EDSE 620: Behavior of Individuals with Autism

Documents a young boy’s struggle with Asperger’s syndrome. Adam and his family share their everyday challenges and triumphs to provide unparalleled insights into this increasingly common disorder. Includes interviews with autistic children and their families. (Length: 47 minutes)
Docuseek Video

In this Ideas Roadshow episode, Howard Burton speaks with one of the world’s eminent autism researchers, Uta Frith of KCL, about what is both known and unknown about autism. Even the question "What is autism? "turns out to be a surprisingly difficult one to answer, Uta explains. (Length: 1 hour 4 minutes)
Films on Demand

Decades ago, few pediatricians had heard of autism. In 1975, 1 in 5,000 kids was estimated to have it. Today, 1 in 68 is on the autism spectrum. What caused this steep rise? Steve Silberman points to "a perfect storm of autism awareness" - a pair of psychologists with an accepting view, an unexpected pop culture moment and a new clinical test. But to really understand, we have to go back further to an Austrian doctor by the name of Hans Asperger, who published a pioneering paper in 1944. Because it was buried in time, autism has been shrouded in misunderstanding ever since. (Length: 14 minutes)
Films on Demand

This film explores the line between ability and disability and goes beyond the preconceptions of one of the most mysterious and challenging disorders of our time. It tells the stories of love, family, work and friendship of four autistic adults. (Length: 56 min.)
Films on Demand

Discusses bringing special education into the mainstream classroom (Length: 6 min.)
Alexander Street Video

Provides an overview of B.F. Skinner's functional analysis of language to parents, educators, and other practitioners. A review of the primary types of expressive language skills (verbal operants) is included along with video clip demonstrations of effective teaching methods. Length: 4 hrs 15 min.)

Includes resources on behavioral science, experimental psychology, cognitive psychology, developmental psychology, neuropsychology, sensation and perception, and social psychology.