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Direct linkStern, Stephanie C.; Barnes, Jennifer L. – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2019
Individuals' knowledge and attitudes about autism spectrum disorder (ASD) work together to shape the stigma held about ASD. One way that this information is communicated to the public is through popular media; however, little is known about the effectiveness of fictional depictions of ASD in educating and shaping attitudes about ASD. The purpose…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Television Viewing, Mass Media Effects
Stephanie C. Stern – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2024
This research investigated the impact popular novels have on knowledge about and attitudes towards Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), compared to that of traditional college textbooks. Study 1 found that participants in the novel condition chose fewer correct and fewer incorrect responses to questions about ASD. Participants did not differ in their…
Descriptors: Popular Culture, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Attitudes toward Disabilities, Novels
Juliene Madureira Ferreira; Kristen Bottema-Beutel – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2024
Through a conversation analytic approach, we investigate the emergence of accounts provided by autistic children in small-group discussions. Nine Finnish children (7-10 years old) attending school with special support participated in a five-month-duration pedagogical practice purposefully designed to enhance children's participation in groups. We…
Descriptors: Special Education, Small Group Instruction, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Foreign Countries
Lucas, Rebecca; James, Alana I. – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2018
Mentoring is often recommended to universities as a way of supporting students with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) and/or mental health conditions (MHC), but there is little literature on optimising this support. We used mixed-methods to evaluate mentees' and mentors' experiences of a specialist mentoring programme. Mentees experienced academic,…
Descriptors: Mentors, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Mental Disorders
Duff, Christine K.; Flattery, J. J., Jr. – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2014
A teaching methodology and curriculum was designed to develop and increase positive self-awareness in students diagnosed with autism spectrum disorders (ASD). Joint attention (JA) strategies were first utilized to directly teach students about reflected mirror images, and then subsequently, to indirectly teach students about their reflected image.…
Descriptors: Metacognition, Self Concept, Developmental Stages, Autism
Lee, Ronald; Sturmey, Peter – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2006
Effects of a Lag 1 reinforcement schedule on appropriate and varied responding to the social question, "What do you like to do?" and effects of the proportion of preferred stimuli present during training on the amount of varied responding in each session were investigated with students with autism. An ABAB reversal design and a multielement design…
Descriptors: Reinforcement, Stimuli, Autism, Behavior Modification
