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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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Maternal Gesture Use and Language Development in Infant Siblings of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder
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Talbott, Meagan R.; Nelson, Charles A.; Tager-Flusberg, Helen – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2015
Impairments in language and communication are an early-appearing feature of autism spectrum disorders (ASD), with delays in language and gesture evident as early as the first year of life. Research with typically developing populations highlights the importance of both infant and maternal gesture use in infants' early language development.…
Descriptors: Mothers, Nonverbal Communication, Autism, Language Impairments
Alpha Asymmetry in Infants at Risk for Autism Spectrum Disorders
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Gabard-Durnam, Laurel; Tierney, Adrienne L.; Vogel-Farley, Vanessa; Tager-Flusberg, Helen; Nelson, Charles A. – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2015
An emerging focus of research on autism spectrum disorder (ASD) targets the identification of early-developing ASD endophenotypes using infant siblings of affected children. One potential neural endophenotype is resting frontal electroencephalogram (EEG) alpha asymmetry, a metric of hemispheric organization. Here, we examined the development of…
Descriptors: Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Autism, Infants, At Risk Persons
Is the Ability to Integrate Parts into Wholes Affected in Autism Spectrum Disorder?
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Olu-Lafe, Olufemi; Liederman, Jacqueline; Tager-Flusberg, Helen – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2014
There is considerable debate about whether people with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) are biased toward local information and whether this disrupts their ability to integrate two complex shapes elements into a single figure. Moreover, few have examined the relationship between integration ability and ASD symptom severity. Adolescent/adult males…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Cognitive Ability, Symptoms (Individual Disorders)
"Who Said That?" Matching of Low- and High-Intensity Emotional Prosody to Facial Expressions by Adolescents with ASD
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Grossman, Ruth B.; Tager-Flusberg, Helen – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2012
Data on emotion processing by individuals with ASD suggest both intact abilities and significant deficits. Signal intensity may be a contributing factor to this discrepancy. We presented low- and high-intensity emotional stimuli in a face-voice matching task to 22 adolescents with ASD and 22 typically developing (TD) peers. Participants heard…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Emotional Response, Autism, Nonverbal Communication
Cerebellum, Language, and Cognition in Autism and Specific Language Impairment
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Hodge, Steven M.; Makris, Nikos; Kennedy, David N.; Caviness, Verne S., Jr.; Howard, James; McGrath, Lauren; Steele, Shelly; Frazier, Jean A.; Tager-Flusberg, Helen; Harris, Gordon J. – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2010
We performed cerebellum segmentation and parcellation on magnetic resonance images from right-handed boys, aged 6-13 years, including 22 boys with autism [16 with language impairment (ALI)], 9 boys with Specific Language Impairment (SLI), and 11 normal controls. Language-impaired groups had reversed asymmetry relative to unimpaired groups in…
Descriptors: Autism, Language Impairments, Performance Tests, Short Term Memory
Language Assessment and Development in Toddlers with Autism Spectrum Disorders
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Luyster, Rhiannon J.; Kadlec, Mary Beth; Carter, Alice; Tager-Flusberg, Helen – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2008
One of the primary diagnostic criteria for the diagnosis of autism spectrum disorders (ASD) is the presence of a language delay or impairment. Children with ASD are now being identified at significantly younger ages, and prior research has consistently found that early language skills in this population are heterogeneous and an important predictor…
Descriptors: Intervention, Delayed Speech, Autism, Performance Based Assessment
A Comparative Analysis of Well-Being and Coping among Mothers of Toddlers and Mothers of Adolescents with ASD
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Smith, Leann E.; Seltzer, Marsha Mailick; Tager-Flusberg, Helen; Greenberg, Jan S.; Carter, Alice S. – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2008
The present study examined the impact of autism symptoms and coping strategies on the well-being of mothers of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). The sample consisted of 153 mothers of toddlers and 201 mothers of adolescents drawn from two ongoing, longitudinal studies of families of individuals with ASD. For mothers of toddlers, lower…
Descriptors: Mothers, Autism, Toddlers, Adolescents
Sex Differences in Toddlers with Autism Spectrum Disorders
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Carter, Alice S.; Black, David O.; Tewani, Sonia; Connolly, Christine E.; Kadlec, Mary Beth; Tager-Flusberg, Helen – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2007
