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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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Reliability of the ADI-R for the Single Case-Part II: Clinical versus Statistical Significance
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Cicchetti, Domenic V.; Lord, Catherine; Koenig, Kathy; Klin, Ami; Volkmar, Fred R. – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2014
In an earlier investigation, the authors assessed the reliability of the ADI-R when multiple clinicians evaluated a single case, here a female 3 year old toddler suspected of having an autism spectrum disorder (Cicchetti et al. in "J Autism Dev Disord" 38:764-770, 2008). Applying the clinical criteria of Cicchetti and Sparrow ("Am J…
Descriptors: Autism, Females, Toddlers, Pervasive Developmental Disorders
Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Pharmacological Treatment of the Symptoms of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder in Children with Pervasive Developmental Disorders
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Reichow, Brian; Volkmar, Fred R.; Bloch, Michael H. – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2013
Many children with pervasive developmental disorders (PDD) exhibit behaviors and symptoms of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). We sought to determine the relative efficacy of medications for treating ADHD symptoms in children with PDD by identifying all double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled trials examining the efficacy of…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Drug Therapy, Outcomes of Treatment
Neural Mechanisms of Improvements in Social Motivation after Pivotal Response Treatment: Two Case Studies
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Voos, Avery C.; Pelphrey, Kevin A.; Tirrell, Jonathan; Bolling, Danielle Z.; Vander Wyk, Brent; Kaiser, Martha D.; McPartland, James C.; Volkmar, Fred R.; Ventola, Pamela – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2013
Pivotal response treatment (PRT) is an empirically validated behavioral treatment that has widespread positive effects on communication, behavior, and social skills in young children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). For the first time, functional magnetic resonance imaging was used to identify the neural correlates of successful response to…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Autism, Social Cognition, Stimuli
Brief Report: Consistency of Search Engine Rankings for Autism Websites
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Reichow, Brian; Naples, Adam; Steinhoff, Timothy; Halpern, Jason; Volkmar, Fred R. – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2012
The World Wide Web is one of the most common methods used by parents to find information on autism spectrum disorders and most consumers find information through search engines such as Google or Bing. However, little is known about how the search engines operate or the consistency of the results that are returned over time. This study presents the…
Descriptors: Autism, Search Engines, Internet, Online Searching
Characteristics and Quality of Autism Websites
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Reichow, Brian; Halpern, Jason I.; Steinhoff, Timothy B.; Letsinger, Nicole; Naples, Adam; Volkmar, Fred R. – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2012
The World Wide Web is a common method for obtaining information on autism spectrum disorders, however, there are no guidelines for finding websites with high quality. We conducted two studies examining the characteristics and/or quality of autism websites in 2009 and 2010. We found websites with a .gov top-level domain had a statistically…
Descriptors: Autism, Internet, Web Sites, Access to Information
From Bayes through Marginal Utility to Effect Sizes: A Guide to Understanding the Clinical and Statistical Significance of the Results of Autism Research Findings
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Cicchetti, Domenic V.; Koenig, Kathy; Klin, Ami; Volkmar, Fred R.; Paul, Rhea; Sparrow, Sara – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2011
The objectives of this report are: (a) to trace the theoretical roots of the concept clinical significance that derives from Bayesian thinking, Marginal Utility/Diminishing Returns in Economics, and the "just noticeable difference", in Psychophysics. These concepts then translated into: Effect Size (ES), strength of agreement, clinical…
Descriptors: Autism, Intelligence Tests, Statistical Significance, Effect Size
Managing Complexity: Impact of Organization and Processing Style on Nonverbal Memory in Autism Spectrum Disorders
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Tsatsanis, Katherine D.; Noens, Ilse L. J.; Illmann, Cornelia L.; Pauls, David L.; Volkmar, Fred R.; Schultz, Robert T.; Klin, Ami – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2011
The contributions of cognitive style and organization to processing and recalling a complex novel stimulus were examined by comparing the Rey Osterrieth Complex Figure (ROCF) test performance of children, adolescents, and adults with ASD to clinical controls (CC) and non-impaired controls (NC) using the "Developmental Scoring System." The ROCF…
Descriptors: Cognitive Style, Autism, Scoring, Cognitive Processes
Social Skills Interventions for Individuals with Autism: Evaluation for Evidence-Based Practices within a Best Evidence Synthesis Framework
