Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities articles from June 2005

Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities archives from June 2005

Early intervention practices for children with autism: descriptions from community providers.
June 22, 2005... Across the country, states are reporting increases in the number of children with autism enrolled in the education system. Although a few specific treatment methods have been established as efficacious for some children with autism in...

Using computer-assisted instruction and the Nonverbal Reading Approach to teach word identification.
June 22, 2005... This study determined if the use of computer-assisted instruction would be an effective method to promote word identification using the Nonverbal Reading Approach (NRA). Three students with severe speech impairments and concomitant physical...

"I do that for everybody": supervising employees with autism.
June 22, 2005... The supervisors of 14 successfully employed individuals with autism were interviewed using a semistructured interview procedure, supplemented by worksite observations, to examine their supervisory practices and their perceptions of employees...

Intensive outpatient behavioral treatment of primary urinary incontinence of children with autism.
June 22, 2005... Three children with autism who were previously nonresponsive to low-intensity toilet training interventions were toilet trained using a modified Azrin and Foxx (1971) intensive toilet training procedure. Effects were demonstrated using a...

Identifying early indicators for autism in self-regulation difficulties.
June 22, 2005... Researchers have suggested that individuals with autism have difficulties with self-regulation in early infancy, which may represent an early risk factor for autism. In this study, the authors explored self-regulatory behavior in young children...

Verbal expression and comprehension deficits in young children with autism.
June 22, 2005... Language impairment is a primary characteristic of children with autism; however, findings on the language deficits of these children have been inconclusive, and even less is known about the language profiles of Chinese-speaking children with...

Calendar.(Special education, conferences)(Calendar)
June 22, 2005... * JULY 11-13, 2005 National Association of School Psychologists, 2nd Annual NASP/AHI Summer Conference: "Critical Skills & Issues in School Psychology." Center City, Philadelphia, PA. Contact: 301/657-0270; e-mail: convention@naspweb.org;...