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Kotroni, P.; Bonoti, F.; Mavropoulou, S. – International Journal of Developmental Disabilities, 2019
Objectives: The study aimed to examine the ability of children with an Autism Spectrum Condition (ASC) to depict social (pride and shame) vs. basic (happiness and sadness) emotions in their human figure drawings. Methods: Eleven children with a formal diagnosis of an ASC matched on gender and verbal mental age with 11 children with typical…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Freehand Drawing, Psychological Patterns
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Bailey, Benjamin; Arciuli, Joanne; Stancliffe, Roger J. – Scientific Studies of Reading, 2017
This study explored the effects of an evidence-based literacy program, ABRACADABRA, on the spelling abilities of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Twenty children with ASD aged 5-11 years were assigned to matched instruction and waitlist control groups. Children in the instruction group received 26 hrs of individualized, home-based…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Children, Spelling Instruction
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Mottron, Laurent – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2004
A meta-analysis was performed on the 133 cognitive and behavioral papers in autism using comparison groups in the 1999-2002 period. High-functioning (average IQ: 84.7), adolescents (average, 14.4 years) are largely dominant. IQ is the most frequent matching variable in use (51.2%). The instruments that are most frequently used to determine IQ or…
Descriptors: Measurement Techniques, Intelligence Quotient, Asperger Syndrome, Autism