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"You meant to do that:" Examining reactive and proactive aggression and their relations to social and emotional correlates
DownloadFall 2009
This study investigated the relations between teacher-rated reactive and proactive aggression and self-ratings of peer intimacy, peer group integration, inhibition of anger and coping with anger in children in grade 4 to grade 6 (n = 519). Grade and gender differences in the study variables were...
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A comparison of two computer-based programs designed to improve facial expression understanding in children with autism
DownloadFall 2011
This randomized clinical trial compared models used to explain facial expression understanding difficulties experienced by individuals with autism. The intervention effects of two computer-based training programs, The Transporters and Let’s Face It! were investigated in young children with autism...
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A Cross Cultural Look at Parenting Beliefs about Child-Rearing and Talk to Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders
DownloadFall 2016
This study is an extension of research by Johnston and Wong (2002), who used a survey instrument to explore the cultural differences in parents’ beliefs about child-rearing and practices related to parent-child interaction in Chinese and Western mothers living in Canada. Their results showed...
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A healthy, thoughtful, insightful discussion about social inclusion in a postsecondary institution
DownloadFall 2011
This research study combines aspects of previous inquiries into attitudes towards the inclusion of individuals with disabilities. It extends previous research in that it specifically examines instructors’ perceptions of social inclusion of students with developmental disabilities at the...
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An examination of parent-child dyadic interaction and the impact of a parent-training program designed to support the language development of toddlers diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD)
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Parents can effectively facilitate positive child behaviour change (Kaiser & Hancock, 2003). Their inclusion as interventionists is an essential component of autism intervention (NRC, 2001) and represents a natural step toward consistent early intervention. However, what constitutes effective...
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An Examination of the Effectiveness of a Community Implementation of the Program for the Education and Enrichment of Relational Skills (PEERS) for Teenagers with Autism
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The Program for the Education and Enrichment of Relational Skills (PEERS) is a parent-assisted social skills intervention for teens with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). The purpose of this study was to examine whether the PEERS program can be effectively implemented with fidelity in a community...
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Bilingualism in children with autism spectrum disorder: Bilingual development and advantages on executive and adaptive functioning
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Many children, including those on the autism spectrum, need to communicate in two or more languages to participate fully in their lives and communities. Despite bilingualism being a worldwide phenomenon, bilingual development in autistic children is a relatively new area of study, with a limited...
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Fall 2020
Many evidence-based programs have been established to foster and support the development of quality early education for children, however methods to transfer these programs to community practice have not been well established. Recently, coaching has emerged as an alternative to traditional...
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Gender differences in adolescent anxiety symptoms: Interactions between peer experiences and individual characteristics
DownloadFall 2017
Anxiety is the most common mental health concern among children and adolescents globally. Anxiety symptoms such as fears and worries increase markedly in early adolescence, particularly for girls. However, not all early adolescents experience this increase in anxiety symptoms. Guided by the...
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How autistic are you? Autistic-like traits, language ability, and how a nasal voice shapes people’s social judgements
DownloadFall 2018
Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is thought to be the far end of a spectrum of behaviours that include individuals from the neurotypical population. Characteristics associated with ASD are autistic-like traits such as decreased social skill and acute attention to detail. Language difficulties,...