Evaluating the College Transition Needs of Individuals with High-Functioning Autism Spectrum Disorders
Friday, February 11th, 2011 Posted in Communication Skills, Education/Academic Skills, Restricted/Repetitive Interests, Social Skills, Transition to College | 2 Comments »This article by Diane Adreon and Jennifer Stella Durocher (2007) can be downloaded from SAGE online journals here. Authors Adreon and Durocher, both from the University of Miami/Nova Southwestern University Center for Autism and Related Disabilities, outline several aspects of ...
Perceived Treatment Needs of Adolescents with High Functioning Autism: An Interpretive Phenomenological Analysis Incorporating Multiple Perspectives
Friday, June 25th, 2010 Posted in Communication Skills, Research, Social Skills | No Comments »Timothy D. Perry, M.A., Betty M. Rupp, B.S., Lauren M. Turner Brown, Ph.D. & David L. Penn, Ph.D Introduction Interest in developing interventions to address the unique needs of adolescents with high-functioning autism (HFA) has increased in recent years (Tantum, 2003; White ...
Adults with High-Functioning Autism and Online Communication
Friday, October 23rd, 2009 Posted in Communication Skills, Social Skills | 1 Comment »Email, instant messaging, and social networking sites (like Facebook) are common tools used by college students both with and without Autism Spectrum Disorders. These forms of computer-mediated communication, or CMC, would appear to complement some of the characteristics of ...
Eye Contact and Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder
Thursday, June 4th, 2009 Posted in Communication Skills, Sensory Issues, Social Skills | 1 Comment »Autism, as defined by the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV-TR), is primarily a social disorder. Of the many social skills deficits common to people with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), one of the most common, and disconcerting, ...
Symptoms of Autism in Adults
Sunday, May 31st, 2009 Posted in Communication Skills, Education/Academic Skills, Employment/Vocational Skills, Restricted/Repetitive Interests, Sensory Issues, Social Skills | No Comments »Clinical diagnostic criteria for autism includes: qualitative impairment in social skills, impairment in communication skills, and repetitive or stereotyped behaviors and interests. According to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV-TR), to receive an autism diagnosis the ...
