Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities articles

Recent articles from Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities

J. Lee Wiederholt 1942-2007.(Obituary)(Brief article)
December 22, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] J. Lee Wiederholt died unexpectedly on August 19. Lee was senior vice president of PRO-ED, Inc., trustee and president of the Donald D. Hammill Foundation, and trustee of the Hammill Institute on Disabilities. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree from Rockhurst...

Conference calendar.(Calendar)
March 22, 2008... March 2008 March 19-21, 2008. National Initiative for Children's Healthcare Quality, 7th Annual Conference. Miami, FL. Contact: 866/787-0832: e-mail: info@nichq.org: Web site: http://www.nichq .org/nichq. March 24-28, 2008. American Educational Research Association, Annual...

Sensory-motor rehabilitation in Rett syndrome: a case report.(Clinical report)
March 22, 2008... Rett syndrome (RS) is a severe neurodevelopmental disorder that mostly affects females. It is characterized by a regression of motor, cognitive, linguistic, and social abilities and by an inappropriate and stereotypical use of the hands. The purpose of the current study was to explore the...

The relationship between joint attention and language in children with autism spectrum disorders.(Report)
March 22, 2008... The relationship between initiation of and response to joint attention and components of receptive and expressive language in 20 children with autism between the ages of 3 and 5 years were examined. Receptive language skills were assessed using the Mullen Scales of Early Learning (MSEL)....

Hammill Institute on disabilities.(Brief article)
March 22, 2008... Dear Subscriber, On July 2, 2007, the Hammill Institute on Disabilities, a nonprofit public charity, acquired ownership of PRO-ED's 14 professional journals, including the Remedial and Special Education. The Institute, which is now the publisher of these journals, was organized...