In a Swedish sample of five autistic children (12 to 18 years old), deterioration or severe symptom aggravation at the onset of puberty that followed earlier improvement is described. It is suggested that autistic children with pubertal deterioration may constitute a meaningful subgroup of the syndrome. (Author/SB)

University students rated the Adjective Checklist Items for "strength" and "activity." The principle qualitative differences lay in the connotations of activity and passivity associated, respectively, with the male and female stereotype traits. Any assertion of greater social desirability for the male stereotype was based on…

Offers brief profiles of women who are the superintendents of instruction in their states or territories and comments on the similarities in their backgounds. (IRT)

A comparison was made between perceptions of Indian and American parents regarding traits of their ideal child. There was also considerable agreement about behavior which should be discouraged, many of which traits (negativism, fault finding, stubbornness, and nonconformity) are said to be related to creativity. (CL)

The author examines various definitions of creativity, from broad global statements to narrow views of testable traits. Concluding that none of these definitions can be operationalized in education, he suggests that educators concentrate on more definable components of creativity, such as critical thinking, aesthetics, and the imagination. (SJL)

Considerations that are deemed important to the consultation process are described. Comments on how personal variables of the consultant can be trained or modified to become more effective are presented. (Author)

A "tongue-in-cheek" description of eight "typical," successful conference participant types is presented. Some of the types include the "academic priest,""wry woman,""Mr. Goodwords," and "beloved technician." (JMF)

Provides information on required personal characteristics, problems, environmental needs, action plans, deadlines, and evaluation for those interested in becoming consultants for business, industry, or education. (CMV)

Presents an analysis of 90 cases of criminal homicide followed by suicide in North Carolina, 1972 to 1977. Homicidal victim-offender relationships were investigated in regard to age, sex, race and whether victim and offender were members of the same family, friends, acquaintances, or strangers. (Author)

Reports that public service advertising attributed to the Advertising Council elicited higher message ratings than did public service advertising attributed to a commercial source, a noncommercial source, or no source; however, it produced the lowest behavioral responses. (GT)

Vocational Preference Inventory (VPI) was used to discriminate counselors rated as highly effective, as average, or as ineffective. Results indicated significant correlations between tested personality characteristics and rated job performances. Employment level, sex, age, certification, and degree status were of no significance in predicting…

This study investigated the relationship between the attainment of a Piagetian formal operational concept (proportion) and personal characteristics in 117 children 10 to 12 years old. (SB)

Responses from 209 of 1,197 consumer affairs professionals identified three areas of qualifications for the field: work experience; interpersonal/communication skills; and a college degree. Students were advised to participate in internships to gain experience. (SK)

Analysis of data from 30,838 federal employees indicated that job satisfaction was determined by job characteristics (pay, promotion opportunities, task clarity and significance, skill use) and organizational characteristics (commitment, supervisor and coworker relationships). Among individual characteristics, age and race had some effect but…

Investigates dependency in survivors of childhood sexual abuse (CSA). Analyses of CSA Interpersonal Dependency Inventory scores indicated that among women, CSA survivors obtained higher dependency scores than non-CSA psychiatric patients, community adults, and college students. Findings for men were less consistent. Follow-up analyses revealed…