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Research into Causes and Treatment of Autism Spectrum Disorders
Research into the causes, the diagnosis, and the treatment of autism spectrum disorders has advanced in tandem. With ...
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The Future of Applied Behavior Analysis in Autism Spectrum Disorder: New Opportunities for Improving Lives
The articles in this special issue make clear that Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) is arguably the most powerful tool ...
Source: Autism Society
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Autism and the Environment
Autism has long been considered an incurable genetic disorder specifically targeting the brain. The rapid rise in ...
Source: Autism Society
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Girls and Asperger Syndrome
Although distinct differences exist in the skills of typical boys and girls in the area of cognition, communication and ...
Source: Autism Society
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Characteristics of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders
As we look at some of the most commonly observed characteristics of children with autism spectrum disorders, remember ...
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Strategies to Help Children with Autism Cope with Social Situations and Increase their Independence in the Classroom
Social stories and picture activity schedules are two relatively new and promising interventions for students with ...
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Integrated Play Groups: Using a Social-Constructivist Approach
Pam Wolfberg (1999, 2003) has designed a curriculum for encouraging play between peers with and without autism spectrum ...
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Clinical Trials: Autism Spectrum Disorders (Pervasive Developmental Disorders)
Featured Studies Long-Term Drug Treatment for Autistic Children. Interventional study. This study will ...
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Planning for a Successful Day: The Comprehensive Autism Planning System
Multidisciplinary teams, including parents, spend a significant amount of time on students’ Individualized ...
Source: Autism Society
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Early and Intensive Behavioral Intervention: Addressing Behavior Excesses and Deficits in Young Children with ASD
Background Early and Intensive Behavioral Intervention (EIBI) was pioneered by Dr. Ivar Lovaas and colleagues in the ...
Source: Autism Society
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Pivotal Response Treatment: Identifying and Targeting Areas of Need in Children with ASD
Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) continues to enjoy the most solid research base of any intervention approach for autism ...
Source: Autism Society
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What Causes Autism Spectrum Disorders?
History of Attribution of CauseAutism has long been considered a classification of a mental disorder. Early individuals ...
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Teaching Flexibility for the Autistic Child
It's a well-known fact that children with autism often have difficulty with change in routine or unexpected events. ...
Source: Education.com
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Can Virtual Reality Help Autistic Kids?
Virtual Reality is a realistic simulation of an environment by a computer system. And for some children with autism, ...
Source: Education.com
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