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Direct linkMedeiros, Kristen; Winsler, Adam – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2014
This study examined the relationship between child language skills and parent and child gestures of 58 youths with and without an autism spectrum disorder (ASD) diagnosis. Frequencies and rates of total gesture use as well as five categories of gestures (deictic, conventional, beat, iconic, and metaphoric) were reliably coded during the…
Descriptors: Correlation, Children, Parents, Language Skills
Goldman, Sylvie; DeNigris, Danielle – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2015
Conversations about the past support the development of autobiographical memory. Parents' strategies to elicit child's participation and recall during past event conversations were compared across three school-age diagnostic groups: autism spectrum disorder (ASD, n = 11), developmental language disorders (n = 11) and typically developing (TD,…
Descriptors: Memory, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Developmental Disabilities
Sandiford, Givona A.; Mainess, Karen J.; Daher, Noha S. – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2013
The purpose of this study was to compare the efficacy of Melodic Based Communication Therapy (MBCT) to traditional speech and language therapy for eliciting speech in nonverbal children with autism. Participants were 12 nonverbal children with autism ages 5 through 7 randomly assigned to either treatment group. Both groups made significant…
Descriptors: Therapy, Autism, Family Environment, Nonverbal Communication
Walsh, Jennifer A.; Vida, Mark D.; Rutherford, M. D. – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2014
Rutherford and McIntosh (J Autism Dev Disord 37:187-196, 2007) demonstrated that individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) are more tolerant than controls of exaggerated schematic facial expressions, suggesting that they may use an alternative strategy when processing emotional expressions. The current study was designed to test this finding…
Descriptors: Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Autism, Adults, Nonverbal Communication
Gevarter, Cindy; O'Reilly, Mark F.; Rojeski, Laura; Sammarco, Nicolette; Sigafoos, Jeff; Lancioni, Giulio E.; Lang, Russell – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2014
Augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) applications may differ in their use of display and design elements. Using a multielement design, this study compared mand acquisition in three preschool-aged males with autism spectrum disorder, across three different displays in two iPad® AAC applications. Displays included a Widgit symbol button…
Descriptors: Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Preschool Children
Yoder, Paul J.; Lieberman, Rebecca G. – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2010
A randomized control trial comparing two social-communication interventions in young children with autism examined far-transfer of the use of picture exchange to communicate. Thirty-six children were randomly assigned to one of two treatment conditions, one of which was the Picture Exchange Communication System (PECS). All children had access to…
Descriptors: Nonverbal Communication, Autism, Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Young Children
