Parenting Journal · Volume 2 · Issue 4 · Licensed source edition
Self- and parent-reported executive function and self-determination in autistic teens: domain-specific relationships and cross-rater considerations
Originally published 2026-08-03 · Journal of Neurodevelopmental Disorders
BMC · DOI 10.1186/s11689-026-09703-2 ↗
Editorial reading guide · Independence
When we rate my teenager’s independence differently, what task is each of us imagining?
This article examines where autistic teenagers and parents agree or differ about independence and executive skills. The independence lens asks which demands children can already manage and where practice or adult support still matters.
Who was studied?
Autistic teenagers and parents rating executive function and self-determination.
Age / stage: Adolescence
Read with three questions
- What does the article establish about where autistic teenagers and parents agree or differ about independence and executive skills?
- Whose perspective was recorded, and what might an independent observer have described differently?
- How closely does the population described here match the family or setting you have in mind? The population to compare is autistic teenagers and parents rating executive function and self-determination.
Keep the limits in view
The measures reflect what respondents reported. Associations alone cannot distinguish the direction of influence or exclude other explanations.
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Jennifer R Bertollo; Lauren Baczewski; Hannah Behar; Elizabeth R Black; Tara Anderson; K Sharp; Andrea Lopez; Chloe C Neuman; Alyssa Verbalis; Cara E Pugliese; Lauren Kenworthy (2026). Self- and parent-reported executive function and self-determination in autistic teens: domain-specific relationships and cross-rater considerations Journal of Neurodevelopmental Disorders. https://doi.org/10.1186/s11689-026-09703-2
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