Autism spectrum disorder is characterized by patterns of delay and deviance in the
development of social, communicative, and cognitive skills that arise in the first years of life …

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 …

Earlier autism diagnosis, the importance of early intervention, and development of specific
interventions for young children have contributed to the emergence of similar, empirically …

Twenty years ago Pepperberg set out to discover whether large-brained, highly social
parrots were capable of mastering complex cognitive concepts and the rudiments of …

Processing the human face is at the focal point of most social interactions, yet this simple
perceptual task is difficult for individuals with autism, a population that spends limited …

Children with autism exhibit significant deficits in imitation skills which impede the
acquisition of more complex behaviors and socialization, and are thus an important focus of …

Students with ASD present unique challenges to school systems. Despite these challenges,
federal laws require that schools implement research-based practices in the least restrictive …

The impaired development of joint attention is a cardinal feature of autism. Therefore,
understanding the nature of joint attention is central to research on this disorder. Joint …

Background: Deficits in joint attention are considered by many researchers to be an early
predictor of childhood autism (eg, Osterling & Dawson, 1994) and are considered to be …

Autism is a neurodevelopmental disorder defined by impairments in social and
communication development, accompanied by stereotyped patterns of behavior and …