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Strain, Phillip S. – Grantee Submission, 2017
This article reports on a 4-year follow-up study from the Learning Experiences and Alternative Program for Preschoolers and Their Parents (LEAP) randomized trial of early intervention for young children with autism. Overall, participants from LEAP classes were marginally superior to comparison class children on elementary school outcomes specific…
Descriptors: Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Autism, Rating Scales, Behavior Rating Scales
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Hagberg, Bibbi S.; Miniscalco, Carmela; Gillberg, Christopher – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2010
Many studies have shown that children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) have had early indicators of language delay. The aim of the present study was to examine the cognitive profile of school age children referred to a specialist clinic for ASD, ADHD, or both, and relate this profile…
Descriptors: Delayed Speech, Autism, Learning Disabilities, Intelligence Quotient
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Buschmann, Anke; Jooss, Bettina; Rupp, Andre; Dockter, Sonja; Blaschtikowitz, Heike; Heggen, Iris; Pietz, Joachim – Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology, 2008
The aim of this study was to evaluate if a diagnostic work-up should be recommended for 2-year-old children with developmental language delay (LD), or if the widely chosen "wait and see" strategy is adequate. Children with LD were identified in paediatric practices during routine developmental check-ups using a German parent-report…
Descriptors: Nonverbal Communication, Early Intervention, Delayed Speech, Autism
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Oxman, Joel; And Others – Sign Language Studies, 1978
Motivational factors and unique characteristics of sign language systems are suggested as contributing to the ability of severely dysfunctional nonverbal children to make progress within a manual communication medium. (Author/EJS)
Descriptors: Autism, Cognitive Development, Delayed Speech, Emotional Disturbances
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Yirmiya, Nurit; Gamliel, Ifat; Pilowsky, Tammy; Feldman, Ruth; Baron-Cohen, Simon; Sigman, Marian – Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 2006
Aims: To compare siblings of children with autism (SIBS-A) and siblings of children with typical development (SIBS-TD) at 4 and 14 months of age. Methods: At 4 months, mother-infant interactional synchrony during free play, infant gaze and affect during the still-face paradigm, and infant responsiveness to a name-calling paradigm were examined (n…
Descriptors: Siblings, Nonverbal Communication, Delayed Speech, Mothers