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50 Years of ERIC
50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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Thomeer, Marcus L.; Rodgers, Jonathan D.; Lopata, Christopher; McDonald, Christin A.; Volker, Martin A.; Toomey, Jennifer A.; Smith, Rachael A.; Gullo, Gaetano – Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities, 2011
In this pilot study, the authors evaluated a manualized administration of the "Mind Reading" (MR) program with in vivo rehearsal to determine the effects on emotion recognition and autism features of eleven 7- to 12-year-old children with High-Functioning Autism Spectrum Disorders (HFASD), and to determine the overall feasibility of the…
Descriptors: Autism, Rating Scales, Effect Size, Pilot Projects
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Volker, Martin A.; Lopata, Christopher; Smith, Donna A.; Thomeer, Marcus L. – Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities, 2009
Facial encoding of a sample of children with high-functioning autism spectrum disorders (HFASD) was compared to facial encoding of matched typically developing children. Each participant was photographed after being prompted to enact a facial expression for six basic emotions. Raters evaluated (a) the extent to which the photo reflected the…
Descriptors: Photography, Nonverbal Communication, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders
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Lee, Gloria K.; Lopata, Christopher; Volker, Martin A.; Thomeer, Marcus L.; Nida, Robert E.; Toomey, Jennifer A.; Chow, Sabrina Y.; Smerbeck, Audrey M. – Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities, 2009
The physical and mental health-related quality of life (QOL) of 89 parents of children with high-functioning autism spectrum disorders (HFASDs) was compared to the health-related QOL of 46 parents of children without disabilities. Parents completed a packet of surveys measuring demographics, parenting stress, coping, resources, and QOL. Results of…
Descriptors: Family Income, Autism, Quality of Life, Physical Health
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Lopata, Christopher; Thomeer, Marcus L.; Volker, Martin A.; Nida, Robert E. – Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities, 2006
The current study presents preliminary data from an ongoing research project evaluating a summer treatment program for children with Asperger disorder (AD). The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of a cognitive-behavioral treatment program on the social behaviors of 6- to 13-year-old children with AD. Overall program…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Asperger Syndrome, Interpersonal Competence, Children