- Autism Spectrum Disorder Research
- Family and Disability Support Research
- Child Development and Digital Technology
- Child Nutrition and Feeding Issues
- Parental Involvement in Education
- Language Development and Disorders
- Early Childhood Education and Development
- Social Media in Health Education
- Assistive Technology in Communication and Mobility
- Health Literacy and Information Accessibility
- Stuttering Research and Treatment
- Cognitive Abilities and Testing
- Multilingual Education and Policy
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Behavioral and Psychological Studies
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
- Reading and Literacy Development
- Children's Physical and Motor Development
- Educational and Psychological Assessments
Taif University
2016-2025
Google (United States)
2022
King Abdulaziz University
2020
California State University Los Angeles
2016
University of California, Los Angeles
2016
Little information is available about autism spectrum disorder services in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. A sample 205 parents completed an online survey use for their children. The results revealed that on average, children began by 3.3 years. Most reported utilizing non-medical treatments followed biomedical and cultural religious treatment. age at initiation type used differed parent's income, educational attainment, extent knowledge disorders, geographic location. Some child...
The development of language skills is critical to the academic success and overall well-being children. Research shows that late talking, defined as delayed expressive in toddlers, negatively impacts future literacy skills. early identification children at risk talking can significantly improve long-term outcomes development. However, data on talkers among Saudi are scarce. present study aimed address this gap by examining prevalence factors focusing biological environmental influence...
<title>Abstract</title> This country-wide study explores the landscape of childcare providers (CPs) in Saudi Arabia, illuminating their pivotal role fostering children’s language skills. While fundamental, our understanding status Arabia remains limited. provides a comprehensive profile CPs, exploring knowledge child development, self-efficacy, and interplay with work experience, education, training. Key findings indicate that merely quarter CPs hold degree early childhood education. A...
To explore the characteristics of Arabic websites with information on autism spectrum disorder (ASD).The word in was entered into 2 popular search engines September 2013 to locate top 80 featuring term. Websites were sorted using 10 characteristics, previously used evaluate English ASD.Most registered a .com top-level domain (69%), an individual`s site, forum, or blog (44%), and updated after 2012 (60%); they contained images texts that seemed persuade viewers purchase products (43%);...
Research examining the age of diagnosis autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and its influencing factors mostly originate from developed Western countries, providing little to no systematic information about understanding management ASD in rest world. The present exploratory study examined influence child family characteristics on Saudi Arabia. median at was 3.0 years associated with some characteristics. A 1 year increase child's a 0.1 (95% CI 0.05, 0.12). Children who did not respond their name...
Purpose: Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) services and research have evolved over the past decades to mitigate negative effects of this lifelong condition on those who live with it society. The purpose article is shed light current state ASD in Kingdom Saudi Arabia (KSA) discuss future directions enhance relation accessibility optimizing journey care for individuals ASD. Conclusions: Background information provided about KSA its role region as a major country lead advancement services,...
Risk factors for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), psychiatric, and classroom academic/behavioral problems were examined in 929 students grades 1–6 Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Teachers identified ADHD by completing the Vanderbilt scale. Compared to controls without ADHD, with more likely have early parental loss, head trauma, motor/language delay, family psychiatric problems, high stress. Among those risk comorbidity older age, history, delay. impaired performance stress, chronic...
Psychotropic medication use is rising among children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) in Saudi Arabia. Two hundred ninety-three parents of diagnosed ASD completed a parental concerns questionnaire (PCQ) online to examine children’s family socio-demographics, health conditions and comorbidities, past current exposure psychotropic as prescribed by their primary doctor. Findings revealed that more than one-third the (39.08%) reported were using medications at time survey; risperidone (53%),...
Abstract Objectives: Research examining the age of diagnosis autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and its influencing factors mostly originate from developed Western countries, providing little to no systematic information about understanding management ASD in rest world. The present exploratory study examined influence child family characteristics on Saudi Arabia. Results: median at was 3.0 years associated with some characteristics. A one-year increase child's a 0.1-year (95% CI: 0.05, 0.12)....