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Katz, Esther; Girolametto, Luigi – Topics in Early Childhood Special Education, 2013
The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of peer intervention on the social interactions of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). In this model, a speech-language pathologist and three early childhood educators trained typically developing peers to engage children with ASD in play. Three preschool children with ASD and six…
Descriptors: Peer Teaching, Intervention, Preschool Children, Pervasive Developmental Disorders
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Delinicolas, Erin K.; Young, Robyn L. – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2007
This study aimed to investigate the relationships between abilities to initiate and respond to joint attention and symptoms of autism that have, and have not, been theoretically linked to joint attention. Participants were 51 boys and five girls with autistic disorder, aged between 2 years and 6 years 5 months. Measures of joint attention…
Descriptors: Autism, Attention, Young Children, Social Behavior