (Andersen et al, 2017;Jang et al, 2011;Matson et al, 2008), however, not all studies find significant correlations (Korbut et al, 2020;Vaillancourt et al, 2017). More research, ideally with a large sample size and wide range of autism severity, is necessary to clarify these findings.…”

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“…Furthermore, our sample size, particularly the subset of preschoolers who received an ASD diagnosis, was relatively small. Although comparable in size to other studies investigating EP in children with ASD (Korbut et al, 2020;Shea et al, 2018;Vogan et al, 2018), a larger sample of children with autism would increase power and allow for more complex and focused statistical analyses when examining predictive relationships within the ASD group alone. Finally, our study focused on individuallevel predictors of EP.…”

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“…Some studies have found that severity of autism symptoms is related to other behavior problems crosssectionally (Jang et al, 2011;Matson et al, 2008) and longitudinally (Andersen et al, 2017). However, other studies have found no significant longitudinal relationship (Korbut et al, 2020;Vaillancourt et al, 2017), indicating that more research is needed.…”

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Early executive functioning predicts externalizing problems in neurodiverse preschoolers

All,

Chawarska,

Macari

2024

Autism Research

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Children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) often exhibit externalizing problems, which have been linked with increased anxiety and depression, peer rejection, and parental stress. Identification of early predictors of externalizing behaviors in autism will facilitate identification of vulnerable children and implementation of early preventative interventions. There is ample evidence that executive functioning, social functioning, and temperament are predictive of later externalizing problems in general populations, but less is known about these relations in ASD and other neurodiverse populations, particularly in the early preschool years. To address this gap, we assessed the relations between executive functioning, social functioning, and temperament at age 3 and externalizing problems at age 5 in a sample of neurodiverse children with ASD and other neurodevelopmental disorders and delays. Analyses revealed that severity of early executive functioning impairment predicted increased externalizing problems. Severity of social autism symptoms moderated this relationship such that the effect of executive functioning on externalizing problems decreased as autism symptoms increased. These findings suggest that executive functioning is an important target for identifying and developing interventions for vulnerable children and underscore the necessity of considering severity of autism symptoms when researching the development of externalizing problems in children with neurodevelopmental disorders.

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Development, psychometric evaluation, and factor analysis of an instrument measuring quality of life in autistic preschoolers

Lichtlé,

Devouche,

Dialahy

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Int J Methods Psych Res

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IntroductionEarly interventions for autistic children should target their quality of life (QoL) but require adapted measures. The association of a child's temperament and parental characteristics with the QoL of autistic children remains unknown.MethodsWe constructed an autism module based on a thematic analysis, a Delphi survey with experts, and a pre‐test with parents to be completed alongside the proxy version of the PedsQL 4.0. We explored compliance, responsiveness, internal consistency, convergent validity, and factor structure with 157 parents of autistic preschool children. We examined the association between child and parental characteristics with the QoL of autistic children using correlation analysis, principal component analysis, hierarchical ascending classification, and linear regression. Sociodemographic information was collected via multiple choice questions, autism severity via Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule (ADOS) scores, and parental acceptance and child's temperament via the Acceptance and Action Questionnaire and the Emotionality, Activity, and Sociability.ResultsAn autism module comprised of 27 items emerged. Psychometric evaluation resulted in a 24‐item autism module with good internal consistency and significant convergent validity. ADOS total score was not significantly related to QoL, contrary to children's sleep issues, children's emotionality, and parental acceptance.ConclusionsThe autism module is a reliable QoL proxy measure for autistic preschool children. Results suggest parental interventions targeting children's QoL.

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Temperament predicts challenging behavior in children with autism spectrum disorder at age 5

Cited by 12 publications

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Impact of Challenging Behavior Online Modules on Korean Parents of Children With Developmental Disabilities: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Impact of Challenging Behavior Online Modules on Korean Parents of Children With Developmental Disabilities: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Early executive functioning predicts externalizing problems in neurodiverse preschoolers

Development, psychometric evaluation, and factor analysis of an instrument measuring quality of life in autistic preschoolers

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