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Showing 1 to 20 of 32 for “"Asperger's syndrome"”.
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Social skills and attributions of Asperger's Syndrome
… a male high school student diagnosed with Asperger's Syndrome, is deficient based off of 5 subscales of social skills and then (b) creating an intervention focused on improving the areas of weakness to help the student function socially. The five subscales that the skills were grouped under …
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Effective Learning Strategies for College Students with Asperger's Syndrome
More and more students with Asperger’s Syndrome (AS) are being accepted into college without having the proper foundation in place to successfully graduate with a Bachelor’s degree. Students with AS need support systems in place to properly prepare them to face the challenges of college. The …
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Understanding the writing challenges of college students with Asperger's syndrome
… of college-level writing for students with Asperger's syndrome/ASD. Three research questions were addressed: what are the specific challenges students with Asperger's face with college-level writing, what has been done to help support and remediate these issues so far, and what could be done …
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Executive Functioning and Memory Performance in ADHD and Asperger's Syndrome
… and memory differences between 11 children with Asperger’s syndrome, 13 children with ADHD, and 36 controls, all ranging in age from 7-16 years. Executive function was assessed using Conner’s Continuous Performance Test (CPT), Wisconsin Card Sorting Task (WCST), Tower of London Task (TOL), Trail …
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Case Study of Counseling Interventions with a Child with Asperger's Syndrome
Diagnosis of children with Asperger's syndrome (AS) has significantly increased. Therefore, effective counseling interventions are needed to help children develop social skills that will assist them in daily activities. The paper reviews areas of deficits experienced by children with AS; social …
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What We Can Learn from the Lived Experience of Asperger's Syndrome
… the personal experiences of individuals with Asperger's Syndrome (AS), analyze and combine them into a shared lived experience in order to provide information pertinent to treatment and intervention, particularly in educational and extra-curricular settings. Those teaching, volunteering or …
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Living with Asperger's syndrome : the phenomenon of 'not quite fitting in'
… explores the experiences of young adults with Asperger's syndrome and their parents. Using grounded theory methodology, young adults with Asperger syndrome (n=18) aged 18-35 years and parents of young adults with Asperger's syndrome (n=23) were interviewed. Participants represented twentyfive …
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Beyond face value: involuntary emotional anticipation in typical development and Asperger's syndrome
Understanding and anticipating the behavior and associated mental/emotional states of mind of others is crucial for successful social interactions. Typically developed (TD) humans rely on the processing and integration of social cues that accompany other’s actions to make, either implicitly or …
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Generalization of executive function skills in inclusion settings for students with Asperger's syndrome
… designated to prepare a student with Asperger's Syndrome for placement within a public high school. The student attended a specialized private school for grades 3-8. Upon entrance into eighth grade, the student entered the intervention program. This program included placement in a …
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Examining the Occupational Engagement of College Students with Asperger's Syndrome: A Mixed Methodology
… how young adults enrolled in school with Asperger's Syndrome engage in occupations and how this population perceives their quality of life. Quantitatively, assessment data was gathered using Flanagan's Quality of life Scale and the Occupational Behaviors Satisfaction Checklist. …
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Differences in the effects of social stories in children with autism and Asperger's syndrome
… between children with Autism and children with Asperger's Syndrome. Social initiation was the dependent variable that was measured during an ABA reversal research design. The overall effect of the Social Story intervention of the whole group was analyzed by a one sample t-test. A t-test of two …
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Asperger's Syndrome and Non-verbal Learning Disabilities: A study of differential diagnosis agreement across disciplines
… Essentially, the descriptors that are applied to Asperger's Syndrome (AS) and NVLD are similar and may only differ in the criteria used by different discipline affiliations. Upon review of the literature, there seems to be some question about the different clinical perspectives and diagnosis that …
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The Effects of Timed Readings on Recall and Comprehension in a Child with Asperger's Syndrome.
… on recall and comprehension in a child with Asperger's syndrome were examined by employing a multiple-baseline design across two books with reversals. Recall timings consisted of the student's free-say compilation of what she just read. Comprehension tests consisted of the participant's …
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A serious game to provide social skills training for people with Asperger's Syndrome/High-Functioning Autism
This thesis presents the development and evaluation of a prototype serious computer game to provide social skill training for young adults and adults with High-Functioning Autism. Autism is a neurodevelopmental condition changing the way people see the world and interact with others. It occurs on a …
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Emotion Perception in Asperger's Syndrome and High-functioning Autism: The Importance of Diagnostic Criteria and Cue Intensity
Asperger's syndrome (AS) is a pervasive developmental disorder that is associated with marked social dysfunction. Deficits in the perception of nonverbal cues of emotion may be related to this social impairment. Research has indicated that children with autism are limited in their emotion …
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Participatory research with adults with Asperger's syndrome: using spatial analysis to explore how they make sense of their experience.
… the author and a small group of adults with Asperger’s syndrome, as co-researchers. The research was based on the assumption that people with Asperger’s syndrome think differently from neuro-typical people (people who do not have Asperger’s syndrome or autism). It is not denied that people …
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A case study to determine best practice treatment for a child diagnosed with Asperger's syndrome and attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder
… model of therapy to treat a child diagnosed with Asperger's syndrome and attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder. The participant was an eight-year-old Caucasian male who had significant developmental delays. The Behavior Assessment System for Children was used in order to assess the progress …
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First hand accounts of adults with asperger's syndrome: an exploration into their experiences of being parented during childhood and adolescence
… explores the experiences of individuals with Asperger’s syndrome (AS) of being parented during childhood and adolescence. Although there is extensive research examining experiences of parents in bringing up a child with an autistic spectrum disorder (ASD), there is a paucity of research from …
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Expressive Writing: A Technique for Improving Communication in Individuals with Autism and Related Disorders
… overview of symptoms and treatments of autism, Asperger's Syndrome, and ReH Syndrome. A series of graduated expressive writing exercises is proposed to facilitate communication in individuals with autism spectrum disorders. These exercises are intended to serve as a complement to traditional …
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Autism, new music technologies and cognition
… social pragmatics program for children with Asperger's syndrome. This research indicates that it is possible to embed cognitive measure as part of a novel music application. Implications for current treatment interventions, and longitudinal experimentation designs are presented.
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