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Reichow, Brian; Volkmar, Fred R. – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2010
This paper presents a best evidence synthesis of interventions to increase social behavior for individuals with autism. Sixty-six studies published in peer-reviewed journals between 2001 and July 2008 with 513 participants were included. The results are presented by the age of the individual receiving intervention and by delivery agent of…
Descriptors: Intervention, Social Behavior, Autism, Interpersonal Competence
Reliability of the ADI-R: Multiple Examiners Evaluate a Single Case
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Cicchetti, Domenic V.; Lord, Catherine; Koenig, Kathy; Klin, Ami; Volkmar, Fred R. – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2008
The authors assessed the reliability of the Autism Diagnostic Interview (ADI-R). Seven Clinical Examiners evaluated a three and one half year old female toddler suspected of being on the Autism Spectrum. Examiners showed agreement levels of 94-96% across all items, with weighted kappa (K[subscript w]) between 0.80 and 0.88. They were in 100%…
Descriptors: Autism, Interrater Reliability, Measures (Individuals), Clinical Diagnosis
Development of the Evaluative Method for Evaluating and Determining Evidence-Based Practices in Autism
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Reichow, Brian; Volkmar, Fred R.; Cicchetti, Domenic V. – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2008
Although research in autism has grown more sophisticated, the gap between research knowledge and applicability of research in real world settings has grown. There have been a number of different reviews of evidence-based practices of treatments for young children with autism. Reviews which have critically evaluated the empirical evidence have not…
Descriptors: Autism, Evaluation Methods, Research and Development, Theory Practice Relationship
Social and Communication Abilities and Disabilities in Higher Functioning Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorders: The Vineland and the ADOS
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Klin, Ami; Saulnier, Celine A.; Sparrow, Sara S.; Cicchetti, Domenic V.; Volkmar, Fred R.; Lord, Catherine – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2007
The relationship between adaptive functioning ("ability") and autism symptomatology ("disability") remains unclear, especially for higher functioning individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). This study investigates "ability" and "disability" using the "Vineland" and "Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule" (ADOS), respectively, in two…
Descriptors: Longitudinal Studies, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Communication Disorders
Educational Placements and Service Use Patterns of Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorders
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White, Susan Williams; Scahill, Lawrence; Klin, Ami; Koenig, Kathleen; Volkmar, Fred R. – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2007
This project was undertaken to identify child characteristics associated with educational placement and service use in high-functioning children with autism spectrum disorders. The sample of 101 (nine females) had a mean age of 12 plus or minus 3 years (mean IQ = 101.77 plus or minus 19.50). Results indicate that lower-cognitive ability and…
Descriptors: Cognitive Ability, Special Education, Communication Skills, Pervasive Developmental Disorders
Is There a "Regressive Phenotype" of Autism Spectrum Disorder Associated with the Measles-Mumps-Rubella Vaccine? A CPEA Study
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Richler, Jennifer; Luyster, Rhiannon; Risi, Susan; Hsu, Wan-Ling; Dawson, Geraldine; Bernier, Raphael; Dunn, Michelle; Hepburn, Susan; Hyman, Susan L.; McMahon, William M.; Goudie-Nice, Julie; Minshew, Nancy; Rogers, Sally; Sigman, Marian; Spence, M. Anne; Goldberg, Wendy A.; Tager-Flusbert, Helen; Volkmar, Fred R.; Lord, Catherine – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2006
A multi-site study of 351 children with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) and 31 typically developing children used caregiver interviews to describe the children's early acquisition and loss of social-communication milestones. For the majority of children with ASD who had experienced a regression, pre-loss development was clearly atypical. Children…
Descriptors: Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Interviews, Symptoms (Individual Disorders), Children
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
Perception and Production of Prosody by Speakers with Autism Spectrum Disorders
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Paul, Rhea; Augustyn, Amy; Klin, Ami; Volkmar, Fred R. – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2005
Speakers with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) show difficulties in suprasegmental aspects of speech production, or "prosody," those aspects of speech that accompany words and sentences and create what is commonly called "tone of voice." However, little is known about the perception of prosody, or about the specific aspects of prosodic production…
Descriptors: Suprasegmentals, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Autism, Perception
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