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Predictors of Treatment Outcome in Preschoolers with Autism Spectrum Disorder: An Observational Study in the Greater Geneva Area, Switzerland
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Robain, François; Franchini, Martina; Kojovic, Nada; Wood de Wilde, Hilary; Schaer, Marie – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2020
This study aims to identify predictors of treatment outcome in young children with ASD within a European context, where service provision of intervention remains sporadic. We investigated whether a child's age at baseline, intensity of the intervention provided, type of intervention, child's level of social orienting and cognitive skills at…
Descriptors: Predictor Variables, Outcomes of Treatment, Preschool Children, Autism
Do Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder Share Fairly and Reciprocally?
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Hartley, Calum; Fisher, Sophie – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2018
This study investigated whether children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and typically developing children matched on receptive language share resources fairly and reciprocally. Children completed age-appropriate versions of the Ultimatum and Dictator Games with real stickers and an interactive partner. Both groups offered similar numbers of…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Children, Social Development
Brief Report: Cognitive Control of Social and Nonsocial Visual Attention in Autism
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DiCriscio, Antoinette Sabatino; Miller, Stephanie J.; Hanna, Eleanor K.; Kovac, Megan; Turner-Brown, Lauren; Sasson, Noah J.; Sapyta, Jeffrey; Troiani, Vanessa; Dichter, Gabriel S. – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2016
Prosaccade and antisaccade errors in the context of social and nonsocial stimuli were investigated in youth with autism spectrum disorder (ASD; n = 19) a matched control sample (n = 19), and a small sample of youth with obsessive compulsive disorder (n = 9). Groups did not differ in error rates in the prosaccade condition for any stimulus…
Descriptors: Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Attention Control, Visual Perception, Visual Measures
Autism Spectrum Disorder Symptoms among Children Enrolled in the Study to Explore Early Development (SEED)
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Wiggins, Lisa D.; Levy, Susan E.; Daniels, Julie; Schieve, Laura; Croen, Lisa A.; DiGuiseppi, Carolyn; Blaskey, Lisa; Giarelli, Ellen; Lee, Li-Ching; Pinto-Martin, Jennifer; Reynolds, Ann; Rice, Catherine; Rosenberg, Cordelia Robinson; Thompson, Patrick; Yeargin-Allsopp, Marshalyn; Young, Lisa; Schendel, Diana – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2015
This study examined the phenotypic profiles of children aged 30-68 months in the Study to Explore Early Development (SEED). Children classified as autism spectrum disorder (ASD), developmental delay (DD) with ASD symptoms, DD without ASD symptoms, and population comparison (POP) differed significantly from each other on cognitive, adaptive,…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Young Children, Child Development
Symbolic Play of Preschoolers with Severe Communication Impairments with Autism and Other Developmental Delays: More Similarities than Differences
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Thiemann-Bourque, Kathy S.; Brady, Nancy C.; Fleming, Kandace K. – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2012
Children with autism are often described as having deficient play skills, particularly symbolic play. We compared the play of 35 children with autism to 38 children with other developmental delays. All children were preschool-age and produced less than 20 different words. Results indicated no significant differences across the two groups in their…
Descriptors: Play, Autism, Developmental Delays, Interpersonal Competence
Collaborative Problem Solving in Young Typical Development and HFASD
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Kimhi, Yael; Bauminger-Zviely, Nirit – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2012
Collaborative problem solving (CPS) requires sharing goals/attention and coordinating actions--all deficient in HFASD. Group differences were examined in CPS (HFASD/typical), with a friend versus with a non-friend. Participants included 28 HFASD and 30 typical children aged 3-6 years and their 58 friends and 58 non-friends. Groups were matched on…
Descriptors: Problem Solving, Thinking Skills, Cognitive Development, Cooperation
Verbal "Peaks" and Visual "Valleys" in Theory of Mind Ability in Williams Syndrome
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Santos, Andreia; Deruelle, Christine – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2009
Research on theory of mind (TOM) has provided a major contribution to the understanding of developmental disorders characterized by atypical social behaviour. Yet, there is still little consensus relative to TOM abilities in Williams syndrome (WS). This study used visual and verbal tasks to investigate attribution of intentions in individuals with…
Descriptors: Control Groups, Mental Age, Cognitive Development, Autism
Early Social, Imitation, Play, and Language Abilities of Young Non-Autistic Siblings of Children with Autism
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Toth, Karen; Dawson, Geraldine; Meltzoff, Andrew N.; Greenson, Jessica; Fein, Deborah – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2007
Studies are needed to better understand the broad autism phenotype in young siblings of children with autism. Cognitive, adaptive, social, imitation, play, and language abilities were examined in 42 non-autistic siblings and 20 toddlers with no family history of autism, ages 18-27 months. Siblings, as a group, were below average in expressive…
Descriptors: Language Skills, Cognitive Ability, Interpersonal Competence, Social Development
Attachment Behaviors in Autistic Children.
