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Ross, Veerle; Cox, Daniel J.; Reeve, Ron; Brown, Timothy; Moncrief, Matthew; Schmitt, Rose; Gaffney, Gary – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2018
For some individuals with autism spectrum disorder, driving apprehension may interfere with the acquisition and application of driving privileges. The Driving Attitude Scale Parent-Report provides an indication of novice drivers' positive and negative attitudes toward driving. Responses were compared for parents of 66 autism spectrum disorder and…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Positive Attitudes, Negative Attitudes
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Murray, Aja Louise; McKenzie, Karen; Kuenssberg, Renate; O'Donnell, Michael – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2014
The magnitude of symptom inter-correlations in diagnosed individuals has contributed to the evidence that autism spectrum disorders (ASD) is a fractionable disorder. Such correlations may substantially under-estimate the population correlations among symptoms due to simultaneous selection on the areas of deficit required for diagnosis. Using…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Symptoms (Individual Disorders), Correlation
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Rayner, Christopher; Fluck, Andrew – Asia-Pacific Journal of Teacher Education, 2014
The shift towards the inclusion of students with disabilities in regular schools has meant that general classroom teachers need to be skilled in educating students with a diverse range of needs and abilities. Together with theoretical study and as a supplement to practical experience, teacher educators have begun to explore virtual and simulated…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Teacher Education, Preservice Teachers, Inclusion
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Cleary, Laura; Looney, Kathy; Brady, Nuala; Fitzgerald, Michael – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2014
The "body inversion effect" refers to superior recognition of upright than inverted images of the human body and indicates typical configural processing. Previous research by Reed et al. using static images of the human body shows that people with autism fail to demonstrate this effect. Using a novel task in which adults, adolescents…
Descriptors: Visual Perception, Human Body, Adolescents, Autism