Laura Lee McIntyre

TL;DR: In this paper, the early manifestation and continuity of problem behaviours in 205 pre-school children with and without developmental delays were studied, and a transactional model fit the relationship between parenting stress and behaviour problems: high parenting stress contributed to a worsening in child behaviour problems over time.

TL;DR: Caregivers of young adults with autism report more maladaptive behaviour problems and lower personal well-being, or stress, relative to other diagnostic groups, regardless of cultural group, however, cultural differences exist in caregiver reports of depression, morale, and positive perceptions.

TL;DR: Fostering early social skills may be an important target for increasing the positive adaptation to school for young children, especially those with ID.

TL;DR: Although there was a substantial increase in reporting operational definitions of independent variables, results suggest that there was only a modest improvement in reported integrity over the past 30 years of JABA studies.

TL;DR: This paper investigated the family experiences and involvement in kindergarten transition in 132 families whose children had completed early education programs and were beginning kindergarten and found that the majority of families wanted more involvement in the transition to kindergarten planning and wanted information about kindergarten readiness, including academic and behavioral expectations.