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Goodwin, Matthew S.; Intille, Stephen S.; Albinali, Fahd; Velicer, Wayne F. – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2011
To overcome problems with traditional methods for measuring stereotypical motor movements in persons with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD), we evaluated the use of wireless three-axis accelerometers and pattern recognition algorithms to automatically detect body rocking and hand flapping in children with ASD. Findings revealed that, on average,…
Descriptors: Autism, Pattern Recognition, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Motion
Dessoff, Alan – District Administration, 2009
It's no surprise that school districts are as vulnerable to fraud as the private sector or any other segment of government. Crimes in districts include collusion with outside vendors who provide kickbacks to employees, misuse of district-issued credit cards, embezzlement of district funds, and theft of district property. "Fraud happens…
Descriptors: School Districts, Deception, Antisocial Behavior, Crime
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Piehler, Timothy F.; Dishion, Thomas J. – Child Development, 2007
Interpersonal dynamics within friendships were observed in a sample of 120 (60 male, 60 female) ethnically diverse 16- and 17-year-old adolescents characterized as persistently antisocial, adolescent-onset, and normative. Dyadic mutuality and deviant talk were coded from videotaped friendship interactions. Persistently antisocial adolescents…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Friendship, Interaction, Classification