Although autism spectrum disorders (ASD) prevalence is higher in males than females, few studies address sex differences in developmental functioning or clinical manifestations. Participants in this study of sex differences in developmental profiles and clinical symptoms were 22 girls and 68 boys with ASD (mean age = 28 months). All children…
Descriptors: Profiles, Gender Differences, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders
Communicative Competence in Parents of Children with Autism and Parents of Children with Specific Language Impairment
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Ruser, Tilla F.; Arin, Deborah; Dowd, Michael; Putnam, Sara; Winklosky, Brian; Rosen-Sheidley, Beth; Piven, Joseph; Tomblin, Bruce; Tager-Flusberg, Helen; Folstein, Susan – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2007
While the primary language deficit in autism has been thought to be pragmatic, and in specific language impairment (SLI) structural, recent research suggests phenomenological and possibly genetic overlap between the two syndromes. To compare communicative competence in parents of children with autism, SLI, and down syndrome (DS), we used a…
Descriptors: Pragmatics, Parents, Rating Scales, Language Impairments
Familial Autoimmune Thyroid Disease as a Risk Factor for Regression in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder: A CPEA Study
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Molloy, Cynthia A.; Morrow, Ardythe L.; Meinzen-Derr, Jareen; Dawson, Geraldine; Bernier, Raphael; Dunn, Michelle; Hyman, Susan L.; McMahon, William M.; Goudie-Nice, Julie; Hepburn, Susan; Minshew, Nancy; Rogers, Sally; Sigman, Marian; Spence, M. Anne; Tager-Flusberg, Helen; Volkmar, Fred R.; Lord, Catherine – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2006
A multicenter study of 308 children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) was conducted through the Collaborative Programs of Excellence in Autism (CPEA), sponsored by the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, to compare the family history of autoimmune disorders in children with ASD with and without a history of regression. A…
Descriptors: Risk, Children, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Comparative Analysis
Comorbid Psychiatric Disorders in Children with Autism: Interview Development and Rates of Disorders
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Leyfer, Ovsanna T.; Folstein, Susan E.; Bacalman, Susan; Davis, Naomi O.; Dinh, Elena; Morgan, Jubel; Tager-Flusberg, Helen; Lainhart, Janet E. – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2006
The Kiddie Schedule for Affective Disorders and Schizophrenia was modified for use in children and adolescents with autism by developing additional screening questions and coding options that reflect the presentation of psychiatric disorders in autism spectrum disorders. The modified instrument, the Autism Comorbidity Interview-Present and…
Descriptors: Schizophrenia, Depression (Psychology), Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders
Brief Report: The Relationship between Discourse Deficits and Autism Symptomatology
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Hale, Courtney M.; Tager-Flusberg, Helen – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2005
This study investigated the relationship between discourse deficits to a broader range of other symptoms in 57 children with autism. We hypothesized that autism symptomatology, as measured by the Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule (ADOS), would be related to the children?s difficulty in maintaining an ongoing topic of discourse. Children…
Descriptors: Autism, Symptoms (Individual Disorders), Children, Dialogs (Language)
Strategies for Conducting Research on Language in Autism
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Tager-Flusberg, Helen – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2004
Several different methodological approaches that have been used in studying language in children with autism are outlined. In classic studies, children with autism are compared to comparison groups typically matched on age, IQ, or mental age in order to identify which aspects of language are uniquely impaired in autism. Several methodological…
Descriptors: Language Research, Research Methodology, Autism, Children
Brief Report: Developmental Change in Theory of Mind Abilities in Children with Autism.
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Steele, Shelly; Joseph, Robert M.; Tager-Flusberg, Helen – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2003
A longitudinal study investigated developmental change in theory of mind among 57 children (ages 4-14) with autism. Theory of mind tests were administered on an initial visit and one year later. Data indicated significant developmental improvement in theory of mind ability, which was primarily related to the children's language ability. (Contains…
Descriptors: Autism, Child Development, Cognitive Development, Developmental Stages
An Investigation of Attention and Affect in Children with Autism and Down Syndrome.
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Joseph, Robert M.; Tager-Flusberg, Helen – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 1997
Longitudinal videotape recordings of six young children with autism and six age- and language-matched children with Down syndrome in structured play with their mothers were analyzed. Findings of reduced expression of positive affect by autistic subjects suggest that their known deficits in attention and affective responsiveness persisted even in…
Descriptors: Attention Control, Autism, Downs Syndrome, Emotional Development
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