Outputs (4)

Visual attention and academic performance in children with developmental disabilities and behavioural attention deficits (2016)
Journal Article
Kirk, H. E., Gray, K., Riby, D. M., Taffe, J., & Cornish, K. M. (2016). Visual attention and academic performance in children with developmental disabilities and behavioural attention deficits. Developmental Science, 20(6), Article e12468. https://doi.org/10.1111/desc.12468

Despite well-documented attention deficits in children with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD), distinctions across types of attention problems and their association with academic attainment has not been fully explored. This study exam... Read More about Visual attention and academic performance in children with developmental disabilities and behavioural attention deficits.

A systematic review of the evidence for hyporesponsivity in ASD (2016)
Journal Article
Watts, S., Rodgers, J., & Riby, D. (2016). A systematic review of the evidence for hyporesponsivity in ASD. Review Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 3(4), 286-301. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40489-016-0084-y

Sensory modulation difficulties are common in children with Autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Whilst both hyporesponsivity and hyperresponsivity have been established in ASD comparative to typically developing controls, it has been proposed that hypore... Read More about A systematic review of the evidence for hyporesponsivity in ASD.

Personal space regulation in Williams syndrome: The effect of familiarity (2016)
Journal Article
Lough, E., Flynn, E., & Riby, D. (2016). Personal space regulation in Williams syndrome: The effect of familiarity. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 46(10), 3207-3215. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-016-2864-8

Personal space refers to a protective barrier that we strive to maintain around our body. We examined personal space regulation in young people with Williams syndrome (WS) and their typically developing, chronological age-matched peers using a parent... Read More about Personal space regulation in Williams syndrome: The effect of familiarity.

The developmental trajectory of parent-report and objective sleep profiles in autism spectrum disorder: Associations with anxiety and bedtime routines (2016)
Journal Article
Fletcher, F., Foster-Owens, M., Conduit, R., Rinehart, N., Riby, D., & Cornish, K. (2017). The developmental trajectory of parent-report and objective sleep profiles in autism spectrum disorder: Associations with anxiety and bedtime routines. Autism, 21(4), 493-503. https://doi.org/10.1177/1362361316653365

The present study compared the course of parent-report and actigraphy-derived sleep profiles over a 1-year period, in school-age children with autism spectrum disorder and typically developing children. The Children’s Sleep Habits Questionnaire and 1... Read More about The developmental trajectory of parent-report and objective sleep profiles in autism spectrum disorder: Associations with anxiety and bedtime routines.