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Rashedi, Roxanne N.; Bonnet, Kemberlee; Schulte, Rebecca J.; Schlundt, David G.; Swanson, Amy R.; Kinsman, Amy; Bardett, Nicole; Juárez, Pablo; Warren, Zachary E.; Biswas, Gautam; Kunda, Maithilee – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2022
Interest continues to be high in technology-based interventions for individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Understanding the preferences and challenges of technology use among individuals with ASD can inform the design of such interventions. Through 18 interviews with parents, we used an iterative inductive-deductive approach to…
Descriptors: Autism Spectrum Disorders, Intervention, Interpersonal Competence, Preferences
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Lee, Elinda Ai Lim; Black, Melissa H.; Falkmer, Marita; Tan, Tele; Sheehy, Louise; Bölte, Sven; Girdler, Sonya – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2020
Autistic individuals often possess strengths and abilities. Despite these strengths, employment outcomes for this population remain low. Strengths-based programs, focusing on developing skills in a supportive environment, may enable autistic adolescents to more effectively prepare for the workforce. This study explores the principal components and…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Teaching Methods, Student Characteristics
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Stichter, Janine P.; Randolph, Jena K.; Kay, Denise; Gage, Nicholas – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2009
Evidence continues to maintain that the use of antecedent variables (i.e., instructional practices, and environmental characteristics) increase prosocial and adaptive behaviors of students with disabilities (e.g., Kern et al. in J Appl Behav Anal 27(1):7-19, 1994; Stichter et al. in Behav Disord 30:401-418, 2005). This study extends the literature…
Descriptors: Prosocial Behavior, Autism, Interpersonal Relationship, Interaction
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Ledford, Jennifer R.; Gast, David L.; Luscre, Deanna; Ayres, Kevin M. – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2008
This study evaluated the acquisition of incidental and observational information presented to 6 children with autism in a small group instructional arrangement using a constant time delay (CTD) procedure. A multiple probe design across behaviors, replicated across 6 participants, was used to evaluate the effectiveness of the CTD procedure and to…
Descriptors: Small Group Instruction, Autism, Incidental Learning, Reading Ability
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Liber, Daniella B.; Frea, William D.; Symon, Jennifer B. G. – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2008
Interventions that teach social communication and play skills are crucial for the development of children with autism. The time delay procedure is effective in teaching language acquisition, social use of language, discrete behaviors, and chained activities to individuals with autism and developmental delays. In this study, three boys with autism,…
Descriptors: Males, Play, Autism, Teaching Methods
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Mitchell, Peter; Parsons, Sarah; Leonard, Anne – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2007
Six teenagers with Autistic Spectrum Disorders (ASDs) experienced a Virtual Environment (VE) of a cafe. They also watched three sets of videos of real cafe and buses and judged where they would sit and explained why. Half of the participants received their VE experience between the first and second sets of videos, and half experienced it between…
Descriptors: Computer Simulation, Autism, Adolescents, Computer Assisted Instruction
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Clark, Peter; Rutter, Michael – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 1981
Among findings of the study involving 10 autistic children (8 to 15 years old) were that four adult approach styles (varying in structure and interpersonal demands) were reliably discriminable and that children's responses were positively related to the interpersonal and task oriented demands that were made of them. (Author)
Descriptors: Autism, Children, Interaction, Interpersonal Relationship