Browsing College of Arts, Social Sciences and Celtic Studies by Author "Leader, Geraldine"
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Comorbid psychopathology, challenging behavior, sensory issues, adaptive behavior and quality of life in children and adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorder
Leader, Geraldine; Flynn, Christopher; O'Rourke, Nathan; Coyne, Rory; Caher, Aoife; Mannion, Arlene (Taylor & Francis, 2021-03-12)Aim: Comorbid psychopathology refers to having a diagnosis of two or more co-occurring psychological disorders. The current study investigated the differences between children and adolescents with no-mild, moderate and ... -
Comorbidity in autism spectrum disorder: A literature review
Mannion, Arlene; Leader, Geraldine (Elsevier, 2013-10-16)Comorbidity is defined as the co-occurrence of two or more disorders in the same person (Matson & Nebel-Schwalm, 2007). The current study provides a review of the literature on comorbidity, in relation to comorbid psychiatric ... -
Comparison of behavioral intervention and sensory-integration therapy in the treatment of challenging behavior
Devlin, Sarah; Healy, Olive; Leader, Geraldine; Hughes, Brian M. (Springer, 2010-12-14)The objective of the current study was to compare the effects of sensory-integration therapy (SIT) and a behavioral intervention on rates of challenging behavior (including self-injurious behavior) in four children diagnosed ... -
Comparison of behavioral intervention and sensory-integration therapy in the treatment of self-injurious behavior.
Devlin, Sarah; Healy, Olive; Leader, Geraldine (Elsevier, 2009)The current study investigates the comparative effects of sensory-integration therapy and behavioral interventions on rates of self-injurious behaviour (SIB) in a nine-year-old boy with a diagnosis of autism. A functional ... -
A comparison of video modeling and pivotal response training to teach pretend play skills to children with autism Spectrum disorder
Lydon, Helena; Healy, Olive; Leader, Geraldine (Elsevier, 2010-11-20)This study aimed to directly compare the effectiveness of Pivotal Response Training (PRT) and Video Modeling (VM) in the acquisition and generalization of scripted play verbalizations and actions as well as the use of ... -
Complex comorbid presentations are associated with harmful behavior problems among children and adolescents with cerebral palsy
Leader, Geraldine; Molina Bonilla, Paola; Naughton, Katie; Maher, Leanne; Casburn, Mia; Arndt, Sophia; Mannion, Arlene (Taylor & Francis, 2020-06-07)Aim Frequency and relationship between gastrointestinal symptoms, sleep problems, internalizing and externalizing symptoms, behavior problems and autism spectrum disorder (ASD) symptoms, and predictors of behavior problems ... -
Coupling of autism genes to tissue-wide expression and dysfunction of synapse, calcium signalling and transcriptional regulation.
Reilly, Jamie; Gallagher, Louise; Leader, Geraldine; Shen, Sanbing (Public Library of Science, 2020-12-18)Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is a heterogeneous disorder that is often accompanied with many co-morbidities. Recent genetic studies have identified various pathways from hundreds of candidate risk genes with varying ... -
The Effect of Stimulus Salience on Over-selectivity
Reed, Phil; McMoreland, Claire; Loughnane, Ann; Leader, Geraldine (Springer, 2009)The influence of stimulus salience on over-selective responding was investigated in the context of a comparator theory of over-selectivity. In Experiments 1 and 2, participants were presented with two cards, each displaying ... -
The effects of daily tact instruction on the emission of pure mands, tacts and conversational units in non-instructional settings by two preschool children with autism
Lydon, Helena; Healy, Olive; Leader, Geraldine; Keohane, Dolleen-Day (2009)This study examined the effects of daily intensive tact instruction on the emission of verbal operants in non-instructional settings by two preschool aged children with autism. A delayed multiple probe design across ... -
Epilepsy in autism spectrum disorder
Mannion, Arlene; Leader, Geraldine (Elsevier, 2014-02-07)The purpose of this review is to provide an overview of the research on epilepsy in autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Topics explored are the prevalence of epilepsy in ASD, the importance of studying epilepsy, as well as the ... -
