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Ferguson, Bill R.; Gillis, Jennifer M.; Sevlever, Melina – Child & Family Behavior Therapy, 2013
Impaired social skills represent a fundamental deficit for children with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD). Despite the potential importance of "good sportsmanship," this social skill has received relatively little attention in the literature. The current study utilized a Behavioral Skills Training (BST) approach to teach three…
Descriptors: Sportsmanship, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Video Games
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Schleismann, Kelly D.; Gillis, Jennifer M. – Cognitive and Behavioral Practice, 2011
Anxiety disorders, including social phobia, occur often in children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD; Gillott, Furniss, & Walter, 2001; Leyfer et al., 2006; Simonoff et al., 2008); however, little is known about the conceptualization and treatment of social phobia in this population. The current study presents the case of "James," a 6-year-old…
Descriptors: Anxiety Disorders, Autism, Asperger Syndrome, Pervasive Developmental Disorders
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Butler, Robert C.; Gillis, Jennifer M. – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2011
Currently, there is a paucity of literature on stigmatization of adults with Asperger's Disorder (AD). Therefore, this study examined whether young adults hold stigmatizing views towards individuals with AD and if that stigmatization is elicited by behaviors or labels. College students (N = 195) read one of six vignettes. A modified Social…
Descriptors: College Students, Asperger Syndrome, Young Adults, Statistical Analysis