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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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Boesch, Miriam C.; Wendt, Oliver; Subramanian, Anu; Hsu, Ning – Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders, 2013
An experimental, single-subject research study investigated the comparative efficacy of the Picture Exchange Communication System (PECS) versus a speech-generating device (SGD) in developing requesting skills for three elementary-age children with severe autism and little to no functional speech. Results demonstrated increases in requesting…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Intervention, Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Pictorial Stimuli
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Iskander, Jeannette M.; Rosales, Rocio – Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders, 2013
The present study examined the effectiveness of Social Stories[TM], and Social Stories paired with a differential reinforcement procedure on disruptive behaviors of two elementary school children diagnosed with pervasive developmental disorder-not otherwise specified (PDD-NOS) and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). We implemented a…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Reinforcement, Elementary School Students
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Mays, Nicole McGaha; Heflin, L. Juane – Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders, 2011
This study was conducted to determine the effects of self-operated auditory prompting systems (SOAPs) on independent self-care task completion of elementary-school-aged children with autism and intellectual disabilities. Prerecorded verbal prompts on a student-operated tape recorder were employed to facilitate independence in washing hands and…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Mental Retardation, Daily Living Skills
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Pan, Chien-Yu; Tsai, Chia-Liang; Hsieh, Kai-Wen; Chu, Chia-Hua; Li, Ya-Lin; Huang, Shih-Tse – Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders, 2011
To examine age-related physical activity (PA) patterns between- and within-day in elementary school-aged children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD). PA was recorded every 5-s by uniaxial accelerometry in 35 children (grades 1-2, n = 13; grades 3-4, n = 13; grades 5-6, n = 9) for up to five weekdays and two weekend days. Younger children were…
Descriptors: Physical Activities, Leisure Time, Autism, Foreign Countries
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Banda, Devender R.; Hart, Stephanie L.; Liu-Gitz, Lan – Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders, 2010
This study was conducted to increase peer-to-peer social skills using direct instruction and peer training in two elementary students with autism spectrum disorders in inclusion settings. The participants and their non-disabled peers were trained to initiate and respond to each other during center time, academic activities. We used a…
Descriptors: Autism, Interpersonal Competence, Inclusive Schools, Elementary School Students
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Brewer, W. J.; Brereton, A.; Tonge, B. J. – Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders, 2008
Early olfactory identification deficits have been associated with neurodevelopmental arrest of limbic-prefrontal networks. These same networks are implicated in development of autistic-spectrum disorders. We aimed to investigate olfactory identification ability in children with high functioning autism (HFA). Fifteen children with HFA (aged 5-9…
Descriptors: Autism, Identification, Children, Pervasive Developmental Disorders