Publisher Summary This chapter describes the families of adolescents and adults with
autism. There is a vast amount of uncharted territory about the patterns of development in …

Autism is among the most commonly occurring developmental disorders (Bristol, McIlvane, &
Alexander, 1998). Although there is little evidence for an increase in the incidence of autism …

There is increasing public and healthcare provider awareness about the early signs and
developmental challenges of children with autistic spectrum disorders (ASDs). Healthcare …

This study aimed to investigate the differences in parenting stress, coping ways, and family
functioning variables of families with a preschool-aged child with autism from Turkey and …

Autism spectrum disorders (ASD) comprise a group of similar developmental disorders that
manifest in the first three years of life and are characterized by impairments in reciprocal …

La comprensión del autismo y de los trastornos generalizados del desarrollo conocidos
como" Trastornos del Espectro Autista"(TEA), constituye un reto científico de extraordinaria …

11. Stoddard, LT, McIlvane, WJ & de Rose, JC (1987). Transferencia de controle de estimulo
com estudantes deficientes mentais: Modelagem de estimulo, superposicao e …

Prior research has demonstrated the utility of several preference-assessment methodologies
to identify stimuli more likely to function as reinforcers for individuals with limited verbal …

Abstract Discrete Trial Training (DTT), a skill acquisition paradigm using Applied Behavioral
Analysis (ABA) principles, is an empirically validated early intervention method for children …

The purpose of this study was to examine Indian and American children‟ s acceptance of
peers with disabilities through 108 interviews with preschoolers and survey data from 113 …