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Showing 1 to 14 of 14 for “"typical peers"”.
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Assessing theory of mind in school-aged persons with autism and typical peers
… diagnosed with ASD) and comparison (e.g., neurotypical) groups on the Roberts-2 were compared to evaluate the presence of any significant difference between the groups on this measure. No significant difference in performance was found between the clinical and comparison groups, suggesting that …
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Effect of a Classwide Peer-Mediated Intervention on the Social Interactions of Students with Low-Functioning Autism and the Perceptions of Typical Peers
… and participating in ongoing relationships with typical peers. The social interaction deficits that characterize students with autism are further exacerbated by the severity of the disorder, such that students with low-functioning autism require significantly more support to successfully …
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Finding your place in this world: a quantitative study exploring the geo-literacy skills and content knowledge taught to students with disabilities educated in segregated special education classrooms.
… geography related books and materials as their typically developing peers. It was reported by the teachers that students educated outside of schools where typical peers were present had far less access to these material than their typical peers as compared to students in segregated classrooms in …
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Using a peer buddy system to increase interaction between students with special needs and their peers
… them to become more active socially. The peers modeled appropriate behavior and social skills during special area classes. The four students who volunteered to act as mentors met with the special education teacher and discussed the plan of action. As a result of the intervention, the …
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Sibling Self-Management: Programming for Generalization to Improve Interactions between Typical Siblings and Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders
… with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) and their typically developing siblings are often of lower quality compared to their typical peers. Teaching behavior change strategies to typical siblings and their siblings with ASD can improve their interactions, but there is limited empirical evidence …
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Typically developing children’s attitudes and acceptance of children with autism spectrum disorder after integrated play group involvement
… the research question: What can be learned about typical peers’ attitudes and acceptance of students with ASD through the expert players’ reflections on Integrated Play Group involvement? The quantitative measures revealed trends towards increased acceptance of the children with ASD, but without …
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Moral development in children with Autism Spectrum Disorders
… shows that children with ASD, like their typical peers, judge social actions in the moral domain (e.g., causing harm to another person) to be different from social actions in the conventional domain (e.g., maintaining social order). This is somewhat surprising given their social and/or …
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The Role of Transformational Leadership in the Collaborative Development of a Full Inclusion Program: An Action Research Study
… students with learning disabilities with their typical peers improved as a result of being in the same classes, while individual academic growth was less than expected. The study concluded that transformational leadership and collaborative decision-making by teachers were essential to the …
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An Exploration Of The Perceived Academic Self-Efficacy And Locus Of Control Of Urban Students With Learning Disabilities
… students with learning disabilities and their typical peers. The choice of what variable to examine was suggested by scholarly work that indicated certain psychological factors influence academic performance. Two of those variables that were the focus of this study were perceived academic …
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Enhancement of social skills by using multimedia interactive social skills module application among students with autism spectrum disorder
… was behind the average expectation of their typical peers. However, they can increase their knowledge and skills with the help of assistive technology such as mobile applications. Using the existing educational material, however, was not suitable for local students due to the different …
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Specific Language Impairment and Executive Function: Parent and Teacher Ratings of Behavior
… of preschool children with SLI relative to their typically developing (TD) peers. </p> <p><em>Method</em>: Seventeen preschool children with SLI were age- and gender- matched to 17 typically developing peers. Both parents and teachers of participants completed the BRIEF-P to assess the perceptions …
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A Phenomenological Study Examining the Experiences and Postsecondary Transition Outcomes for Young Adults with Mild to Moderate Disabilities
… real-world experience more barriers than their typical peers (Banks, 2014). However, limited research includes the voices of students with MMID and their parents/guardians as they describe their transition from high school to post-secondary lives. This qualitative phenomenological study examined …
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The Relationship between Social Behaviors and Working Memory in School-Age Children with Language Impairment
… this relationship in children with LI and typical age-matched peers by asking participants to repeat nine nonwords and correlating these results with social behaviors as rated by teachers. The Teacher Behavior Rating Scale (TBRS; Hart and Robinson, 1996) was used to compare social behaviors …