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Delinicolas, Erin K.; Young, Robyn L. – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2007
This study aimed to investigate the relationships between abilities to initiate and respond to joint attention and symptoms of autism that have, and have not, been theoretically linked to joint attention. Participants were 51 boys and five girls with autistic disorder, aged between 2 years and 6 years 5 months. Measures of joint attention…
Descriptors: Autism, Attention, Young Children, Social Behavior
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L'Abate, Luciano – Psychology in the Schools, 1971
From a theoretical viewpoint, the results of the study support the importance of the receptive expressive distinction in considering behavior. The practical implications suggest the importance of assessing receptive functions more directly and support present large-scale remedial procedures for disadvantaged youth in terms of improving and…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Behavior Patterns, Child Development, Communication Skills
Soriano, Deborah; Paul, Rhea – 1984
Eighteen people (with ages ranging from 7 to 22 years) who had been diagnosed as aphasic 10 years previously were assessed in terms of current functioning to test the hypothesis that, since the subjects had a specific language disorder, other areas of adaptive development should be relatively spared, and communication scores should be…
Descriptors: Adaptive Behavior (of Disabled), Aphasia, Behavior Patterns, Elementary Secondary Education