ABSTRACT Background Children with intellectual disabilities have the right to express themselves and to receive appropriate communicative support. Parents' knowledge, shaped through daily interactions and long‐term observation, is essential for understanding and supporting communicative development. Yet, such knowledge is seldom systematically embedded
Kamilla Klefbeck
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Adolescents with Asperger Syndrome and Perceptions of Friendship [PDF]
This qualitative study investigated the perceptions of friendship faced by teenagers diagnosed With Asperger syndrome. This research aimed to provide teachers With an insight into the social World of Asperger syndrome from a student perspective.
Papinczak, T. +5 more
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IMAGE OF CHILDREN WITH ASPERGER’S SYNDROME IN OPINIONS OF TEACHERS
The goal of the research was recognition of the extent of social distance created by teachers towards children with Asperger's syndrome. Material and methods: Research was conducted in a group of 200 primary education teachers. These were individuals
Hanna Żuraw, Agnieszka Ceryngier
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An extension of the basic local independence model to multiple observed classifications
Abstract The basic local independence model (BLIM) is appropriate in situations where populations do not differ in the probabilities of the knowledge states and the probabilities of careless errors and lucky guesses of the items. In some situations, this is not the case. This work introduces the multiple observed classification local independence model
Pasquale Anselmi +8 more
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A Black Swan in a Sea of White Noise: Using Technology-Enhanced Learning to Afford Educational Inclusivity for Learners with Asperger’s Syndrome [PDF]
Against a backdrop of increasingly vocation-focussed course provision within higher education, of widening participation initiatives intended to promote greater inclusion for learners affected by learning difficulties, and of moves towards greater use of
James McDowell +2 more
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Positive and Negative Experiences of Caring Among Adolescent Young Carers
ABSTRACT Research has highlighted that adolescent young carers (AYCs) are in a vulnerable position due to their caring responsibilities being combined with the challenges of adolescence. However, caring among adolescents does not have to be a solely negative experience and positive experiences of caring can co‐exist.
Miriam Svensson +5 more
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Automatic conversational scene analysis in children with Asperger syndrome/high-functioning autism and typically developing peers. [PDF]
Individuals with Asperger syndrome/High Functioning Autism fail to spontaneously attribute mental states to the self and others, a life-long phenotypic characteristic known as mindblindness. We hypothesized that mindblindness would affect the dynamics of
Alessandro Tavano +3 more
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Developmental stuttering with common and complex phenotypes
Aim To describe the phenotypic spectrum associated with stuttering. Method Individuals with current or resolved developmental stuttering self‐referred. Surveys assessed stuttering characteristics (onset, negative impact, family history) and health (early development, other conditions). Speech and non‐verbal intelligence were assessed using conversation
Sarah E. Horton +6 more
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Understanding the Student with Asperger Syndrome [PDF]
Children diagnosed with Asperger syndrome present a special challenge in the educational milieu. This article provides teachers with descriptions of seven defining characteristics of Asperger syndrome, in addition to suggestions and strategies for ...
Williams, Karen
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Leisure time of families with children suffering from Asperger syndrome
Asperger' s syndrome is one of the pervasive developmental disorders according to the International Classification of Diseases (tenth revision). Problems of this type of disability are found in many areas, for example – the system of care, diagnosis ...
Zumarova M.
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