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Pelayo, Jose Maria G., III; Sanchez, Celeste S. – Online Submission, 2013
The aim of the researchers was to determine if there are alternative methods in treating children with autism. Children diagnosed with autism are currently attending special schools with a different type of curriculum. Many methods have been used by psychologists and psychiatrists to treat children diagnosed with autism. Children with mental or…
Descriptors: Physical Disabilities, Autism, Music Therapy, Case Studies
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Russell, Ginny; Golding, Jean; Norwich, Brahm; Emond, Alan; Ford, Tamsin; Steer, Colin – Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 2012
Objective: To compare social and behavioural outcomes between children formally diagnosed with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) with those of children who displayed autistic traits at preschool age, but remained undiagnosed as teenagers. Method: A secondary analysis of data from a birth cohort study, the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and…
Descriptors: Evidence, Autism, Adolescents, Foreign Countries
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Ridge, Katie; Guerin, Suzanne – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2011
The current study investigated clinicians' perspectives on the effectiveness of interventions designed to support the development of children with autistic spectrum disorders (ASDs). Researchers developed a semi-structured interview which was administered to 11 clinicians involved in the assessment and treatment of ASDs (5 = clinical…
Descriptors: Evidence, Autism, Psychologists, Interviews
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Kern, Janet K.; Garver, Carolyn R.; Grannemann, Bruce D.; Trivedi, Madhukar H.; Carmody, Thomas; Andrews, Alonzo A.; Mehta, Jyutika A. – Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders, 2007
The purpose of this study was to examine the response to vestibular sensory events in persons with autism. The data for this study was collected as part of a cross-sectional study that examined sensory processing (using the Sensory Profile) in 103 persons with autism, 3-43 years of age, compared to age- and gender-matched community controls. The…
Descriptors: Perceptual Impairments, Autism, Profiles, Pervasive Developmental Disorders
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Bauminger, Nirit – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2007
This research is the first part of a 2-year cognitive-behavioral-ecological (CB-E) social skills training for high-functioning children with autism spectrum disorder (HFASD). Current study examined efficacy of an individual CB-E intervention in facilitating children's dyadic interactions (immediately after treatment and 4 months later) and their…
Descriptors: Social Problems, Intervention, Interpersonal Relationship, Social Cognition