Examining the relationship between sleep quality, social functioning, and behavior problems in children with autism spectrum disorder: A systematic review
Whelan, Sally; Mannion, Arlene; Madden, Azeem; Berger, Fine; Costello, Rachel; Ghadiri, Saeid; Leader, Geraldine (Taylor and Francis Group and Dove Press, 2022-04-14)Over forty percent of autistic children experience poor sleep quality, and social interaction difficulties are a core characteristic of autism. However, the relationship between sleep quality and social functioning and ... -
Extinction of over-selected stimuli causes emergence of under-selected cues in higher-functioning children with autistics spectrum disorders
Reed, Phil; Broomfield, Laura; McHugh, Louise; McCausland, Aisling; Leader, Geraldine (Springer, 2008-09-12)Two experiments examined whether over-selectivity is the product of a post-acquisition performance deficit, rather than an attention problem. In both experiments, children with Autistic Spectrum Disorder were presented ... -
Factors that potentially influence successful weight loss for adults with intellectual disabilities: A qualitative comparison
Skelly, Laura J.; Smyth, Philomena P.; Donnelly, Mark P.; Leslie, Julian C.; Leader, Geraldine; Simpson, Liz; McDowell, Claire (SAGE Publications, 2020-06-24)Background: People with intellectual disabilities are more at risk of obesity than the general population. Emerging literature indicates that multicomponent interventions are most effective, however, individual results are ... -
Familial sleep and autism spectrum disorder: a pilot actigraphy study of sleep quality, quality of life and psychological distress.
Leader, Geraldine; Glynn, Carmel; Kirkpatrick, Bernadette; Chen, June L.; O'Súilleabháin, Páraic S.; Mannion, Arlene (Cambridge University Press, 2021-05-11)Sleep problems are common among children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and can have a negative impact on the child's behaviour and daytime functioning. The current pilot study examined objective measurements of child ... -
Feeding problems, gastrointestinal symptoms, challenging behavior and sensory Issues in children and adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorder
Leader, Geraldine; Tuohy, Elaine; Chen, June L.; Mannion, Arlene; Gilroy, Shawn P. (Springer, 2020-01-18)Frequency of feeding problems, gastrointestinal (GI) symptoms, challenging behavior, sensory problems and comorbid psychopathology were assessed using the following questionnaires: Screening Tool for Feeding Problems for ... -
Gaming disorder in adults with autism spectrum disorder
Murray, Alayna; Mannion, Arlene; Chen, June L.; Leader, Geraldine (Springer, 2021-06-28)Gaming disorder (GD) is a clinical addiction to video or internet games. This study investigated whether GD symptoms are heightened in adults with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in comparison to a control group, and explored ... -
Gastrointestinal disorders
Leader, Geraldine; Mannion, Arlene (Springer, Cham, 2015-09-04)Gastric problems are common among persons with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). And, this phenomenon has been well known for some time. The purpose of this chapter is to define the characteristics of this problem, its ... -
Gastrointestinal symptoms in Autism Spectrum Disorder: A literature review
Mannion, Arlene; Leader, Geraldine (Springer Verlag, 2014-10-25)The purpose of this literature review was to provide an overview of the research on gastrointestinal (GI) symptoms in autism spectrum disorder. Topics explored include the prevalence of GI symptoms, the importance of ... -
Gastrointestinal symptoms in Autism Spectrum Disorder: A systematic review
Leader, Geraldine; Abberton, Cathal; Cunningham, Stephen; Gilmartin, Katie; Grudzien, Margo; Higgins, Emily; Joshi, Lokesh; Whelan, Sally; Mannion, Arlene (MDPI, 2022-04-01)This systematic review aims to offer an updated understanding of the relationship between gastrointestinal symptoms (GIS) and autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in children and adolescents. The databases PsycINFO, Medline, ... -
Gelotophobia and autism
Leader, Geraldine; Mannion, Arlene (Springer, 2019-10-08)[No abstract available]