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Peer reviewedLandry, Susan H.; Loveland, Katherine A. – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 1989
The study compared the attention-directing behaviors of 15 autistic children, 14 children with developmental language delay, and 13 young normal children. Although the autistic children's behavior was most unlike that of the other groups, autistic children did not produce more attention-directing behavior when a high degree of adult direction was…
Descriptors: Attention Control, Autism, Behavior Patterns, Developmental Disabilities
Peer reviewedSprague, Robert L.; And Others – Mental Retardation, 1989
Individuals with developmental disability (n=400) were assessed with the "Dyskinesia Identification System: Condensed User Scale" (DISCUS), a 15-item tardive dyskinesia rating scale shortened from the "Dyskinesia Identification System-Coldwater." Based on interrater reliability, 2-week stability, and other analyses, DISCUS is…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Behavior Rating Scales, Clinical Diagnosis, Developmental Disabilities
Download full textFenichel, Emily, Ed. – Zero to Three, 1992
This newsletter issue presents five articles addressing intervention with infants and toddlers having pervasive developmental disabilities. The first article is by Stanley I. Greenspan and is titled "Reconsidering the Diagnosis and Treatment of Very Young Children with Autistic Spectrum or Pervasive Developmental Disorder." This article…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Case Studies, Child Development, Clinical Diagnosis
