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Qualitative Exploration of the Daily Experiences and Challenges Faced by Parents and Caregivers of Children with Tourette's Syndrome.
Ludlow, Amanda; Brown, Rachel; Schulz, Joerg (2016-09-28)Few studies address the daily challenges faced by parents of children diagnosed with Tourette’s syndrome. This article reports on a qualitative interview study with 15 parents exploring their experiences, the challenges ... -
The relationship between anxiety and tic severity in children and adolescents with Tic disorders: a scoping review.
Ludlow, Amanda; Hedderly, Tammy; Anderson, Seonaid; Gutierrez, Roberto (2024-04-19)A review of the literature aimed to understand whether a diagnosis of a tic disorder equated to higher levels of anxiety, and how this relationship varies when considering co-occurring attention deficit hyperactivity ... -
The relationship between sensory sensitivity, food fussiness and food preferences in children with neurodevelopmental disorders
Smith, Bobbie; Rogers, Samantha; Blissett, Jacqueline; Ludlow, Amanda (2020-07-01)Heightened sensitivity to sensory information has been associated with food fussiness in both atypical and typical development. Despite food fussiness and sensory dysfunction being reported as common concerns for children ... -
The role of motion and intensity in deaf children’s recognition of real human facial expressions of emotion
Jones, Anna Catherine; Gutierrez, Roberto; Ludlow, Amanda (2018-01-02)There is substantial evidence to suggest that deafness is associated with delays in emotion understanding, which has been attributed to delays in language acquisition and opportunities to converse. However, studies addressing ... -
The role of sensory sensitivity in predicting food selectivity and food preferences in children with Tourette syndrome
Smith, Bobbie; Rogers, Samantha; Blissett, Jacqueline; Ludlow, Amanda (2019-04-01)Tourette syndrome (TS) is a neurodevelopmental disorder characterised by involuntary, repetitive and non-rhythmic motor and vocal tics. Despite suggestion that diet may affect tics, and the substantial research into ... -
A scoping review of the complementary feeding practices and early eating experiences of children with Down syndrome.
Hielscher, Laura; Irvine, Karen; Ludlow, Amanda; Rogers, Samantha; Mengoni, Silvana (2023-11-01)Objective: Children with Down syndrome may experience more challenges in their early feeding and may be introduced to complementary foods comparatively later than typically developing (TD) children. This scoping review ... -
Selective mutism in children with and without an autism spectrum disorder: The role of sensory avoidance in mediating symptoms of social anxiety
Ludlow, Amanda; Osborne, Clarissa; Keville, Saskia (2022-07-29)The present study addressed the different contributors to social anxiety in children with Selective Mutism (SM), with and without co-occurring Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) (SM + ASD). Seventy-five parents completed an ... -
Social Anxiety and Response to Touch : a preliminary exploration of broader autism phenotype in females
Ludlow, Amanda; Roberts, Hannah; Gutierrez, Roberto (2015-04-08)Subclinical autism-related traits have been shown in the general population to be independently related to both social anxiety and sensory sensitivity. The present study examined the relationship between autistic traits ... -
Superior discrimination of speech pitch and its relationship to verbal ability in autism spectrum disorders
Heaton, Pamela; Hudry, Kristelle; Ludlow, Amanda; Hill, Elizabeth (2008-09)Whilst hypersensitivity to pitch information appears to be characteristic of many individuals with autism spectrum disorders little is known about the implications of such a tendency for language acquisition and development. ... -
Understanding the impact of diet and nutrition on symptoms of Tourette Syndrome: A Scoping Review
Ludlow, Amanda; Rogers, Samantha (2018-03-01)Anecdotal reports frequently suggest some dietary involvement in the maintenance of tics in children with Tourette syndrome (TS). This scoping review aimed to (1) understand the possible influence of diet as a trigger of ... -
Visual performance and ocular abnormalities in deaf children and young adults : a literature review
Hollingsworth, Richard; Ludlow, Amanda; Wilkins, Arnold; Calver, Richard; Allen, Peter M. (2014-06)Visual defects are common in deaf individuals. Refractive error and ocular motor abnormalities are frequently reported, with hyperopia, myopia, astigmatism and anomalies of binocular vision, all showing a greater prevalence ... -
Visual performance and the use of colored filters in children who are deaf
Hollingsworth, Richard S.; Ludlow, Amanda; Wilkins, Arnold J.; Calver, Richard I.; Allen, Peter M. (2015-06)PURPOSE: To assess visual performance and the effects of color overlays on reading in children who were deaf and children who could hear. METHODS: Thirty-one children who were deaf (mean [± SD] age, 14 [± 1.99] years) and ... -
When less is more: Poor discrimination but good colour memory in autism
Heaton, Pamela; Ludlow, Amanda; Roberson, Debi (2007-06-05)In two experiments children with autism and two groups of controls matched for either chronological or non-verbal mental age were tested on tasks of colour discrimination and memory. The results from experiment 1 showed ...