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Teagardin, Jill; Dixon, Dennis R.; Smith, Marlena N.; Granpeesheh, Doreen – Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders, 2012
The core symptoms of autism spectrum disorders (ASD) are likely to affect interactions between law enforcement officers and persons with ASD. If law enforcement officers are not trained to identify and appropriately respond to persons with ASD, it is possible that officers may exacerbate a situation, resulting in unnecessary trauma, injury, or…
Descriptors: Control Groups, Autism, Police, Law Enforcement
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Goodarzi, Mahmood; Hemayattalab, Rasool – Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders, 2012
The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of weight bearing exercise and calcium intake on bone mineral density (BMD) of students with autism spectrum disorders. For this reason 60 boy students with autism disorder (age 8-10 years old) were assigned to four groups with no differences in age, BMD, calcium intake, and physical…
Descriptors: Experimental Groups, Control Groups, Physical Activities, Pervasive Developmental Disorders
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Afshari, Javad – Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders, 2012
The present study attempted to investigate the effect of perceptual-motor training on attention in children with autism spectrum disorders. The participants (20 girls and 20 boys) were divided into experimental and control groups. They were selected from among 85 subjects after primary tests to be matched. The design of the study was…
Descriptors: Control Groups, Autism, Statistical Analysis, Psychomotor Skills
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Maras, Katie L.; Bowler, Dermot M. – Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders, 2012
Individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) may be over-represented within the criminal justice system; it is therefore important to understand how they fare under police questioning. The present study examined interrogative suggestibility and compliance in individuals with ASD, and whether this is associated with certain psychological traits.…
Descriptors: Autism, Justice, Anxiety, Psychological Characteristics
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Peters-Scheffer, Nienke; Didden, Robert; Korzilius, Hubert; Sturmey, Peter – Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders, 2011
Excitement and controversy have surrounded the effectiveness of Early Intensive Behavioral Intervention (EIBI) for young children with autism. The purpose of this meta-analysis was to investigate the effectiveness of EIBI based on applied behavior analysis in young children with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD). There were 11 studies with 344…
Descriptors: Experimental Groups, Control Groups, Early Intervention, Autism
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Lambrechts, Greet; Van Leeuwen, Karla; Boonen, Hannah; Maes, Bea; Noens, Ilse – Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders, 2011
Contrary to the extensive amount of empirical findings about parental perceptions, parenting cognitions, and coping in families with a child with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), research about parenting itself is very scarce. A first goal of this study was to examine the factor structure and internal consistency of two scales to measure parenting…
Descriptors: Experimental Groups, Control Groups, Autism, Child Rearing