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Sigman, Marian; Ungerer, Judy A. – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 1984
Observation of 14 autistic and 14 nonautistic children of equivalent mental age revealed that autistic Ss showed evidence of attachment to their mothers. Among autistic Ss, those showing increased attachment behaviors in response to separation and reunion demonstrated more advanced symbolic play skills than those showing no attachment change.…
Descriptors: Attachment Behavior, Autism, Cognitive Development, Interpersonal Competence
Interrelations among Social-Cognitive Skills in Young Children with Autism.
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Carpenter, Malinda; Pennington, Bruce F.; Rogers, Sally J. – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2002
Evaluation of social-cognitive skills in 23 young children with autism or other developmental delays found tests involving others' attention were more difficult for children with autism than tests involving others' behavior. However, the typical developmental pattern of first sharing, then following, and then directing attention or behavior was…
Descriptors: Attention Control, Autism, Cognitive Development, Developmental Delays
Do Children with PDDNOS Have a Theory of Mind?
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Sicotte, Charles; Stemberger, Ruth M. T. – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 1999
This study sought to differentiate pervasive developmental disorder not otherwise specified (PDDNOS) from similar nonautistic disorders on the basis of a cognitive deficit, theory of mind (ToM), which is the ability to infer mental states in others, a deficit highly prevalent in autism, a disorder similar to PDDNOS. Results suggest that children…
Descriptors: Child Development, Children, Cognitive Development, Developmental Disabilities
Autism and Piaget's Theory: Are the Two Compatible?
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Morgan, Sam B. – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 1986
Findings from relevant research applying Piaget's theory to mental retardation, psychosis, and autism are reviewed. Many autistic individuals show an arrest in operative functions at the sensorimotor functions. The early arrest interferes with subsequent development of higher-level conceptual, symbolic, and social skills. (Author)
Descriptors: Autism, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes, Concept Formation
Brief Report: Stability and Change in Cognitive and Behavioral Characteristics of Autism through Childhood.
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Eaves, Linda C.; Ho, Helena H. – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 1996
This study reports behavioral and cognitive stability and change in 76 children with autistic spectrum disorders, evaluated at ages 7 and 11. Verbal IQ, performance IQ, severity of autistic characteristics, and social characteristics were analyzed. The study found that IQ and more severe expression of autistic symptoms were very stable. (CR)
Descriptors: Autism, Behavior Patterns, Change, Children
Integrated Play Groups: A Model for Promoting the Social and Cognitive Dimensions of Play in Children with Autism.
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Wolfberg, Pamela J.; Schuler, Adriana L. – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 1993
A multifaceted model to promote peer play was implemented with play groups including 3 children (ages 6-8) with autism, resulting in decreased isolate play and collateral gains in social play, and decreased stereotyped object play and collateral gains in functional object play. Advances in play behaviors were generalized and were accompanied by…
Descriptors: Autism, Behavior Development, Cognitive Development, Generalization