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Eren, Bilgehan – Online Submission, 2017
The purpose of this study was to identify and analyze opinions of music therapists practicing in the United States, regarding various music therapy approaches currently being utilized with children diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder. Music therapy approaches were analyzed for possible correlations between music therapists' preferences, and…
Descriptors: Music Therapy, Professional Personnel, Attitude Measures, Children
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Robinson, Sally; Howlin, Patricia; Russell, Ailsa – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2017
The relationship between dissociable components of autobiographical memory (e.g. semantic personality traits and episodic memory retrieval) and other cognitive skills that are proposed to enable one to develop a sense of self (e.g. introspection) have not previously been explored for children with autism spectrum disorder. This study compared…
Descriptors: Personality Traits, Memory, Recall (Psychology), Comparative Analysis
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Stahmer, Aubyn C.; Suhrheinrich, Jessica; Rieth, Sarah – Journal of the American Academy of Special Education Professionals, 2016
Pivotal Response Training (PRT) is a naturalistic, behavioral intervention with a strong evidence-base that is designed to increase generalization and maintenance of responding in children with ASD. Although special education teachers report using PRT, little research to date has examined PRT use in the context of community school programs. There…
Descriptors: Intervention, Special Education, Special Education Teachers, School Community Programs
Tyner, Scott M. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
The growing number of children diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) warrants better understanding of how clinicians and families work together following a child's diagnosis. Individuals with ASD share pronounced differences in communication and styles of social interaction along with the presence of repetitive behaviors and…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Children, Interaction
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Schmidt, Casey; Bonds-Raacke, Jennifer – International Journal of Special Education, 2013
Video self-modeling (VSM) is a type of intervention that has been developed to assist students in viewing themselves successfully in a wide variety of domains. The present study was designed to analyze the effects of VSM on children with autism spectrum disorder in an academic setting, with specific focus on improving on-task behavior and…
Descriptors: Video Technology, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Autism, Self Concept
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Schmidt, Casey; Bonds-Raacke, Jennifer – International Journal of Special Education, 2013
Video self-modeling (VSM) is a type of intervention that has been developed to assist students in viewing themselves successfully in a wide variety of domains. The present study was designed to analyze the effects of VSM on children with autism spectrum disorder in an academic setting, with specific focus on improving on-task behavior and…
Descriptors: Children, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Video Technology
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Rakap, Salih; Jones, Hazel A.; Emery, Alice Kaye – Teacher Education and Special Education, 2015
This article describes the development, implementation, and second-year evaluation of Project Autism Competencies for Endorsement (ACE), a web-based professional development (PD) program that is designed to train teachers currently working in the field to meet the unique and diverse needs of children with autism spectrum disorders (ASDs). A…
Descriptors: Faculty Development, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Teacher Competencies
White, Caroline Jane – ProQuest LLC, 2010
Families of children with an Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) exhibit decreases in cohesion and adaptability, increased social isolation (Higgins et al., 2005), higher levels of marital dissatisfaction (Hastings et al., 2005), and overall disruption to daily life (Bristol et al., 1988). Research has provided evidence of higher levels of stress,…
Descriptors: Intervention, Autism, Quality of Life, Parent Education
Valdivia, Joe S. – Online Submission, 2007
Classroom management strategies designed to improve problem behavior directly affect student achievement. Researchers have demonstrated positive behavior supports (PBS) can reduce problem behavior. However, researchers have also found evidence that PBS may not always be successful and further studies are needed to improve the use of PBS as a…
Descriptors: Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Behavior Problems, Public Schools, Likert Scales