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Direct linkFerguson, Bill R.; Gillis, Jennifer M.; Sevlever, Melina – Child & Family Behavior Therapy, 2013
Impaired social skills represent a fundamental deficit for children with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD). Despite the potential importance of "good sportsmanship," this social skill has received relatively little attention in the literature. The current study utilized a Behavioral Skills Training (BST) approach to teach three…
Descriptors: Sportsmanship, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Video Games
Roth, Matthew E.; Gillis, Jennifer M.; DiGennaro Reed, Florence D. – Journal of Behavioral Education, 2014
Evaluation of evidence-based treatments is important for adolescents and adults with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) given the increasing number of interventions available and the prevalence of ASD. In this study, we sought to evaluate the effectiveness of behavioral interventions for this population by conducting a meta-analysis of published…
Descriptors: Intervention, Adolescents, Adults, Autism
Schleismann, Kelly D.; Gillis, Jennifer M. – Cognitive and Behavioral Practice, 2011
Anxiety disorders, including social phobia, occur often in children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD; Gillott, Furniss, & Walter, 2001; Leyfer et al., 2006; Simonoff et al., 2008); however, little is known about the conceptualization and treatment of social phobia in this population. The current study presents the case of "James," a 6-year-old…
Descriptors: Anxiety Disorders, Autism, Asperger Syndrome, Pervasive Developmental Disorders
Download full textGillis, Jennifer M.; Butler, Robert C. – Journal of Early and Intensive Behavior Intervention, 2007
Social skill development is one of the primary areas of intervention for young children with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD). The purpose of this article was to conduct a retrospective review of social skills intervention research for preschool children with ASD. A review of 17 single-subject design studies from twelve journals (1999-2006) was…
Descriptors: Intervention, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Preschool Children, Skill Development
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
Social Skills versus Skilled Social Behavior: A Problematic Distinction in Autism Spectrum Disorders
Romanczyk, Raymond G.; White, Sara; Gillis, Jennifer M. – Journal of Early and Intensive Behavior Intervention, 2005
The primary core deficit in autism spectrum disorders is social development. While frequently acknowledged as a critical aspect of intervention for improved functioning, research on the specifics of social development and effective models of intervention is not commensurate with the acknowledged importance. We present a model of social competence…
Descriptors: Intervention, Social Behavior, Autism, Social Development
