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Reiss, Allan L.; And Others – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 1988
The effect of the therapeutic drug, fenfluramine, on the social interactions of seven autistic children was evaluated. Results demonstrated that the drug effect was inconsistent across children, with two children possibly demonstrating a tolerance to the behavioral effects of the drug. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Autism, Drug Therapy, Interaction Process Analysis, Interpersonal Relationship
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Escalona, Angelica; Field, Tiffany; Nadel, Jacqueline; Lundy, Brenda – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2002
Twenty children with autism received either an imitative or contingently responsive interaction with an adult. The contingency condition appeared to be the more effective way to facilitate a distal social behavior (attention), whereas the imitative condition was a more effective way to facilitate a proximal social behavior (touching). (Contains…
Descriptors: Autism, Behavior Change, Children, Contingency Management
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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