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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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Improvements in Social and Adaptive Functioning Following Short-Duration PRT Program: A Clinical Replication
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Ventola, Pamela; Friedman, Hannah E.; Anderson, Laura C.; Wolf, Julie M.; Oosting, Devon; Foss-Feig, Jennifer; McDonald, Nicole; Volkmar, Fred; Pelphrey, Kevin A. – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2014
Pivotal Response Treatment (PRT) is an empirically validated behavioral treatment for individuals with autism spectrum disorders (ASD). The purpose of the current study was to assess the efficacy of PRT for ten cognitively-able preschool-aged children with ASD in the context of a short-duration (4-month) treatment model. Most research on PRT used…
Descriptors: Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Autism, Intervention, Preschool Children
Revisiting Regression in Autism: Heller's "Dementia Infantilis"
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Westphal, Alexander; Schelinski, Stefanie; Volkmar, Fred; Pelphrey, Kevin – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2013
Theodor Heller first described a severe regression of adaptive function in normally developing children, something he termed dementia infantilis, over one 100 years ago. Dementia infantilis is most closely related to the modern diagnosis, childhood disintegrative disorder. We translate Heller's paper, Uber Dementia Infantilis, and discuss…
Descriptors: Children, Autism, Child Development, Symptoms (Individual Disorders)
Conversational Behaviors in Youth with High-Functioning ASD and Asperger Syndrome
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Paul, Rhea; Orlovski, Stephanie Miles; Marcinko, Hillary Chuba; Volkmar, Fred – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2009
Twenty-nine youth with autism spectrum disorders and 26 with typical development between 12 and 18 years of age were engaged in structured interviews (ADOS). The interviews were videotaped and rated for atypical conversational behaviors by trained raters, using the Pragmatic Rating Scale (Landa et al. "Psychol Med" 22:245-254, 1992). The ASD group…
Descriptors: Autism, Asperger Syndrome, Rating Scales, Pervasive Developmental Disorders
Supporting More Able Students on the Autism Spectrum: College and Beyond
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VanBergeijk, Ernst; Klin, Ami; Volkmar, Fred – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2008
In the 1990's a surge of children were diagnosed with autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) and are now approaching college age. Through early diagnosis and intervention many of these children are now able to consider post secondary education. However, these students will need specific interventions and supports in order to be successful. This article…
Descriptors: Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Academic Accommodations (Disabilities), College Students, Incidence
The Modified Checklist for Autism in Toddlers: A Follow-Up Study Investigating the Early Detection of Autism Spectrum Disorders
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Kleinman, Jamie M.; Robins, Diana L.; Ventola, Pamela E.; Pandey, Juhi; Boorstein, Hilary C.; Esser, Emma L.; Wilson, Leandra B.; Rosenthal, Michael A.; Sutera, Saasha; Verbalis, Alyssa D.; Barton, Marianne; Hodgson, Sarah; Green, James; Dumont-Mathieu, Thyde; Volkmar, Fred; Chawarska, Katarzyna; Klin, Ami; Fein, Deborah – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2008
Autism spectrum disorders (ASD) often go undetected in toddlers. The Modified Checklist for Autism in Toddlers (M-CHAT) was used to screen 3,793 children aged 16-30 months from low- and high-risk sources; screen positive cases were diagnostically evaluated. Re-screening was performed on 1,416 children aged 42-54 months. Time1 Positive Predictive…
Descriptors: Check Lists, Autism, Toddlers, Children
Differentiating between Autism Spectrum Disorders and Other Developmental Disabilities in Children Who Failed a Screening Instrument for ASD
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Ventola, Pamela; Kleinman, Jamie; Pandey, Juhi; Wilson, Leandra; Esser, Emma; Boorstein, Hilary; Dumont-Mathieu, Thyde; Marshia, Gail; Barton, Marianne; Hodgson, Sarah; Green, James; Volkmar, Fred; Chawarska, Katarzyna; Babitz, Tammy; Robins, Diana; Fein, Deborah – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2007
This study compared behavioral presentation of toddlers with autistic spectrum disorders (ASD) and toddlers with global developmental delay (DD) or developmental language disorder (DLD) who display some characteristics of ASD using the diagnostic algorithm items from the Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule, Generic (ADOS), the Childhood Autism…
Descriptors: Toddlers, Check Lists, Socialization, Rating Scales
Parental Recognition of Developmental Problems in Toddlers with Autism Spectrum Disorders
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Chawarska, Katarzyna; Paul, Rhea; Klin, Ami; Hannigen, Sarah; Dichtel, Laura E.; Volkmar, Fred – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2007
Symptoms of Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) begin to manifest during the first 2 years; there is limited evidence regarding type and timing of symptom onset. We examined factors related to parental age of recognition (AOR) of early abnormalities and the association between AOR and diagnosis and levels of functioning at 2 and 4 years in 75 toddlers…
Descriptors: Toddlers, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Symptoms (Individual Disorders)
Hyperlexia in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders
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Newman, Tina M.; Macomber, Donna; Naples, Adam J.; Babitz, Tammy; Volkmar, Fred; Grigorenko, Elena L. – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2007
