"OAR, Organization for Autism Research"--Cover. Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
Current research and recommendations on social skills and adaptive behavior. Social and adaptive behavior in the context of family life / Suzanne Letso -- The assessment of social skills / Erik A. Mayville -- Behavior analytic interventions for developing social skills in individuals with autism / Mary Jane Weiss -- Interpreting the efficacy research on group-delivered social skills intervention for children with autism spectrum disorders / Kathleen Koenig -- The junction of joint attention and communicative or social competence / Joanne Gerenser -- Building social skills and social relationships in school settings : the role of schoolwide positive behavior interventions and supports / Ilene S. Schwartz and Pei-Yu Chen -- Pivotal response treatment and the development of social competence / Daniel Openden -- The development of self-help skills in children with autism / Stephen R. Anderson -- Adaptive behavior in adolescents and adults with autism spectrum disorders : ongoing research and future implications / Peter F. Gerhardt, Jessica Zawacki, and Gloria Satriale -- Peer acceptance, social engagement, and friendship : critical social goals for children with autism spectrum disorders / Connie Kasari, Jill Locke, Eric Ishijima, and Mark Kretzmann -- Impact of psychopharmacology on adaptive and social responding in learners with autism spectrum disorders / Roy Sanders -- Pseudoscience in social skills research and interventions / Thomas Zane -- Bringing social competence interventions to scale in autism spectrum disorders : the next challenge / Danile Crimmins, Ginny Van Rie, and John Lutzker -- Perspectives from individuals on the autism spectrum, family members, and service providers. Adults on the autism spectrum mentoring children on the spectrum / Linda Styles -- It's all a sham / Walt Guthrie -- To fit or not to fit / Patricia Lanaspa -- The middle school dance : a mother's answer / Stacey Ramirez -- "Refl-Ex-ions" on OAR 2008 / Rosa I. Arriaga -- An open response to Dan Crimmins and Peter Gerhardt, et al. ; a response to the Organization for Autism Research and the Applied Research Convocation / Bob Morris -- Afterword. Reflections on the convocation / Daniel Crimmins, Shahla Ala-i-Rosales, and Peter F. Gerhardt.
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