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LaMarca, Kristen; Gevirtz, Richard; Lincoln, Alan J.; Pineda, Jaime A. – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2018
Individuals with autism and intellectual impairments tend to be excluded from research due to their difficulties with methodological compliance. This study focuses on using Teaching with Acoustic Guidance--TAGteach--to behaviorally prepare children with autism and a IQ = 80 to participate in a study on neurofeedback training (NFT). Seven children…
Descriptors: Autism, Intellectual Disability, Neurosciences, Diagnostic Tests
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Brewe, A. M.; Reisinger, D. L.; Adlof, S. M.; Roberts, J. E. – Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 2018
Background: Impairment in initiating joint attention (IJA) is associated with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in children, although it is unclear when impairments arise. Due to the early development of IJA use and late diagnosis of ASD, groups at high-risk of ASD, such as infants with an older sibling with ASD (ASIBs) and infants with fragile X…
Descriptors: Infants, At Risk Persons, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders
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Albaum, Carly; Tablon, Paula; Roudbarani, Flora; Weiss, Jonathan A. – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2020
Therapeutic alliance is often an important aspect of psychotherapy, though it is rarely examined in clients with autism. This study aims to determine the child pre-treatment variables and treatment outcomes associated with early and late alliance in cognitive behaviour therapy targeting emotion regulation for children with autism. Data were…
Descriptors: Predictor Variables, Cognitive Restructuring, Behavior Modification, Autism
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Gunn, Kerry C. M.; Delafield-Butt, Jonathan T. – Review of Educational Research, 2016
Inclusive education requires teachers to adapt to children's learning styles. Children with autism spectrum disorder bring challenges to classroom teaching, often exhibiting interests restricted to particular topics. Teachers can be faced with a dilemma either to accommodate these restricted interests (RIs) into teaching or to keep them out of the…
Descriptors: Inclusion, Autism, Task Analysis, Children
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Newbigin, Amanda; Uljarevic, Mirko; Vivanti, Giacomo; Dissanayake, Cheryl – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2016
The majority of studies that have investigated empathic responsiveness of individuals with Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) have used heterogeneous groups in terms of age, cognitive level and gender which significantly impact the results. Our aim in this study was to explore responsiveness of a more homogenous sample of 21 children with ASD and 17…
Descriptors: Empathy, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Control Groups
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van Hulst, Branko M.; de Zeeuw, Patrick; Bos, Dienke J.; Rijks, Yvonne; Neggers, Sebastiaan F. W.; Durston, Sarah – Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 2017
Background: Changes in reward processing are thought to be involved in the etiology of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), as well as other developmental disorders. In addition, different forms of therapy for ADHD rely on reinforcement principles. As such, improved understanding of reward processing in ADHD could eventually lead to…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Task Analysis, Reinforcement, Therapy