We compared the reading-related skills of children with Autism Spectrum Disorders who have hyperlexia (ASD+HPL) with age-matched children with ASD without HPL (ASD-HPL) and with single-word reading-matched typically developing children (TYP). Children with ASD+HPL performed (1) better than did children with ASD-HPL on tasks of single-word reading…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Reading Skills, Language Skills, Cognitive Ability
Three Diagnostic Approaches to Asperger Syndrome: Implications for Research
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Klin, Ami; Pauls, David; Schultz, Robert; Volkmar, Fred – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2005
Objective: To examine the implications for research of the use of three alternative definitions for Asperger syndrome (AS). Differences across the three nosologic systems were examined in terms of diagnostic assignment, IQ profiles, comorbid symptoms, and familial aggregation of social and other psychiatric symptoms. Method: Standard data on…
Descriptors: Asperger Syndrome, Autism, Probability, Clinical Diagnosis
Asperger's Syndrome: A Comparison of Clinical Diagnoses and Those Made According to the ICD-10 and DSM-IV
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Woodbury-Smith, Marc; Klin, Ami; Volkmar, Fred – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2005
The diagnostic criteria for Asperger Syndrome (AS) according to ICD-10 and DSM-IV have been criticized as being too narrow in view of the rules of onset and precedence, whereby autism takes precedence over AS in a diagnostic hierarchy. In order to investigate this further, cases from the DSM-IV multicenter study who had been diagnosed clinically…
Descriptors: Asperger Syndrome, Clinical Diagnosis, Autism, Diagnostic Tests
Brief Report: Relations between Prosodic Performance and Communication and Socialization Ratings in High Functioning Speakers with Autism Spectrum Disorders
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Paul, Rhea; Shriberg, Lawrence D.; McSweeny, Jane; Cicchetti, Domenic; Klin, Ami; Volkmar, Fred – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2005
Shriberg "et al." [Shriberg, L. "et al." (2001). "Journal of Speech, Language and Hearing Research, 44," 1097-1115] described prosody-voice features of 30 high functioning speakers with autistic spectrum disorder (ASD) compared to age-matched control speakers. The present study reports additional information on the speakers with ASD, including…
Descriptors: Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Socialization, Suprasegmentals, Communication (Thought Transfer)
Interrelationship between Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule-Generic (ADOS-G), Autism Diagnostic Interview-Revised (ADI-R), and the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV-TR) Classification in Children and Adolescents with Mental Retardation
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de Bildt, Annelies; Sytema, Sjoerd; Ketelaars, Cees; Kraijer, Dirk; Mulder, Erik; Volkmar, Fred; Minderaa, Ruud – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2004
The interrelationship between the Autism Diagnostic Interview-Revised (ADI-R), Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule-Generic (ADOS-G) and clinical classification was studied in 184 children and adolescents with Mental Retardation (MR). The agreement between the ADI-R and ADOS-G was fair, with a substantial difference between younger and older…
Descriptors: Autism, Classification, Children, Adolescents
Adaptive Behavior in Autism and Pervasive Developmental Disorder-Not Otherwise Specified: Microanalysis of Scores on the Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scales
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Paul, Rhea; Miles, Stephanie; Cicchetti, Domenic; Sparrow, Sara; Klin, Ami; Volkmar, Fred; Coflin, Megan; Booker, Shelley – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2004
The purpose of this study is to provide a microanalysis of differences in adaptive functioning seen between well-matched groups of school-aged children with autism and those diagnosed as having Pervasive Developmental Disorder-Not Otherwise Specified, all of whom functioned in the mild to moderate range of intellectual impairment. Findings…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Autism, Children, Multivariate Analysis
Brief Report: Parental Reporting of Regression in Children with Pervasive Developmental Disorders
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Siperstein, Robyn; Volkmar, Fred – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2004
Information on age and nature of the onset of autism and other developmental disorders was obtained through review of parent completed developmental history; in addition information on the child's early development, diagnostic information, and information on parent characteristics was also obtained. In this relatively large series of cases the…
Descriptors: Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Parents, Children, Autism
A Descriptive Study of Hyperlexia in a Clinically Referred Sample of Children with Developmental Delays.
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Grigorenok, Elena L.; Klin, Ami; Pauls, David L.; Senft, Riley; Hooper, Catalina; Volkmar, Fred – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2002
This study of hyperlexia in 80 children with developmental delays found no significant differences in the frequency of hyperlexia in girls compared with boys; a significantly elevated frequency of hyperlexia in children diagnosed with pervasive developmental disorders (PDD) compared with children with non-PDD diagnoses; and a similar range of IQ…
Descriptors: Child Development, Children, Developmental Delays, Incidence
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