Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities articles from June 2002

Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities archives from June 2002

Behavior-analytic instruction for children with autism: philosophy matters.
June 22, 2002... The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act grants children the right to a free, appropriate public education. Early, intensive behavioral intervention (often referred to as ABA) is demonstrably effective, yet many educators oppose such...

COMPASS: a parent-teacher collaborative model for students with autism.
June 22, 2002... Educational and psychological consultants have a long history of providing indirect school-based service delivery to students with disabilities. The need for consultants with skills in autism is necessary now more than ever. Described as one of...

The autism case law: administrative and judicial rulings.(Individuals with Disabilities Education Act)(Statistical Data Included)
June 22, 2002... This empirical analysis of 290 published administrative (i.e., by hearing or review officer) and court decisions concerning students with autism reveals that the volume of autism litigation is on a steadily and steeply rising slope and that the...

Asperger syndrome and academic achievement.(Statistical Data Included)
June 22, 2002... This study focused on identifying the academic characteristics of children and youth who have Asperger syndrome (AS). Significant numbers of school-age children have AS, yet little is known about the unique educational features of individuals...

Adults with autism speak out: perceptions of their life experiences.
June 22, 2002... Three high-functioning adults with autism participated in a qualitative research study over a 9-month period. The purpose was to investigate and describe their perceptions of their life experiences. Methods included conducting initial visits...

The effectiveness of social skills intervention targeting nonverbal communication for adolescents with Asperger syndrome and related pervasive developmental delays.(Statistical Data Included)
June 22, 2002... This study investigated the effectiveness of a social skills intervention targeting nonverbal communication for 8 adolescents with Asperger syndrome (AS) and related pervasive developmental delays. The Diagnostic Analysis of Nonverbal Accuracy...

Can I play? Classroom-based interventions for teaching play skills to children with autism.
June 22, 2002... There are many interventions and methods discussed in the research related to teaching social and play skills to children with autism and other developmental disorders. These include (a) teaching isolated play skills in the context of...

Kids with Celiac Disease: a Family's Guide to Raising Happy, Healthy, Gluten-Free Children.
June 22, 2002... by Danna Korn Bethesda, MD: Woodbine House, 2001 252 pages Although celiac disease is believed to affect 1 in 150 individuals, its underdiagnosis or misdiagnosis is alarmingly high. In fact, researchers report that diagnosis of the disease...

Calendar.(developmental disabilities conferences)
June 22, 2002... * JULY 8-26, 2002 Landmark School Outreach Summer Program. Prides Crossing, MA. Choose from 31 one-, two- and five-day seminars, parent workshops, and graduate courses over 3 weeks. Contact: 978/236-3210; Web site: www.landmarkschool.org,...

Asperger Syndrome Diagnostic Scale.(Brief Article)
June 22, 2002... The Asperger Syndrome Diagnostic Scale (ASDS) is a quick, easy-to-use rating scale that can help you determine whether a child has Asperger Syndrome. Anyone who knows the child or youth well can complete this scale. Parents, teachers, siblings,...