Obesity prevention for children with developmental disabilities

A Must, C Curtin, K Hubbard, L Sikich, J Bedford… - Current obesity …, 2014 - Springer
The prevention of obesity in children with DD is a pressing public health issue, with
implications for health status, independent living, and quality of life. Substantial evidence …

Avatar assistant: improving social skills in students with an ASD through a computer-based intervention

IM Hopkins, MW Gower, TA Perez, DS Smith… - Journal of autism and …, 2011 - Springer
This study assessed the efficacy of FaceSay, a computer-based social skills training
program for children with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD). This randomized controlled …

Improvement in social competence using a randomized trial of a theatre intervention for children with autism spectrum disorder

BA Corbett, AP Key, L Qualls, S Fecteau… - Journal of autism and …, 2016 - Springer
The efficacy of a peer-mediated, theatre-based intervention on social competence in
participants with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) was tested. Thirty 8-to-14 year-olds with …

Comparison of sedentary behaviors between children with autism spectrum disorders and typically develo** children

A Must, SM Phillips, C Curtin, SE Anderson… - …, 2014 - journals.sagepub.com
Time spent in sedentary behavior is largely due to time spent engaged with electronic
screen media. Little is known about the extent to which sedentary behaviors for children with …

Brief report: theatre as therapy for children with autism spectrum disorder

BA Corbett, JR Gunther, D Comins, J Price… - Journal of autism and …, 2011 - Springer
The pilot investigation evaluated a theatrical intervention program, Social Emotional
NeuroScience Endocrinology (SENSE) Theatre, designed to improve socioemotional …

Kinect-for-windows with augmented reality in an interactive roleplay system for children with an autism spectrum disorder

IJ Lee - Interactive Learning Environments, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) often find it difficult to communicate using
body language and facial expressions to respond appropriately socially. This negatively …

Improvement in social deficits in autism spectrum disorders using a theatre‐based, peer‐mediated intervention

BA Corbett, DM Swain, C Coke, D Simon… - Autism …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Social Emotional NeuroScience Endocrinology Theatre is a novel intervention program
aimed at improving reciprocal social interaction in youth with autism spectrum disorder …

Teaching caregivers to implement video modeling imitation training via iPad for their children with autism

TA Cardon - Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders, 2012 - Elsevier
Children with autism fail to imitate from an early age and this lack of imitation is a salient
diagnostic marker for the disorder. For children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) …

Effects of mother-delivered social stories and video modeling in teaching social skills to children with autism spectrum disorders

C Acar, E Tekin-Iftar, A Yikmis - The Journal of Special …, 2017 - journals.sagepub.com
An adapted alternating treatments design was used to compare mother-developed and
delivered social stories and video modeling in teaching social skills to children with autism …