Eye contact is a fundamental aspect of nonverbal communication and therefore important for
understanding human interaction. Eye contact has been the subject of research in many …

Background Yoga and mindfulness‐based programs are becoming increasingly popular as
a supplemental intervention for children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorders …

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 …

The study evaluates a social-communication-based approach to autism intervention aimed
at improving the social interaction skills of children with autism spectrum disorder. We report …

Conversation is a primary area of difficultly for individuals with high-functioning autism (HFA)
although they have unimpaired formal language abilities. This likely stems from the …

Eye contact occurs very early in development and serves many functions for the young child.
It has been implicated in the development of social, cognitive, and language skills. A …

Objective: Given the high population prevalence of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and
overlapping symptoms with medically complex groups, ASD is a common rule out diagnosis …

Despite significant increases in attention during the past 2 decades to the problem of sex
trafficking, especially of minors, little is known about how investigators identify, engage, and …

The overwhelming majority of professionals who serve the autistic community using applied
behavior analysis (ABA) do so from a place of caring and compassion to improve the quality …

We tested the effects of the establishment of conditioned reinforcement for observing human
faces and/or voices on the rate of learning, observing responses, and verbal operant …