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Joint Attention in Autism: Teaching Smiling Coordinated with Gaze to Respond to Joint Attention Bids
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Direct linkKrstovska-Guerrero, Ivana; Jones, Emily A. – Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders, 2013
Children with autism demonstrate early deficits in joint attention and expressions of affect. Interventions to teach joint attention have addressed gaze behavior, gestures, and vocalizations, but have not specifically taught an expression of positive affect such as smiling that tends to occur during joint attention interactions. Intervention was…
Descriptors: Intervention, Autism, Nonverbal Communication, Attention
Callahan, Emily H.; Gillis, Jennifer M.; Romanczyk, Raymond G.; Mattson, Richard E. – Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders, 2011
Many treatment programs for individuals with an autism spectrum disorder (ASD) target social skills, and there is growing attention directed toward the development of specific interventions to improve social skills and social interactions in this population (Hestenes & Carroll, 2000; Strain & Hoyson, 2000). However, there are limited tools…
Descriptors: Socialization, Autism, Young Children, Adjustment (to Environment)
DiGennaro Reed, Florence D.; Hyman, Sarah R.; Hirst, Jason M. – Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders, 2011
Children with autism spectrum disorder show deficits in social skills such as initiating conversation, responding in social situations, social problem-solving, and others. These deficits are targeted through the use of social skills interventions, some of which use a technology-based approach as a resource-efficient alternative to common forms of…
Descriptors: Intervention, Autism, Program Effectiveness, Teaching Methods
Zachor, Ditza A.; Itzchak, Esther Ben – Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders, 2010
The current study examined the relation between autism severity at baseline, type of intervention employed and outcomes in young children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Seventy-eight children with ASD, aged 15-35 months (M=25.4, SD=4.2), received either applied behavioral analysis (ABA) or integration of several intervention approaches…
Descriptors: Socialization, Community Programs, Autism, Diagnostic Tests
Roberts, Jacqueline; Williams, Katrina; Carter, Mark; Evans, David; Parmenter, Trevor; Silove, Natalie; Clark, Trevor; Warren, Anthony – Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders, 2011
This study compares outcomes of early intervention programs for young children with autism; an individualised home-based program (HB), a small group centre-based program for children combined with a parent training and support group (CB) and a non-treatment comparison group (WL). Outcome measures of interest include social and communication skill…
Descriptors: Early Intervention, Autism, Quality of Life, Young Children
Waddington, Emma M.; Reed, Phil – Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders, 2009
The current studies investigated whether using the Preschool Inventory of Repertoires for Kindergarten (PIRK[R] [Greer, R. D, & McKorkle. (2003). "Preschool Inventory of Repertoire for Kindergarten." Unpublished manuscript]) as a teaching curriculum had an impact on outcomes for children with ASD in special schools (Study 1), and on the ability of…
Descriptors: Special Schools, Autism, Program Effectiveness, Kindergarten
