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The Effects of Subject-Performed Tasks on the Memory Performance of Verbal Autistic Children.
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Summers, Jane A.; Craik, Fergus I. M. – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 1994
This study examined the effectiveness of using "subject-performed tasks" to improve memory efficiency of eight autistic children. The procedure involved instructing children to carry out and later remember a series of actions. The procedure's effectiveness was attributed to autistic subjects' lack of verbal encoding strategies and…
Descriptors: Autism, Children, Instructional Effectiveness, Memory
Teaching Theory of Mind: A New Approach to Social Skills Training for Individuals with Autism.
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Ozonoff, Sally; Miller, Judith N. – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 1995
This study examined the effectiveness of a social skills training program for five male adolescents with autism but normal IQ. In addition to teaching interactional and conversational skills, the program provided explicit instruction in social-cognitive principles of inferring the mental states of others. Significant changes in beliefs were found,…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Autism, Beliefs, Cognitive Processes
Toilet Training and Behaviors of People with Autism: Parent Views.
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Dalrymple, Nancy J.; Ruble, Lisa A. – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 1992
This investigation surveyed 100 parents of people with autism (mean age 19.5 years) concerning toilet training and toileting problems. Results focus on ages at toilet training, toilet training methods, toileting skills, behavior problems related to toileting, and fears related to toileting. (DB)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Age, Autism, Behavior Problems