Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities articles from March 2002

Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities archives from March 2002

Employers' attitudes toward persons with disabilities in the workforce: myths or realities?
March 22, 2002... A review of literature on employers' attitudes toward workers with disabilities was completed. Factors that may affect employers' attitudes toward persons with disabilities in the workforce are provided, as well as a description of the...

Peer relationships as support for children with disabilities: an analysis of mothers' goals and indicators for friendship.
March 22, 2002... This article reports the results of a study to determine what mothers of children with disabilities considered important social goals and valid measures of success for their children concerning friendship development. Three focus groups were...

The interpretative conference: sharing a diagnosis of autism with families.
March 22, 2002... With the recent reauthorizations of Public Law 94-142, there has been a greater push to identify and treat children with autism. As a result, autism is currently diagnosed and treated at younger ages, and nonmedical professionals who work with...

Analysis of reading skills in individuals with Asperger syndrome.(Statistical Data Included)
March 22, 2002... The purpose of this study was to examine the reading performance of 16 individuals with Asperger syndrome. The students were administered the Classroom Reading Inventory (Silvaroli, 1993), and the results were analyzed to determine if...

A project to map Autism Research. (Notice).(Brief Article)
March 22, 2002... We are conducting an all-encompassing and comprehensive review exercise to map the current state of knowledge in autism research. This unique project is a precursor to the establishment of a UK-based Foundation for Autism Research. The project,...

The Vermont Rural Autism Project: sharing experiences, shifting attitudes.
March 22, 2002... The Vermont Rural Autism Project (VT-RAP) is a federally and state-funded training grant that prepares speech-language pathologists, teachers, and related service providers to better meet the assessment and intervention needs of children with...

Autism Spectrum Disorders: a Transactional Developmental Perspective.
March 22, 2002... edited by Amy W. Wetherby and Barry M. Prizant Baltimore, MD: Brookes, 2000 432 pages Autism Spectrum Disorders: A Transactional Developmental Perspective is the ninth volume of the Communication and Language Intervention Series. The...

Calendar.
March 22, 2002... * MARCH 18-23, 2002 17th Annual International Conference--"Technology and Persons with Disabilities." Los Angeles, CA. Contact: 818/677-2578; Fax: 818/677-4929; Web site: www.csun'.edu/cod * MARCH 21-23, 2002 27th LDAQ...