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Brooks, Corey A. – ProQuest LLC, 2023
The purpose of this case study was to understand the perspectives and experiences of general education teachers who teach high school students with autism spectrum disorder in inclusive education with respect to challenges teachers face, strategies and interventions they use to manage the classroom, and relationships they build to create an…
Descriptors: High School Students, Public Schools, Inclusion, Autism Spectrum Disorders
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Jansen, Dorien; Petry, Katja; Ceulemans, Eva; Noens, Ilse; Baeyens, Dieter – European Journal of Special Needs Education, 2017
Students with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) experience various functioning and participation problems in higher education, which may cause difficulties such as drop out or low grade point averages. However, it remains unclear how often and during which teaching and evaluation methods the functioning and participation problems occur and which…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Students, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders
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Schroeder, Jessica H.; Cappadocia, M. Catherine; Bebko, James M.; Pepler, Debra J.; Weiss, Jonathan A. – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2014
Autism spectrum disorders (ASD) are characterized by difficulties with social interaction, verbal and nonverbal communication, and the development and maintenance of interpersonal relationships. As a result, individuals with ASD are at an increased risk of bullying victimization, compared to typically developing peers. This paper reviews the…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Interpersonal Competence, Antisocial Behavior
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Grezes, J.; Wicker, B.; Berthoz, S.; de Gelder, B. – Neuropsychologia, 2009
The ability to grasp emotional messages in everyday gestures and respond to them is at the core of successful social communication. The hypothesis that abnormalities in socio-emotional behavior in people with autism are linked to a failure to grasp emotional significance conveyed by gestures was explored. We measured brain activity using fMRI…
Descriptors: Autism, Affective Behavior, Brain, Cognitive Processes
Chalker, Don; Hurley, J. Casey – Executive Educator, 1993
Both positive and negative people can strongly influence other staff. The thinking majority can best be influenced by supplying them with positive information. Leaders can counteract negative staff by being good role models, considering verbal and nonverbal messages, identifying negative staffers and limiting their leadership opportunities, and…
Descriptors: Administrator Effectiveness, Communication Problems, Educational Environment, Elementary Secondary Education
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Landa, Rebecca – Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities Research Reviews, 2007
Autism is a neurodevelopmental disorder defined by impairments in social and communication development, accompanied by stereotyped patterns of behavior and interest. The focus of this paper is on the early development of communication in autism, and early intervention for impairments in communication associated with this disorder. An overview of…
Descriptors: Early Intervention, Autism, Communication Skills, Interpersonal Communication
Peery, J. Craig – 1976
There are essentially four types of non-verbal communication: touching, moving, gazing (these are the truly "non-verbal modalities"), and para-linguistic aspects of vocalizing. These types of non-verbal communication are measured in five different dimensions: (1) frequency, (2) duration, (3) magnitude, (4) rates-frequency per time, (5)…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Communications, Body Language, Communication Problems, Computers
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Volden, Joanne – International Journal of Language and Communication Disorders, 2004
Backround: The ability to repair communicative breakdown is an important pragmatic language skill, yet very little is known about it in the population of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Previous investigations have shown that people with ASD, across a variety of ages and language levels, recognized communicative breakdown and…
Descriptors: Autism, Speech Acts, Control Groups, Discourse Analysis
Pace, R. Wayne; And Others – 1973
Through the processes of communication, we establish and maintain or disrupt relationships. Understanding others and being understood involves a cooperative effort toward achieving a commonality of meaning, and effectiveness in our relationships requires a genuine knowledge of and skill in communicating interpersonally. This book is designed to…
Descriptors: College Instruction, Communication Problems, Communication Skills, Communication (Thought Transfer)
Powers, William G.; Gonzales, M. Christina – 1981
Patient noncompliance with medical advice is of major concern to physicians. Although many do not consider compliance their responsibility, research studies indicate that physicians can control many of the variables influencing compliance. Physicians' verbal and nonverbal communication habits that convey directiveness, coldness, complexity, and…
Descriptors: Communication Problems, Communication Research, Communication Skills, Communication (Thought Transfer)
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Noens, Ilse L. J.; van Berckelaer-Onnes, Ina A. – Journal of Communication Disorders, 2005
The communication of people with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is characterized by a qualitative impairment in verbal and non-verbal communication. In past decades a growing body of descriptive studies has appeared on language and communication problems in ASD. Reviews suggest that the development of formal and semantic aspects is relatively…
Descriptors: Semantics, Communication Problems, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders
Rohde, Norma; And Others – 1971
Ten communication content areas comprise this program: (1) the impact of language on behavior; (2) the communication process; (3) perceptiveness; (4) understanding and clarity; (5) sharing feelings; (6) nonverbal expression; (7) emotional closeness; (8) honest yet responsible; (9) communication responses; and (10) interpersonal problem solving.…
Descriptors: Communication Problems, Communication Skills, Communication (Thought Transfer), Content Analysis
ERIC Clearinghouse on Reading and Communication Skills, Urbana, IL. – 1981
This collection of abstracts is part of a continuing series providing information on recent doctoral dissertations. The 32 titles deal with a variety of topics, including the following: (1) the analysis of conversational sequencing in group systems; (2) the effects of hearing aids on interpersonal perceptions; (3) styles of communication between…
Descriptors: Children, Communication Problems, Communication Research, Communication Skills
Shmerling, Leah – 1996
Based on the National Communication Skills Modules taught at the TAFE (Technical and Further Education) level in Australia, this book is designed to enhance written and oral business communication skills. It covers interpersonal skills, teamwork, and presentation skills in six chapters on the following topics: workplace communication, writing…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Business Communication, Communication Problems, Communication Skills