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Showing 1 to 4 of 4 for “"Autism support"”.
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A Support Program for College Students with Autism Spectrum Disorder: The Functioning of Participants Versus Non-Participants and the Role of Program-Sponsored Mentoring
<p>Increasingly more students with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) are attending college. In response, many colleges are now offering these students the extra support of an Autism Support Program (ASP), many of which include a mentoring component. This study is one of only a handful of attempts to …
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Social Virtual Environments as ‘Third Places’: Co-Designing Socio-Relational Spaces For Autistic Young Adults
… of social virtual environments (SVEs) to support the well-being, social participation, and quality of life of autistic young adults. Historically, autism research and intervention have focused primarily on childhood and have often been grounded in deficit-based frameworks. In contrast, …
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Teachers' Perceptions of Factors Used in Placement Decisions
Children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) are spending greater amounts of time in inclusive classroom settings. The perceptions of teachers regarding the educational placement of children with ASD are a critical topic of study, since teachers are primarily responsible for the implementation of …
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Parents of autistic children's use of respite care at a private facility in South Africa
The current incidence of autism in South Africa is 1 :88 and is gradually increasing (Lindenberg, 2013). A number of South African schools that cater for learners with autistic spectrum disorder (ASD) have also emerged and aim to address the increasing demand for the assistance of both the children …