Many students with autism have difficulties engaging with their classroom environments and
forming friendships, which are mostly affected by deficits in social, communication, and …

Motor skill deficits are present and persist in school-aged children with autism spectrum
disorder (ASD; Staples & Reid, 2010). Yet the focus of intervention is on core impairments …

This study aimed to investigate the association between motor competency and social
communication in children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) compared with children …

Parents who report motor difficulties as their primary concern receive autism intervention
services earlier than those first concerned with communication. This study revealed that …

Purpose–In the current study, the purpose of this paper is to examine the self-regulation and
social interaction skills of children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) as compared to …

Objectives Autism spectrum disorders (ASD) describe a wide range of pervasive
developmental disorders by core symptoms including deficits in social communication and …

This study examined the effect of a social-communication intervention on the play behaviors
of children with autism. Six children between the ages of five and eight participated in this …

Social communicative deficits and stereotyped or repetitive interests or behaviors are the
defining features of autism spectrum disorder (ASD). A growing body of research suggests …

Recent research suggests that children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) experience
some level of motor difficulty, and that this may be associated with social communication …

Background While social impairment is considered to be the core deficit in children with
autism spectrum disorder (ASD), a large proportion of these children have poor gross motor …