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Preparing Teachers to Work with Students with Extensive Support Needs Who Have Complex Communication Needs: Expert Perspectives
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Andzik, Natalie R.; Walker, Virginia L.; Pennington, Robert C.; Tapp, Melissa C.; Masud, Andy – Education and Training in Autism and Developmental Disabilities, 2023
Special education teachers are tasked with meeting the unique academic, social, vocational, and communication needs of students with extensive support needs. However, studies have shown that pre-service special education teachers vary in their preparedness to address the needs of students with extensive support needs who also have complex…
Descriptors: Special Education Teachers, Preservice Teacher Education, Students with Disabilities, Student Needs
Special Education Professional Perspectives on Challenges to Supporting Youth with Disabilities and Their Families into Legal Adulthood
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Charles B. Walters; Rebecca Smith-Hill; Anthony J. Plotner; Alie Springgate – Education and Training in Autism and Developmental Disabilities, 2025
The problems associated with undue and overbroad guardianship for people with intellectual and developmental disability (IDD) have received increasing attention in recent years. In simple terms, guardianship threatens one's ability to exercise self-determination and make important decisions that reflect their own unique values, preferences, and…
Descriptors: Students with Disabilities, Special Education Teachers, Teacher Attitudes, Barriers
What We Have Here is a Failure to Symbolate: A Comparison of K-5 Academic Vocabulary and Symbols
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Andrew J. Wojcik; Alison King; Delanie Amend; Donna Gilles; Audrey Martin; Kristina Keithley; Chloe Weaver – Education and Training in Autism and Developmental Disabilities, 2024
The general education classroom is filled with academic vocabulary, and individuals with developmental disabilities benefit from explicit vocabulary instruction (Browder et al., 2008; Marzano, 2020; Smith et al., 2013). Picture-based alternative and augmentative communication (AAC) can encourage academic skills development (Ahlgrim-Dehzel et al.,…
Descriptors: Vocabulary Development, Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Students with Disabilities, Developmental Disabilities
Experiences of Students with Autism in Online Postsecondary Education: A Consensus Building Investigation Using the Nominal Group Technique
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Nelson, Cailee M.; White, Susan W.; Stoppelbein, Laura; Paul, Margaret L.; Armstrong, Madelyn L.; Morett, Laura M. – Education and Training in Autism and Developmental Disabilities, 2023
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a neurodevelopmental disorder that is often characterized in existing literature by deficits in social skills and communication. Due to COVID-19, a new issue has presented itself for many students--learning effectively in online education. Despite evidence suggesting many college students with autism prefer online…
Descriptors: Autism Spectrum Disorders, Students with Disabilities, Postsecondary Education, Online Courses
Transitional Services for Adolescents with Psychiatric Disabilities
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Perryman, Kristi; Higgins, Kristin; Hampton, Andrea; Conroy, Julia – Education and Training in Autism and Developmental Disabilities, 2021
The following article addresses existing literature on transition services for adolescents with serious mental illness (SMI) who need specific and customized supports during the transition from high school to post-secondary school or employment. The purpose of this manuscript is to examine how the implementation of supports will positively impact…
Descriptors: Individualized Transition Plans, Mental Disorders, Severe Disabilities, High School Students
Experiences of Latinx Immigrant Parents of Children with Developmental Disabilities in the IEP Process
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Dunn, Claudia; Gilson, Carly; Yllades, Valeria – Education and Training in Autism and Developmental Disabilities, 2022
Given the growing proportion of students receiving special education services who are culturally and linguistically diverse (CLD), there is a critical need to understand the experiences of Latinx immigrant parents of children with disabilities. This qualitative study sought to understand the perspectives of nine Latinx immigrant parents of…
Descriptors: Hispanic Americans, Students with Disabilities, Developmental Disabilities, Individualized Education Programs