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Jull, Stephanie; Mirenda, Pat – Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions, 2011
Teaching children with autism to interact with their typically developing peers can be a challenge. Previous research has documented that there are many effective ways to teach social interaction; however, interventions in this regard are usually implemented by professionals. The purpose of this study was to assess the effectiveness of…
Descriptors: Play, Autism, Interpersonal Relationship, Interaction
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Casenhiser, Devin M.; Shanker, Stuart G.; Stieben, Jim – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2013
The study evaluates a social-communication-based approach to autism intervention aimed at improving the social interaction skills of children with autism spectrum disorder. We report preliminary results from an ongoing randomized controlled trial of 51 children aged 2 years 0 months to 4 years 11 months. Participants were assigned to either a…
Descriptors: Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Autism, Young Children, Comparative Analysis
Wilde, Warren D.; Sillito, Melvin T. – 1986
One in a series of reports on a gifted program jointly formed by three school systems in Alberta, Canada, this document presents evaluation information regarding the effects of the program in Strathcona County schools. The Strathcona County school system consists of a mix of rural and small urban schools and is intermediate in size when compared…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Affective Behavior, Art Education, Counselor Attitudes