This randomized group experiment compared the efficacy of 2 communication interventions
(Responsive Education and Prelinguistic Milieu Teaching [RPMT] and the Picture Exchange …

The Early Social Interaction (ESI) Project (Woods & Wetherby, 2003) was designed to apply
the recommendations of the National Research Council (2001) to toddlers with autism …

This single subject design study examined two models of intervention: Denver Model (which
merges behavioral, developmental, and relationship-oriented intervention), and PROMPT (a …

This chapter reviews treatment approaches for and evidence concerning the efficacy of
treatments on the development of two types of joint attention: responding to joint attention …

Major advances have been made over the past two decades in understanding the social-
communication difficulties of children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD), resulting in a …

There is a pressing need for the early and accurate identification of young children at risk for
language and other developmental disabilities and the provision of timely, age-appropriate …

Children with autism fail to develop joint attention skills appropriate to developmental age.
Joint attention is a predictor of ability in several core domains of autism including language …

Autism is part of a spectrum of disorders characterized by a triad of symptoms, including
deficits in social relatedness and communication and a variety of behavioral problems such …

Résumé Cette étude examine la régulation de 14 garçons autistes. La Batterie d'Évaluation
du développement Cognitif et Social (Adrien & Barthélémy, 1996) a proposé des résolutions …

The dramatic growth in research on imitation in autism over the past decade is surveyed in
depth by the authors of other chapters in this volume. They discuss, from a variety of …