Autism Science Foundation Announces 2013 Research Enhancement Grant Recipients

• By: Autism Science Foundation
• January 1st, 2014
• autism research funding, behavioral assessment technology, diagnostic tools, genetic research, neuroscience, research, research enhancement grants, science, social interaction, special education training
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On November 12, 2013, the Autism Science Foundation, a not-for-profit organization dedicated to funding autism research, announced the recipients of research enhancement mini grants. These grants are intended to enable researchers to expand the scope or increase the efficiency of existing grants,...

Autism and Asperger’s: Two Distinct Disorders or One Disorder of Varying Symptom Severity

• By: Sam Goldstein, PhD University of Utah School of Medicine Jack A. Naglieri, PhD University of Virginia
• January 1st, 2012
• Asperger's Syndrome, Asperger’s, assessment, autism research, developmental disorders, diagnosis, DSM-V, repetitive behaviors, social communication, social interaction
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Autism has been conceptualized as a biologically determined set of behaviors occurring with varying presentation and severity that is likely as the result of varying cause (for review, see Goldstein, Naglieri, & Ozonoff, 2008). The disorder occurs significantly more often in boys (Smalley,...

Using Typical Peers as Role Models to Help Improve Social Skills for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders

• By: Jill Krata, PhD YAI
• July 1st, 2011
• early intervention, evidence-based interventions, inclusive classrooms, peer models, peer relationships, social interaction, social skills
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Children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) typically display great difficulties in social communication and social interaction skills. These skills are core deficits which quite often impede their interactions with peers and adults. Children on the spectrum often fail to interpret...