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Anxiety in female adolescents with autism spectrum disorder: Lessons for healthcare professionals
Jackson, Laura; Keville, Saskia; Ludlow, Amanda (2022-07-06)Despite awareness of the high prevalence of anxiety in females with autism spectrum disorders (ASD), females report high unmet service needs regarding mental health concerns. Aim: This study explored experiences of anxiety ... -
Atypical Sensory behaviours in children with Tourette's Syndrome and in children with Autism Spectrum Disorders
Ludlow, Amanda; Wilkins, Arnold J. (2016-09-30)Certain visual disturbances make it difficult to read text and have been attributed to visual stress, also called “pattern-related visual stress". 12 Children with ASD, 12 children with Tourette's syndrome and without ASD ... -
Auditory processing and sensory behaviours in children with autism spectrum disorders as revealed by mismatch negativity
Ludlow, Amanda; Mohr, Bettina; Whitmore, Antony; Garagnani, Max; Pulvermüller, Friedmann; Gutierrez, Roberto (2014-04-01)Sensory dysfunctions may underlie key characteristics in children with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD). The current study aimed to investigate auditory change detection in children with ASD in order to determine event-related ... -
British Teachers’ knowledge and awareness of Tourette Syndrome in children attending mainstream school
Ludlow, Amanda; Cutler, Alison; Keville, Saskia (2022-08-15)Mainstream primary and secondary schools are increasingly committed to the inclusion of students with Tourette Syndrome (TS). This qualitative study explores teachers' perceptions of factors that have contributed to, or ... -
Case report : color as a therapeutic intervention
Ludlow, Amanda; Wilkins, Arnold J. (2009-05) -
Case report: Advice for schools on managing functional tic-like behaviours
Owen, Tamsin; Silva, Juliana; Grose, Claire; Bailey, Alice; Robinson, Sally; Anderson, Seonaid; Ludlow, Amanda; Toghil, Lucy; Sharp, Sarah; Hedderly, Tammy (2022-12-05)There has been an increase in the occurrence of sudden onset functional tic-like behaviours in adolescents during the COVID-19 pandemic, which has had a significant impact on the affected individual’s ability to engage ... -
Challenges faced by parents of children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder
Ludlow, Amanda; Skelly, Charlotte; Rohleder, Poul (2012-07)Few studies address the daily challenges faced by parents of children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder. This article reports on a qualitative interview study with 20 parents exploring their experiences, challenges ... -
Color obsessions and phobias in autism spectrum disorders : the case of J.G
Ludlow, Amanda; Heaton, Pamela; Hill, Elisabeth; Franklin, Anna (2014-05-04)The current study is the first investigation of color 'obsessions' and 'phobias' in ASD. We investigate the color perception and cognition of J.G., a boy with ASD who has a strong obsession with blue, and a strong phobia ... -
Coloured filters enhance the visual perception of social cues in children with autism spectrum disorders
Ludlow, Amanda; Taylor-Whiffen, Elaine; Wilkins, Arnold J. (2012)Coloured filters have been found to reduce visual distortion of text in children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD). We investigated the effect of the overlays on the "mind in the eye" task in children with ASD and ... -
A comparison of food avoidant behaviours and sensory sensitivity in adults with and without Tourette syndrome
Smith, Bobbie; Gutierrez, Roberto; Ludlow, Amanda (2022-01-01)Food selectivity has been shown to be more persistent and severe in children with Tourette syndrome (TS) compared to their typically developing peers. The current study aimed to examine differences in food selectivity, ... -
Confronting the language barrier : Theory of mind in deaf children
Jones, Anna C.; Gutierrez, Roberto; Ludlow, Amanda (2015-07-16)The current study addressed deaf children's Theory of Mind (ToM) development as measured by a battery of first- and second-order belief tasks. Both a chronological age-matched control group and a younger group of pre-school ... -
Decoding actions and emotions in deaf children: Evidence from a biological motion task
Ludlow, Amanda; Heaton, Pamela; Deruelle, Christine (2012-07-31)This study aimed to explore the recognition of emotional and non-emotional biological movements in children with severe and profound deafness. Twenty-four deaf children, together with 24 control children matched on mental ... -
Developmental Psychology
Ludlow, Amanda; Gutierrez, Roberto (Palgrave Macmillan, 2014-09) -
Developmental Psychopathology
Kerig, Patricia; Ludlow, Amanda; Wenar, Charles (McGraw-Hill, 2012) -
Developmental psychopathology: DSM-5 update.
Ludlow, Amanda; Kerig, Patricia (McGraw-Hill, 2014) -
Editorial: Recent advances in understanding Tourette syndrome, tic disorders and functional tics
Ludlow, Amanda; Anderson, Seonaid; Hedderly, Tammy; Black, Kevin; Conelea, Christine (2023-03-30) -
The effect of coloured overlays on reading ability in children with autism
Ludlow, Amanda; Wilkins, Arnold J.; Heaton, Pam (2006-05)Abnormalities of colour perception in children with autistic spectrum disorders have been widely reported anecdotally. However, there is little empirical data linking difficulties in colour perception with academic ... -
Emotion production of facial expressions: A comparison of deaf and hearing children
Jones, Anna Catherine; Gutierrez, Roberto; Ludlow, Amanda (2021-07-01)The production of facial expressions is an important skill that allows children to share and adapt emotions during social interactions. While deaf children are reported to show delays in their social and emotion understanding, ... -
Emotion recognition in children with profound and severe deafness : do they have a deficit in perceptual processing?
Ludlow, Amanda; Heaton, Pam; Rosset, Delphine; Hills, Peter; Deruelle, Christine (2010-11)Findings from several studies have suggested that deaf children have difficulties with emotion identification and that these may impact upon social skills. The authors of these studies have typically attributed such problems ... -
Empathy Dysfunction: Deconstructing social functioning in Autism Spectrum Disorders and Conduct Disorder
Ludlow, Amanda; Reniers, Renate; Vilas Sanz, Sara (Nova Science Publishers, 2016-02-01)Empathy is a multidimensional construct that can be understood as the ability to be perceptive of and vicariously experience the feelings of other people (affective components of empathy), while at the same time being able ...