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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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Grossman, Ruth B.; Tager-Flusberg, Helen – Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders, 2012
We analyzed several studies of non-verbal communication (prosody and facial expressions) completed in our lab and conducted a secondary analysis to compare performance on receptive vs. expressive tasks by adolescents with ASD and their typically developing peers. Results show a significant between-group difference for the aggregate score of…
Descriptors: Verbal Communication, Nonverbal Communication, Autism, Adolescents
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Brennand, Richard; Schepman, Astrid; Rodway, Paul – Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders, 2011
There have been inconsistent findings regarding emotion identification abilities in people with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). Some researchers have found global or emotion-specific impairments, while others have not. The present work reports findings from an experiment testing the ability of children with ASD (primarily Asperger syndrome) to…
Descriptors: Evidence, Sentences, Autism, Asperger Syndrome
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Osborne, Lisa A.; Reed, Phil – Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders, 2011
This research examined the factors promoting inclusion of young people with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) in mainstream secondary schools, and noted high levels of behavioral difficulties in these pupils. The size of the secondary school, and the class size, impacted positively on the pupils with Autism, and the number of other pupils with…
Descriptors: Secondary Schools, Class Size, Teacher Effectiveness, Social Behavior