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Mancil, G. Richmond; Haydon, Todd; Boman, Marty – Education and Training in Autism and Developmental Disabilities, 2016
The purpose of the study was to evaluate the effectiveness of sensory activities used as antecedent interventions on the percentage correct on academic tasks and rate of aberrant behavior in three elementary aged children with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD). Study activities were conducted in an after school program for children with ASD where…
Descriptors: Reinforcement, Antisocial Behavior, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders
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Hutchins, Tiffany L.; Prelock, Patricia A. – Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions, 2013
This article describes a family-centered collaborative approach to the development and socially valid assessment of Social Stories[TM] and comic strip conversations (CSCs) for supporting the social behaviors in children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Seventeen children with ASD (ages 4-12 years) participated in either an immediate or a…
Descriptors: Parent Attitudes, Social Behavior, Cartoons, Pervasive Developmental Disorders
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Russo-Ponsaran, Nicole M.; Evans-Smith, Bernadette; Johnson, Jason K.; McKown, Clark – Journal of Mental Health Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2014
Many children with autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) demonstrate facial emotion recognition and expression impairments. These impairments may contribute to social disability and may put children with ASDs at risk for developing further mental health problems. In this pilot study, we examined the use of a coach- and computer-assisted facial emotion…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Human Body, Recognition (Psychology)