Three groups of 18 children were selected for this study, one group with autism spectrum
disorders (ASD), one group with developmental delays in which ASD was ruled out (DD) …

This article discusses the potential of using interactive environments in autism therapy. We
specifically address issues relevant to the Aurora project, which studies the possible role of …

Joint attention is an early-developing social-communicative skill in Which tWo people
(usually a young child and an adult) use gestures and gaze to share attention With respect …

The STAT is an interactive screening measure for autism that assesses behaviors in the
areas of play, communication, and imitation skills. In Study 1, signal detection procedures …

A imprecisão do conceito de autismo pode ser vista pela diversidade de quadros clínicos
que entram neste conceito, assim como pelos diferentes enfoques teóricos que procuram …

Autism is a developmental disorder marked by severe deficits in reciprocal social interaction,
communication, and imagination as well as repetitive and restricted patterns of interests and …

Only a few decades ago, autism was a medical curiosity, conjuring up visions of a child who
walks on his toes like a ballerina, staring vacantly into space but is capable of performing …

INTRODUCTION The development of language and communicative abilities is a major
challenge faced by persons with autism spectrum disorders (ASD). The significance of this …

INTRODUCTION The complex characteristics of students with autism pose a challenge to
the process of comprehensive assessment. Diverse school, home, and community needs …

This study considered the predictive relationships between individual differences in four
prelinguistic skills and later vocabulary size in children with autism. The prelinguistic skills …