Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities articles from December 2003

Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities archives from December 2003

From the periodicals director.
December 22, 2003... This winter 2003 (Vol. 18, No. 4) issue of Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities marks the close of Dr. Richard Simpson and Dr. John Kregel's tenure as the journal's editors. Many readers will remember Dr. Simpson was founding...

From the editors.
December 22, 2003... Any journal editor will heartily confirm that the submissions of each issue to the publisher brings with it a myriad of emotions, including feelings of joy and relief. The present issue of Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities is...

Adolescents with Asperger syndrome and perceptions of friendship.
December 22, 2003... This qualitative study investigated the perceptions of friendship faced by teenagers diagnosed with Asperger syndrome. This research aimed to provide teachers with an insight into the social world of Asperger syndrome from a student...

Social story interventions for young children with autism spectrum disorders.
December 22, 2003... This study examined the effectiveness of social story interventions for 3 young children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorders. For 2 participants, an ABA design was used, with a social story presented in the B phase. For the 3rd...

Examining parents' involvement in and perceptions of special education services: an interview with families in a parent support group.
December 22, 2003... The purpose of this investigation was to examine families' involvement in and perceptions of children's special education services. A telephone survey was conducted with 45 families of children with autism who were part of a parent support...

The clinical and educational systems: differences and similarities.
December 22, 2003... Two systems are currently used in the United States to diagnose and classify school-age children with autism for special education services. These are the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders-Fourth Edition-Text Revision...

Effect of a dietary intervention on autistic behavior.
December 22, 2003... Autistic syndromes are characterized by impaired sociaL, communicative, and imaginative skills. Urinary peptide abnormalities, in part due to gluten and casein, have been detected in some individuals with autism. These abnormalities reflect...

Maternal perceptions of the importance of needs and resources for children with Asperger syndrome and nonverbal learning disorders.
December 22, 2003... Using an anonymous, mailed survey, this study examined the perceptions of 404 mothers on the availability and the importance of various resources for their children with Asperger syndrome (AS) or a nonverbal learning disorder (NLD). A...

Autism spectrum disorders: a natural fit with DDD.
December 22, 2003... EDITORS' NOTE: During the past year the Critical Issues Committee of the Developmental Disabilities Division of the Council for Exceptional Children developed the position statement below. The statement focuses on clarifying the place of autism...

Signing Time Videos (Vol. 1: My First Signs; Vol. 2: Playtime Signs; Vol. 3: Everyday Signs).
December 22, 2003... Produced by Two Little Hands Productions 2002, Draper, UT 30 minutes each Arguably, sign langauge is the most readily available, easy to use, universal, and effective method for teaching language to children who are language...