2008
Production of syllable stress in speakers with autism spectrum disorders
Paul R, Bianchi N, Augustyn A, Klin A, Volkmar F. Production of syllable stress in speakers with autism spectrum disorders. Research In Autism Spectrum Disorders 2008, 2: 110-124. PMID: 19337577, PMCID: PMC2662623, DOI: 10.1016/j.rasd.2007.04.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAutism spectrum disorderSpectrum disorderImitation taskProsodic deficitsSyllable stressSyllable productionTypical speakersPerceptual ratingsAdolescent speakersPitch rangeSpeakersAcoustic measuresInstrumental measuresStress productionDisordersSyllablesMeasuresTaskJudgmentsDeficitsRatingsRatersImplicationsStressFindings
2002
Toward a Developmental Operational Definition of Autism
Gillham J, Carter A, Volkmar F, Sparrow S. Toward a Developmental Operational Definition of Autism. 2002, 363-382. DOI: 10.4324/9780203449523-18.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDevelopmental disordersVineland Adaptive Behavior ScalesTraditional diagnostic schemeAdaptive Behavior ScalesPervasive developmental disorderMental ageAutism groupAdaptive skillsIntellectual functioningMaladaptive behaviorsVineland scoresDevelopmental levelBehavior ScaleAutismSocialization scoresChronological ageExamination of childrenOperational definitionChildrenDisordersPDDNOSMeasuresFunctioningSkillsScores
1993
Quantifying Social Development in Autism
VOLKMAR F, CARTER A, SPARROW S, CICCHETTI D. Quantifying Social Development in Autism. Journal Of The American Academy Of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry 1993, 32: 627-632. PMID: 7684364, DOI: 10.1097/00004583-199305000-00020.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSocial skillsVineland Adaptive Behavior ScalesSocial developmentDaily living skillsAdaptive Behavior ScalesDefinition of autismMental ageNormative sampleAutistic groupLiving skillsBehavior ScaleAutismChronological ageSocial disturbancesSkillsRelevant variablesAutisticPrecise measureMultiple regression equationMeasuresQuantitative measuresChildrenFindingsAgeDevelopment