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Direct linkRavindran, Neeraja; Myers, Barbara J. – Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities, 2013
Beliefs and practices regarding autism were explored in Indian families living outside India. Parents (N = 24) of children (3 to 15 years) with an autism spectrum disorder wrote open-ended answers in an online questionnaire regarding their beliefs about causes, treatments and services received, use of and preference for Indian medicine and…
Descriptors: Autism, Foreign Countries, Online Surveys, Indians
Goin-Kochel, Robin P.; Myers, Barbara J. – Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities, 2005
Recent studies have validated the phenomenon of autistic regression, but little is known about how regressive and congenital onsets of the disorder influence parents' thinking about autism and its etiology. Parents (N = 327) of children with autism spectrum disorders completed an online questionnaire about their children's development.…
Descriptors: Etiology, Genetics, Autism, Parent Attitudes
Peer reviewedReese, R. Matthew; Richman, David M.; Zarcone, Jennifer; Zarcone, Troy – Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities, 2003
A functional assessment interview was conducted with care providers of 100 children (ages 2-5) with autism regarding reinforcement contingencies contributing to maintenance of disruptive behavior. Gaining access to perseverative activities and escaping demands while engaged in these activities frequently contributed to disruptive behavior in the…
Descriptors: Autism, Behavior Modification, Behavior Problems, Early Childhood Education
Peer reviewedMeyer, Jessica A.; Minshew, Nancy J. – Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities, 2002
An overview is provided of the similarities and distinctions between individuals with autism and those with Asperger syndrome (AS). The cognitive and neurocognitive profiles underlying deficits characteristic of autism spectrum disorders are reviewed and particular emphasis is placed on comparisons of high-functioning autism to AS on the basis of…
Descriptors: Asperger Syndrome, Autism, Classification, Clinical Diagnosis
Peer reviewedFeinberg, Edward; Vacca, John – Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities, 2000
Factors that make autism a vexing public policy issue are identified, including incidence increases, lack of consensus on etiology and methodology for clinical intervention, coincidence of the age of diagnosis with the upper age limit of early intervention programs, a shift to a family-centered decision-making paradigm, and litigation. (Contains…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Age Groups, Autism, Children
Peer reviewedTrepagnier, Cheryl – Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities, 1996
This article suggests that disruption of social gaze interaction in the first months of life may be responsible for the core social, communicative, and imaginative/cognitive deficits of autism. Eye contact and face processing in individuals with autism, implications of a missed critical period for face processing, and implications for intervention…
Descriptors: Autism, Caregiver Child Relationship, Child Development, Cognitive Ability
