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Jerger, Sara; Thorne, John C. – Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 2016
Purpose: This research attempted to replicate Hoffman's 2009 finding that the proportion of narrative utterances with semantic or syntactic errors (i.e., = 14% "restricted utterances") can differentiate school-age children with typical development from those with language impairment with a sensitivity of 83% and specificity of 88%.…
Descriptors: Semantics, Syntax, Error Patterns, Children
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Joseph, Gathua; Muthee, Jessica; Murugami, Margaret; Tekle, Tesfu – Journal of Education and Practice, 2015
Identification process is an important element of behavior disorder management in schools. For proper behavior management teachers need to identify learners with behavioral disorders in order to design intervention programs befitting their educational needs. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to analyze the intervention strategies teachers…
Descriptors: Disability Identification, Behavior Disorders, Behavior Modification, Intervention
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Ozonoff, Sally; Iosif, Anna-Maria; Young, Gregory S.; Hepburn, Susan; Thompson, Meagan; Colombi, Costanza; Cook, Ian C.; Werner, Emily; Goldring, Stacy; Baguio, Fottfam; Rogers, Sally J. – Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 2011
Objective: The onset of autism is usually conceptualized as occurring in one of two patterns, early onset or regressive. This study examined the number and shape of trajectories of symptom onset evident in coded home movies of children with autism and examined their correspondence with parent report of onset. Method: Four social-communicative…
Descriptors: Video Technology, Autism, Parents, Symptoms (Individual Disorders)
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Connolly, Micaela; Gersch, Irvine – Educational Psychology in Practice, 2013
Parents of children waiting for a diagnostic assessment for autism spectrum disorder (ASD) experience distress and anxiety while they wait. The present small-scale study took place in a multi-disciplinary therapeutic service in Ireland for children with ASD and was run between April and September 2011. The first author, an educational psychologist…
Descriptors: Parents, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Autism, Clinical Diagnosis
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Jeans, Laurie M.; Santos, Rosa Milagros; Laxman, Daniel J.; McBride, Brent A.; Dyer, W. Justin – Journal of Early Intervention, 2013
Current clinical diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) occurs between 3 and 4 years of age, but increasing evidence indicates that intervention begun earlier may improve outcomes. Using secondary analysis of the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study-Birth Cohort data set, the current study identifies early predictors prior to the diagnosis of…
Descriptors: Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Autism, Predictor Variables, Young Children
Jeans, Laurie M.; Santos, Rosa Milagros; Laxman, Daniel J.; McBride, Brent A.; Dyer, W. Justin – Grantee Submission, 2013
Current clinical diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) occurs between 3 and 4 years of age, but increasing evidence indicates that intervention begun earlier may improve outcomes. Using secondary analysis of the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study-Birth Cohort data set, the current study identifies early predictors prior to the diagnosis of…
Descriptors: Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Autism, Predictor Variables, Young Children