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Webster, C. D.; Fruchter, D.; Dean, J.; Konstantareas, M. M.; Sloman, L. – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2016
We draw on an article published in 1973 in this journal. We described how we taught "Geoff," a 6-year old boy with autism, an elementary form of sign language during the course of 24 one-hour sessions held over a 12-week period (Webster et al. in "J Autism Child Schizophr" 3:337-346, 1973; Fruchter in "Autism: new…
Descriptors: Nonverbal Communication, Males, Autism, Sign Language
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Shane, Howard C.; Laubscher, Emily H.; Schlosser, Ralf W.; Flynn, Suzanne; Sorce, James F.; Abramson, Jennifer – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2012
The burgeoning role of technology in society has provided opportunities for the development of new means of communication for individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD). This paper offers an organizational framework for describing traditional and emerging augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) technology, and highlights how tools…
Descriptors: Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Autism, Educational Technology, Assistive Technology
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Walenski, Matthew; Mostofsky, Stewart H.; Gidley-Larson, Jennifer C.; Ullman, Michael T. – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2008
Language and communication deficits are key diagnostic criteria for autism. However, not all aspects of language are equally affected. Here we present evidence of "enhanced" performance of a critical aspect of language--word processing--in children with autism. The results have implications for explanatory theories of autism and language, and for…
Descriptors: Autism, Language Processing, Children
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Gamliel, Ifat; Yirmiya, Nurit; Sigman, Marian – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2007
Cognitive and language skills of 39 siblings of children with autism (SIBS-A) and 39 siblings of typically developing children (SIBS-TD) at ages 4, 14, 24, 36, and 54 months were compared. Twelve of the 39 SIBS-A revealed a delay in cognition and/or language (including one child diagnosed with autism) compared to only two SIBS-TD. Developmental…
Descriptors: Language Skills, Siblings, Language Aptitude, Expressive Language
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Homan, Kendra J.; Mellon, Michael W.; Houlihan, Daniel; Katusic, Maja Z. – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2011
Childhood disintegrative disorder (CDD) is a rare condition characterized by distinct regression of developmental and behavioral functioning following a period of apparently normal development for at least 2 years. The purpose of this article is to present the developmental, behavioral, psychosocial, and medical histories of eight children who…
Descriptors: Developmental Stages, Language Acquisition, Child Health, Case Studies
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Jarvinen-Pasley, Anna; Peppe, Susan; King-Smith, Gavin; Heaton, Pamela – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2008
Prosody can be conceived as having form (auditory-perceptual characteristics) and function (pragmatic/linguistic meaning). No known studies have examined the relationship between form- and function-level prosodic skills in relation to the effects of stimulus length and/or complexity upon such abilities in autism. Research in this area is both…
Descriptors: Autism, Children, Suprasegmentals, Language Skills
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Thomas, Kathleen C.; Morrissey, Joseph P.; McLaurin, Carolyn – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2007
This paper describes approaches to care and associated service use by families with a child with autism. A combined telephone and self-administered survey was completed by 301 families with a child, 8 years old or younger, in North Carolina, during the winter of 2003-2004. Findings indicate that 66% of families used one or more approach to care…
Descriptors: Autism, Services, Surveys, Speech Language Pathology
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Tager-Flusberg, Helen – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2004
Several different methodological approaches that have been used in studying language in children with autism are outlined. In classic studies, children with autism are compared to comparison groups typically matched on age, IQ, or mental age in order to identify which aspects of language are uniquely impaired in autism. Several methodological…
Descriptors: Language Research, Research Methodology, Autism, Children
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Sigman, Marian; McGovern, Corina W. – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2005
This paper reports on the developmental progression of a sample of 48 adolescents and young adults with autism who were previously assessed at preschool age and again in the mid-school period. In contrast to the earlier period when about one-third of the children made dramatic gains, cognitive and language skills tended to remain stable or decline…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Language Skills, Skill Development, Preschool Education
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Greer, Margaret K.; And Others – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 1989
This case study illustrates the highly significant language difficulties, marked memory deficits, and propensity for physical aggression following temporal lobe damage brought about by herpes encephalitis, and presents the usefulness of a new diagnostic measure in delineating such a variable cognitive pattern. (Author)
Descriptors: Aggression, Case Studies, Communicable Diseases, Diagnostic Tests
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Bryson, Susan E.; And Others – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 1994
This case study describes a 13-year-old female with autism, mutism, hyperlexia, and spelling ability. Analysis indicated her reading and spelling abilities were dominated by visual rather than phonological processes. Most striking was an apparent social awakening during the 3.5 month period of the study, possibly related to the onset of puberty.…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Autism, Case Studies, Emotional Development