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Vernon, Ty W.; Miller, Amber R.; Ko, Jordan A.; Wu, Victoria L. – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2016
Experiential learning is an essential process in the development of core social competencies. Unfortunately, adolescents with autism spectrum disorders often do not possess the prerequisite skillset and motivation to sustain the level of social immersion needed to benefit from this learning process. These persisting social vulnerabilities can…
Descriptors: Experiential Learning, Interpersonal Competence, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders
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Schertz, Hannah H.; Odom, Samuel L.; Baggett, Kathleen M.; Sideris, John H. – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2018
A randomized controlled trial was conducted to evaluate effects of the Joint Attention Mediated Learning (JAML) intervention. Toddlers with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) aged 16-30 months (n = 144) were randomized to intervention and community control conditions. Parents, who participated in 32 weekly home-based sessions, followed a mediated…
Descriptors: Randomized Controlled Trials, Intervention, Early Intervention, Learning Processes
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Leach, Debra; LaRocque, Michelle – Intervention in School and Clinic, 2011
Research and education law support the use of routines-based interventions for young children with disabilities in the children's natural environments. However, systematic training and practice can provide individuals with the strategies and skills that can enhance these interventions. This article provides guidance for implementing intervention…
Descriptors: Autism, Young Children, Parents, Interpersonal Competence
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Zalla, Tiziana; Sav, Anca-Maria; Leboyer, Marion – Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders, 2009
In the present study, performance of a group of adults with Asperger Syndrome (AS) on two series of object reversal and extinction was compared with that of a group of adults with typical development. Participants were requested to learn a stimulus-reward association rule and monitor changes in reward value of stimuli in order to gain as many…
Descriptors: Stimuli, Autism, Asperger Syndrome, Interpersonal Relationship
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Klin, Ami; Danovitch, Judith H.; Merz, Amanda B.; Volkmar, Fred R. – Research and Practice for Persons with Severe Disabilities (RPSD), 2007
Circumscribed interests are a fascinating and an understudied phenomenon in some individuals with autism spectrum disorders (ASD). Research in this area is likely to contribute to our understanding of ASDs and to advancing developmental knowledge on learning processes used to adapt to the demands of everyday social life. This study reports on a…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Verbal Learning, Social Life, Learning Processes