Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities articles from September 2007

Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities archives from September 2007

Asperger syndrome and medication treatment.(Report)
September 22, 2007... Asperger syndrome (AS) is a neurobiological disorder whose core clinical symptoms include impairment in social interaction, impairments in verbal and nonverbal communication, and restricted, repetitive, and stereotyped patterns of behavior,...

School-based screening to determine overreliance on paraprofessionals.(Report)
September 22, 2007... This article describes the development of and directions for using a 16-item screening tool designed to assist cross-stakeholder school teams in determining the extent to which they may be overreliant on special education paraprofessionals or...

Social Story[TM] efficacy with a child with autism spectrum disorder and moderate intellectual disability.(Report)
September 22, 2007... Social Stories[TM] have gained wide acceptance as an intervention for children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD), yet extant research provides little empirical evidence in support of their efficacy. This study examines the use of Social...

Brief report: validating the stress survey schedule for persons with autism and other developmental disabilities.(Table)
September 22, 2007... It has been suggested that individuals with autism are more vulnerable to, and less able to cope with, the effects of stressors than the general population. However, very little work has been done to develop tools such as surveys or...

What makes communication intervention successful with children with autism spectrum disorders?(IN FOCUS)
September 22, 2007... As a speech-language pathologist who frequently treats children on the autism spectrum, I find myself increasingly less interested in the debate over which of the many interventions is "best" and more concerned with what makes any treatment...

Meaningful Exchanges for People With Autism: An Introduction to Augmentative & Alternative Communication.(Book review)
September 22, 2007... Meaningful Exchanges for People With Autism: An Introduction to Augmentative & Alternative Communication Cafiero, Joanne M. (2005). Bethesda, MD: Woodbine House, $17.95 Communication plays a central role in both the diagnosis and...

Calendar.(Conference news)(Calendar)
September 22, 2007... * OCTOBER 12-13, 2007 Council for Learning Disabilities, 29th International Conference on Learning Disabilities. Myrtle Beach, SC. Contact: 571/258-1010 Web site: http://www.cldinternational.org * OCTOBER 18-20, 2007 Council for...