Abstract The National Joint Committee for the Communication Needs of People With Severe
Disabilities (NJC) reviewed literature regarding practices for people with severe disabilities …

The purpose of this paper is to review the knowledge available from aggregated research
(primarily through 2000) on the characteristics of social interactions and social relationships …

Quite simply, this is the best text on play and development I have ever read. It was thought
provoking while being reader-friendly at the same time. This work is very thorough and …

Social development is one of the most critical developmental areas for human beings.
Deficits in social skills may negatively impact several essential domains including academic …

Social dysfunction is perhaps the most defining and handicapping feature of autism.
Improved social functioning has long been considered one of the most important …

Inclusion of children with disabilities in early childhood classrooms with typically developing
peers has become a primary service option in early childhood special education. In this …

To address methodological challenges in research on psychosocial interventions for autism
spectrum disorder (ASD), a model was developed for systematically validating and …

Over the last decade, the field of early intervention/early childhood special education
(EI/ECSE) has emerged as a primary service for infants and preschool children with …

Using an ecological systems conceptual framework proposed by Bronfenbrenner, research
on the inclusion of preschool children with disabilities in programs with typically developing …

Young children's peer-related social competence has been viewed as a critical
developmental competency during early childhood. Nevertheless, a number of young …