The study investigated the effects of two levels of teacher intrusion upon the behavior of eight elementary level autistic children and their nonhandicapped peers during dyadic play interactions. Few differences in subject behavior were observed, though the low-intrusion condition was associated with higher levels of toy contact and fewer…

A peer-initiation training procedure was implemented across multiple peer trainers to investigate social interactions between two severely withdrawn autistic children (8 and 10-years-old) and their nonhandicapped peers. Spontaneous interactions increased substantially for one subject and slightly for the other. (Author/DB)

Comparison of mother child interactions between two groups of mother child pairs--10 higher functioning verbal autistic children and their mothers and 10 lower functioning nonverbal autistic children and mothers--found that mothers tended to be quite responsive to their children's relative capabilities. (Author/DB)