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Hanley, Mary; Riby, Debbie M.; Carty, Clare; Melaugh McAteer, Annie; Kennedy, Andrew; McPhillips, Martin – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2015
Individuals with autism spectrum disorder do not just 'grow out of' their early difficulties in understanding the social world. Even for those who are cognitively able, autism-related difficulties continue into adulthood. Atypicalities attending to and interpreting communicative signals from others can provide barriers to success in education,…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Eye Movements, Antisocial Behavior
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Mastrogiuseppe, Marilina; Capirci, Olga; Cuva, Simone; Venuti, Paola – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2015
Children with autism spectrum disorders display atypical development of gesture production, and gesture impairment is one of the determining factors of autism spectrum disorder diagnosis. Despite the obvious importance of this issue for children with autism spectrum disorder, the literature on gestures in autism is scarce and contradictory. The…
Descriptors: Children, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Communication Skills
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Rollins, Pamela Rosenthal; Campbell, Michelle; Hoffman, Renee Thibodeau; Self, Kayli – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2016
This study examined Pathways Early Autism Intervention, a community-based, parent-mediated, intensive behavioral and developmental intervention program for children with autism spectrum disorders that could be used as a model for state-funded early intervention programs. A single-subject, multiple-baseline, across-participants design was used.…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Toddlers, Early Intervention
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So, Wing-Chee; Wong, Miranda Kit-Yi; Lui, Ming; Yip, Virginia – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2015
Previous work leaves open the question of whether children with autism spectrum disorders aged 6-12?years have delay in producing gestures compared to their typically developing peers. This study examined gestural production among school-aged children in a naturalistic context and how their gestures are semantically related to the accompanying…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Children, Preadolescents