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Incidental Learning and Social-Communicative Abilities in Children with Developmental Language Disorder: Further Evaluating the Implicit Learning Deficit Hypothesis
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Joseph H. R. Maes; Annette R. Scheper; Daan Hermans; Constance T. W. M. Vissers – International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 2025
Background: The implicit learning deficit hypothesis claims that impaired implicit learning underlies deficits in social-communicative abilities associated with developmental language disorder (DLD). However, previous research testing this hypothesis revealed inconsistent results and largely used process-impure sequential learning tasks. Aims:…
Descriptors: Language Impairments, Developmental Disabilities, Preadolescents, Early Adolescents
Development of Academic Skills in Children with Autism
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Lygeraki, Agapi – Online Submission, 2019
Autism is a neurodevelopmental disorder that affects the functioning of the brain and consequently other areas of development in an unstable and irregular way. There are many therapeutic approaches to autism and one of them is music therapy. Music therapy is a purely therapeutic treatment (Anagnostopoulou & Manti, 2009). It does not seek…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Music Therapy
Candidate Socioemotional Remediation Program for Individuals with Intellectual Disability
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Glaser, Bronwyn; Lothe, Amelie; Chabloz, Melanie; Dukes, Daniel; Pasca, Catherine; Redoute, Jerome; Eliez, Stephan – American Journal on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 2012
The authors developed a computerized program, Vis-a-Vis (VAV), to improve socioemotional functioning and working memory in children with developmental disabilities. The authors subsequently tested whether participants showed signs of improving the targeted skills. VAV is composed of three modules: Focus on the Eyes, Emotion Recognition and…
Descriptors: Developmental Delays, Developmental Disabilities, Mental Retardation, Short Term Memory
Are Deficits in the Decoding of Affective Cues and in Mentalizing Abilities Independent?
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van der Wees, Marleen; Buitelaar, Jan K. – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 1997
A study examined the social cognition of 20 Dutch children (ages 8-18) with autism, 20 with pervasive developmental disorder not otherwise specified, 20 with psychiatric disorders, and 20 typical children. Theory of mind and emotion recognition functioning proved to be correlated and less integrated in children with autistic spectrum disorders.…
Descriptors: Autism, Children, Correlation, Developmental Disabilities
Domains of the Childhood Autism Rating Scale: Relevance for Diagnosis and Treatment.
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DiLalla, David L.; Rogers, Sally J. – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 1994
Factor analysis of the Childhood Autism Rating Scale found three factors: (1) social impairment, (2) negative emotionality, and (3) distorted sensory response. Subjects with autism were distinguished from subjects with either pervasive or nonpervasive developmental disorders by higher scores on social impairment. Negative emotionality was most…
Descriptors: Autism, Behavior Rating Scales, Clinical Diagnosis, Developmental Disabilities
Using Relationship-Focused Intervention To Enhance the Social-Emotional Functioning of Young Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders.
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Mahoney, Gerald; Perales, Frida – Topics in Early Childhood Special Education, 2003
This study investigated the effectiveness of a relationship-focused intervention on the socioemotional well-being of 20 young children with autism or pervasive developmental disorder. Weekly intervention sessions encouraged parents to use a responsive teaching curriculum to promote children's socioemotional development. The intervention resulted…
Descriptors: Autism, Developmental Disabilities, Early Childhood Education, Emotional Development
Sonoma Developmental Curriculum: Instructional Programs. Volume II.
Adams, Patrick, Ed.; And Others – 1979
The guide presents instructional materials for teaching developmentally delayed children from birth to 6 years old. The following five instructional areas are covered (with sample activities in parentheses): gross motor (demonstrates a tonic-neck reflex, demonstrates ability to bear almost full weight, and crawls backward down three steps); fine…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Curriculum, Developmental Disabilities, Emotional Development