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Reading Comprehension Profiles of High-Functioning Students on the Autism Spectrum: A Grounded Theory
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Williamson, Pamela; Carnahan, Christina R.; Jacobs, Jennifer A. – Exceptional Children, 2012
Using a constructivist grounded theory approach, this study sought to understand what influences reading comprehension and how meaning is made from text among high-functioning individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Using a think-aloud procedure, 13 individuals ages 7-13 with ASD read 16 passages at their instructional reading level.…
Descriptors: Grounded Theory, Constructivism (Learning), Reading Comprehension, Protocol Analysis
Detecting Autism Spectrum Disorder in Children with Intellectual Disability: Which "DSM-IV-TR" Criteria Are Most Useful?
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Hartley, Sigan L.; Sikora, Darryn M. – Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities, 2010
The diagnosis of autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) in older children with intellectual disabilities (IDs) is challenging because of overlap in symptomatology and the high comorbidity of these disorders. On the basis of a sample of 89 older children with IDs (aged 6-15 years) referred to an ASD clinic, semistructured parent interviews were used to…
Descriptors: Mental Retardation, Autism, Criteria, Pervasive Developmental Disorders