Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities articles from June 2006

Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities archives from June 2006

Are the majority of children with autism mentally retarded? A systematic evaluation of the data.
June 22, 2006... There are frequent claims in the literature that a majority of children with autism are mentally retarded (MR). The present study examined the evidence used as the basis for these claims, reviewing 215 articles published between 1937 and 2003....

A comparison of static picture prompting and video prompting simulation strategies using group instructional procedures.
June 22, 2006... Two groups of three students with moderate mental retardation were instructed using group procedures to compare static picture and video prompting simulation strategies. An alternating treatments design was used to compare individual student...

Cardiovascular arousal in individuals with autism.
June 22, 2006... Despite the hypothesized link between arousal and behavior in persons with autism, there is a lack of idiographic research that directly assesses arousal responses to novel stimuli or social situations in this population. The current study used...

Structured Methods in Language Education (SMILE).(Sound recording review)
June 22, 2006... Structured methods in language education (SMILE) Wolf-Schein, E. G. (1999). Washington, DC: A. G. Bell Association. Manual, CD, and Teacher's Guide, $249.95 Individuals with autism and other developmental disabilities often have...

Calendar.
June 22, 2006... * JUNE 24-27 American School Counselor Association, Annual Conference. Chicago, IL. Contact: 703/683-2722; Web site: http://www.schoolcounselor.org * AUGUST 10-13, 2006 American Psychological Association, 114th Annual Conference....