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Johnson, Ashley L.; Gillis, Jennifer M.; Romanczyk, Raymond G. – Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders, 2012
The current study investigated social behaviors, including initiating joint attention (IJA), responding to joint attention (RJA), social orienting, and imitation in 14 children with an autism spectrum disorder (ASD) compared to 12 typically developing children (TD). Results indicated that IJA and RJA were positively correlated with social…
Descriptors: Autism, Imitation, Human Body, Social Behavior
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Gillis, Jennifer M.; Callahan, Emily H.; Romanczyk, Raymond G. – Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders, 2011
There are a limited number of assessments available to examine social skills deficits in young children with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASDs). The Behavioral Assessment of Social Interactions in Young Children (BASYC) was developed as a direct assessment of social deficits in young children with ASD relative to children without ASD. The BASYC is a…
Descriptors: Social Behavior, Autism, Antisocial Behavior, Young Children
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Gillis, Jennifer M.; Hammond Natof, Tammy; Lockshin, Stephanie B.; Romanczyk, Raymond G. – Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities, 2009
Children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) have a high prevalence of specific fears, including fear of general medical procedures, but research on the treatment of medical fears has been limited. Two studies are described in this article. The first study involved an assessment of the prevalence of fears associated with physical exams.…
Descriptors: Intervention, Incidence, Autism, Fear