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Aggression Is Associated With Social Adaptive Functioning in Children With ASD and Anxiety
Kalvin C, Jordan R, Rowley S, Weis A, Ibrahim K, Sukhodolsky D. Aggression Is Associated With Social Adaptive Functioning in Children With ASD and Anxiety. Focus On Autism And Other Developmental Disabilities 2023, 38: 168-176. PMID: 38469453, PMCID: PMC10927274, DOI: 10.1177/10883576231165265.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAutism spectrum disorderSocial adaptive skillsAdaptive skillsSocial adaptiveAggressive behaviorSocial adaptive functioningSample of childrenAdaptive functioningASD diagnosisSpectrum disorderSocial functioningAge 8SkillsChildrenFunctioningAggressionAnxietyBehaviorParticipantsDisordersFindingsAdaptive
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Social cognitive skills groups increase medial prefrontal cortex activity in children with autism spectrum disorder
Ibrahim K, Soorya LV, Halpern DB, Gorenstein M, Siper PM, Wang AT. Social cognitive skills groups increase medial prefrontal cortex activity in children with autism spectrum disorder. Autism Research 2021, 14: 2495-2511. PMID: 34486810, DOI: 10.1002/aur.2603.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAutism spectrum disorderMedial prefrontal cortexTheory of mindSocial skills groupsSchool-aged childrenSkill groupsSocial cognitionIrony comprehensionSkills interventionSpectrum disorderSocial functioningMedial prefrontal cortex activityComparison groupIrony Comprehension TaskSocial cognitive skillsEye gaze processingSocial skills interventionsFunctional MRI taskSocial Responsiveness ScalePrefrontal cortex activityFirst fMRI studyChildren ages 8Whole-brain analysisActive treatment conditionsGaze processing