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Manfredonia, Joseph; Bangerter, Abigail; Manyakov, Nikolay V.; Ness, Seth; Lewin, David; Skalkin, Andrew; Boice, Matthew; Goodwin, Matthew S.; Dawson, Geraldine; Hendren, Robert; Leventhal, Bennett; Shic, Frederick; Pandina, Gahan – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2019
Facial expression is impaired in autism spectrum disorder (ASD), but rarely systematically studied. We focus on the ability of individuals with ASD to produce facial expressions of emotions in response to a verbal prompt. We used the Janssen Autism Knowledge Engine (JAKE®), including automated facial expression analysis software (FACET) to measure…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Nonverbal Communication, Emotional Response
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Thomeer, Marcus L.; Smith, Rachael A.; Lopata, Christopher; Volker, Martin A.; Lipinski, Alanna M.; Rodgers, Jonathan D.; McDonald, Christin A.; Lee, Gloria K. – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2015
This randomized controlled trial evaluated the efficacy of a computer software (i.e., "Mind Reading") and in vivo rehearsal treatment on the emotion decoding and encoding skills, autism symptoms, and social skills of 43 children, ages 7-12 years with high-functioning autism spectrum disorder (HFASD). Children in treatment (n = 22)…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Symptoms (Individual Disorders), Computer Software
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Simmons, Elizabeth Schoen; Paul, Rhea; Shic, Frederick – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2016
This study examined the acceptability of a mobile application, "SpeechPrompts," designed to treat prosodic disorders in children with ASD and other communication impairments. Ten speech-language pathologists (SLPs) in public schools and 40 of their students, 5-19 years with prosody deficits participated. Students received treatment with…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Computer Software, Communication Problems