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Abigail Delehanty; Jessica L. Hooker; Amy M. Wetherby – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2024
This study examined patterns of verbal responsiveness in parents of toddlers (M[subscript age] = 20 months) later identified with autism (n = 121), developmental delay (n = 46), or typical development (n = 44) during an hourlong home observation. Parent verbal responsiveness (PVR) was compared using MANOVA across groups and by child expressive…
Descriptors: Autism Spectrum Disorders, Toddlers, Verbal Communication, Audience Response
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Nicole Hendrix; Emma Chatson; Hannah Davies; Brooke Demetri; Yijin Xiang; Millena Yohannes; Ainsley Buck; Shannon Harper; Jennifer Stapel-Wax; Katherine Pickard – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2025
An expanding evidence base has advocated for delivery of naturalistic developmental behavioral interventions (NDBIs) within community systems, thus extending the reach of these practices to young autistic children. The current study examined provider-reported use of NBDIs within a Part C Early Intervention (EI) system and the extent to which…
Descriptors: Early Intervention, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Naturalistic Observation, Behavior Modification
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Dekker, Vera; Nauta, Maaike H.; Mulder, Erik J.; Sytema, Sjoerd; de Bildt, Annelies – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2016
The Social skills Observation Measure (SOM) is a direct observation method for social skills used in naturalistic everyday situations in school. This study describes the development of the SOM and investigates its psychometric properties in 86 children with Autism spectrum disorder, aged 9.8-13.1 years. The interrater reliability was found to be…
Descriptors: Interpersonal Competence, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Naturalistic Observation
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Mohammadzaheri, Fereshteh; Koegel, Lynn Kern; Rezaee, Mohammad; Rafiee, Seyed Majid – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2014
Accumulating studies are documenting specific motivational variables that, when combined into a naturalistic teaching paradigm, can positively influence the effectiveness of interventions for children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). The purpose of this study was to compare two applied behavior analysis (ABA) intervention procedures, a…
Descriptors: Motivation, Intervention, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders
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Ingersoll, Brooke; Schreibman, Laura – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2006
Children with autism exhibit significant deficits in imitation skills which impede the acquisition of more complex behaviors and socialization, and are thus an important focus of early intervention programs for children with autism. This study used a multiple-baseline design across five young children with autism to assess the benefit of a…
Descriptors: Young Children, Imitation, Autism, Early Intervention
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Hall, Scott; DeBernardis, Marie; Reiss, Allan – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2006
Social escape behavior is a common behavioral feature of individuals with fragile X syndrome (fraX). In this observational study, we examined the effect of antecedent social and performance demands on problem behaviors in four conditions: face-to-face interview, silent reading, oral reading and a singing task. Results showed that problem behaviors…
Descriptors: Nonverbal Communication, Child Behavior, Behavior Problems, Interviews
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Stone, Wendy L.; Caro-Martinez, Lourdes M. – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 1990
The forms, functions, and targets of the spontaneous communication of 30 children (age 4-13) with autism were observed during school activities. Communication patterns varied by cognitive level and autism severity, but the prototypical communicative event involved a child directing a motoric form of communication toward the teacher to request…
Descriptors: Autism, Classroom Communication, Cognitive Ability, Communication Skills