Advances in Autism: Volume 3 Issue 2

Editorial

Eddie Chaplin, Jane McCarthy

Is “transforming care” failing people with autism?

Karina Marshall-Tate, Eddie Chaplin, Jane McCarthy

The purpose of this paper is to comment on the development and implementation of transforming care (TC) and whether it has failed people with autism.

Enhancing self-esteem in adults with autism spectrum disorders: a pilot cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT) group intervention

Debbie Spain, Sarah H. Blainey

Psychosocial risk factors and high rates of psychiatric comorbidity render individuals with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) vulnerable to developing low self-esteem (LSE)…

Skin conductance response patterns of face processing in children with autism spectrum disorder

Anurag Sharma, Arun Khosla, Mamta Khosla, Yogeshwara Rao M.

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the face processing responses of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) using skin conductance response (SCR) patterns and to…

Parental perceptions on the transition to secondary school for their child with autism

Katie Cremin, Olive Healy, Michael Gordon

The purpose of this paper is to explore the transition to and early experience of secondary school for students with autism from the perspective of their parents. It aimed to…

Fathers experiences of sleeping problems in children with autism

Carol Ann Potter

The purpose of this paper is to explore the role of fathers in the management of sleeping problems in children with autism and their perspectives of the impact of these…