Systematic longitudinal observations were made as typically developing toddlers and young
children with autism and with Down syndrome interacted with their caregivers in order to …

Purpose To examine the communicative profiles of children with autism spectrum disorders
(ASD) in the second year of life. Method Communicative acts were examined in 125 children …

The identification of deficits in joint attention skills in children with autism has resulted in the
recent development and demonstration of intervention procedures to remediate such …

In 2007, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued an autism alarm, estimating
that one in 150 children may be affected by autism spectrum disorder. Autism has been …

The purpose of this study was to investigate the differences between spontaneous and
elicited expressive communication in Australian and Taiwanese children with autism who …

Children with autism show deficits in social referencing, joint attention, orienting to their
names, and social smiling as early as the first year of life. The present study describes the …

Purpose This study examined the effect of fundamental frequency (F0) variation on the
intelligibility of speech in an alaryngeal talker who used an electrolarynx (EL). Method One …

OBJETIVO: identificar e caracterizar as habilidades e o desenvolvimento da Atenção
Compartilhada de crianças autistas, não-verbais, pela observação de comportamentos …

Parents of children with autism are presented with the formidable challenge of raising a child
who can be difficult to understand and seemingly impossible to reach. Unfortunately, there is …

Humour and Laughter in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders Errin L. Jones BASc. (Hons.)
Psychology This thesis is submitte Page 1 Humour and Laughter in Children with Autism …