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Rachel K. Schuck

Postdoctoral Researcher, San Diego State University
Verified email at sdsu.edu
Cited by 943

[HTML][HTML] Neurodiversity and autism intervention: Reconciling perspectives through a naturalistic developmental behavioral intervention framework

RK Schuck, DM Tagavi, KMP Baiden, P Dwyer… - Journal of Autism and …, 2022 - Springer
Proponents of autism intervention and those of the neurodiversity movement often appear at
odds, the former advocating for intensive treatments and the latter arguing that autism must …

[HTML][HTML] “Am I doing enough?” Special educators' experiences with emergency remote teaching in Spring 2020

RK Schuck, R Lambert - Education Sciences, 2020 - mdpi.com
While the COVID-19 pandemic radically changed all aspects of everyone's life, the closure
of schools was one of the most impactful, significantly altering daily life for school personnel …

Brief report: Sex/gender differences in symptomology and camouflaging in adults with autism spectrum disorder

RK Schuck, RE Flores, LK Fung - Journal of autism and developmental …, 2019 - Springer
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is more prevalent in males than females. Previous research
indicates females camouflage ASD symptoms more than males, potentially contributing to …

Do young toddlers act on their social preferences?

A Dahl, RK Schuck, JJ Campos - Developmental Psychology, 2013 - psycnet.apa.org
From preschool age to adulthood, most humans prefer to help someone who has treated
others well over helping someone who has treated others badly. Researchers have recently …

[HTML][HTML] Social validity of pivotal response treatment for young autistic children: Perspectives of autistic adults

RK Schuck, P Dwyer, KMP Baiden, ZJ Williams… - Journal of Autism and …, 2022 - Springer
The social validity of autism behavioral intervention has been questioned. Naturalistic
Developmental Behavioral Interventions (NDBIs) attempt to address some concerns, but it is …

[HTML][HTML] Thalamic and prefrontal GABA concentrations but not GABAA receptor densities are altered in high-functioning adults with autism spectrum disorder

LK Fung, RE Flores, M Gu, KL Sun, D James… - Molecular …, 2021 - nature.com
The gamma aminobutyric acid (GABA) neurotransmission system has been implicated in
autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Molecular neuroimaging studies incorporating …

Collaborating with parents during COVID-19 online teaching: Special educator perspectives

RK Schuck, R Lambert, M Wang - Education 3-13, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Teachers whose students had trouble independently accessing the online curriculum during
COVID-19 online learning had to rely heavily on parents. This paper presents findings from …

Exploring social subtypes in autism spectrum disorder: A preliminary study

M Uljarević, JM Phillips, RK Schuck, S Schapp… - Autism …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Impairments in social functioning are considered a hallmark diagnostic feature of autism
spectrum disorder (ASD). Yet, individuals diagnosed with ASD vary widely with respect to …

[HTML][HTML] Development of the Stanford Social Dimensions Scale: initial validation in autism spectrum disorder and in neurotypicals

JM Phillips, M Uljarević, RK Schuck, S Schapp… - Molecular autism, 2019 - Springer
Background The aim of this paper was to provide an initial validation of a newly developed
parent questionnaire—the Stanford Social Dimensions Scale (SSDS), designed to capture …

[HTML][HTML] The Social Validity of Behavioral Interventions: Seeking Input from Autistic Adults

KMP Baiden, ZJ Williams, RK Schuck, P Dwyer… - Journal of Autism and …, 2024 - Springer
Many in the autistic community have expressed concerns regarding the use of behavioral
interventions with autistic children, suggesting that these interventions may not be socially …