Applying a SWOT analysis to inform educational provision of learners on the autism spectrum
Advances in Autism, Ahead of Print. Purpose Requests for increased support within mainstream school settings within the field of autism tend to take place across most international educational scenarios. In light of such recommendation, the purpose of this paper is to outline how the implementation of a strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats (SWOT) analysis within educational settings might be beneficial in order to improve the support provided for learners on the autism spectrum (AS). Design/methodology/approach Although a SWOT analysis framework is generally carried out in corporate domains for companies and ...
Source: Advances in Autism - November 6, 2018 Category: Child Development Source Type: research
Diagnosis and treatment of ASD in women in secure and forensic hospitals
Advances in Autism, Ahead of Print. Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore the experience and possibilities for misdiagnosis of women with ASD in secure and forensic hospitals, via the medium of a lived experience case study. To consider the clinical value of the patient perspective of and insight into their disorder. The case study is supplemented by relevant associations to the MHA Code of Practice, the CQC report, Monitoring the Mental Health Act (MHA) 2016 –2017, published on 27 February 2018 and current research findings in the fields of service provision, quality of care and treatment of female patients w...
Source: Advances in Autism - November 1, 2018 Category: Child Development Source Type: research
Guest editorial
Advances in Autism,Volume 4, Issue 4, Page 153-154, October 2018. (Source: Advances in Autism)
Source: Advances in Autism - October 25, 2018 Category: Child Development Source Type: research
Strengthening risk prediction using statistical learning in children with autism spectrum disorder
Advances in Autism, Ahead of Print. Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate the prediction ability in children with ASD in the risk-involving situations and compute the impact of statistical learning (SL) in strengthening their risk knowledge. The learning index and stability with time are also calculated by comparing their performance over three consecutive weekly sessions (session 1, session 2 and session 3). Design/methodology/approach Participants were presented with a series of images, showing simple and complex risk-involving situations, using the psychophysical experimental paradigm. The stimuli in the...
Source: Advances in Autism - October 12, 2018 Category: Child Development Source Type: research
Parents ’ evaluation of services offered to autistic children
Advances in Autism, Ahead of Print. Purpose The purpose of this paper is to identify the assessment by parents of children with autism regarding the services provided by the Center for Special Care in the United Arab Emirates. Design/methodology/approach The surveyed sample included 300 families of children with autism, receiving educational and rehabilitation services, treatment and support services. Findings The results indicated significant differences in the assessment of services provided by centers due to a place of service, nature of diagnosis, child ’s age at the time of study and age when first diagnosed. Or...
Source: Advances in Autism - October 12, 2018 Category: Child Development Source Type: research
Evaluating Kupferstein ’s claims of the relationship of behavioral intervention to PTSS for individuals with autism
Advances in Autism, Ahead of Print. Purpose Kupferstein (2018) surveyed 460 respondents and found that 46 percent of respondents met the diagnostic threshold for posttraumatic stress disorder after exposure to applied-behavior-analysis-based intervention. The purpose of this paper is to provide an evaluation a critical analysis of Kupferstein (2018) including the experimental methods and discussion of the results. Design/methodology/approach The authors evaluated the Kupferstein ’s methodological rigor with respect to the use of hypothesis testing, use of indirect measures, selection of respondents, ambiguity in defini...
Source: Advances in Autism - October 4, 2018 Category: Child Development Source Type: research
Autistic spectrum disorder and offending behaviour – a brief review of the literature
Advances in Autism, Ahead of Print. Purpose The purpose of this paper to synthesise much of the existing research on autistic spectrum disorder (ASD) and offending behaviour. Design/methodology/approach It considers three key areas, namely, first, a discussion about the nature of ASD and how it might be related to offending behaviour; second, a brief commentary about the prevalence of this population; and, finally, an exploration of the effective management and possible treatment outcomes. Findings Methodological limitations have resulted in variable findings which has hindered our understanding of this population. Some...
Source: Advances in Autism - September 14, 2018 Category: Child Development Source Type: research
Autism and dual immersion: sorting through the questions
Advances in Autism,Volume 4, Issue 4, Page 174-183, October 2018. Purpose The dual immersion (DI) model of bilingual education, which focuses on educating language-minority and majority students side by side using the two languages in roughly equal proportions, is gaining popularity. And yet, students with disabilities – even those who are already multilingual – are routinely steered away from such programs in favor of English-only special education options. The paper aims to discuss these issues. Design/methodology/approach This paper explores the potential benefits and challenges associated with including multiling...
Source: Advances in Autism - September 6, 2018 Category: Child Development Source Type: research
How can Shakespeare ’s iambic pentameter enable inclusion of and encourage participation of autistic pupils in a year 7 boy’s mainstream classroom?
Advances in Autism,Volume 4, Issue 4, Page 165-173, October 2018. Purpose The purpose of this paper is to facilitate a greater understanding of verbal and non-verbal communication in an open space learning (OSL) environment. This is an exploration of the premise that by using Shakespeare ’s iambic pentameter as a scaffolding for learners on the autism spectrum, a “safe place” can be accessed. Design/methodology/approach Using an action research model and following government guidelines, using common assessment framework analysing the findings using School’s assessment crit eria model that is used for single exerc...
Source: Advances in Autism - September 6, 2018 Category: Child Development Source Type: research
Special interests and inclusive academic learning: an autistic perspective
Advances in Autism,Volume 4, Issue 4, Page 155-164, October 2018. Purpose Many people with an autistic spectrum condition have one or more “special interests” which is more restricted, and which they pursue with more than average intensity. The purpose of this paper is to offer a first-person perspective on inclusion of special interests in academic learning. The paper describes examples of special interests of university students and offers recommendations for university teachers. Design/methodology/approach The author combines the emerging strategy of using his own autobiographical material as research object with ...
Source: Advances in Autism - September 6, 2018 Category: Child Development Source Type: research
Special interests and inclusive academic learning: an autistic perspective
Advances in Autism, Ahead of Print. Purpose Many people with an autistic spectrum condition have one or more “special interests” which is more restricted, and which they pursue with more than average intensity. The purpose of this paper is to offer a first-person perspective on inclusion of special interests in academic learning. The paper describes examples of special interests of university students and offers recommendations for university teachers. Design/methodology/approach The author combines the emerging strategy of using his own autobiographical material as research object with the more establish method of c...
Source: Advances in Autism - September 6, 2018 Category: Child Development Source Type: research
Autism and dual immersion: sorting through the questions
Advances in Autism, Ahead of Print. Purpose The dual immersion (DI) model of bilingual education, which focuses on educating language-minority and majority students side by side using the two languages in roughly equal proportions, is gaining popularity. And yet, students with disabilities – even those who are already multilingual – are routinely steered away from such programs in favor of English-only special education options. The paper aims to discuss these issues. Design/methodology/approach This paper explores the potential benefits and challenges associated with including multilingual students with autism in DI...
Source: Advances in Autism - September 6, 2018 Category: Child Development Source Type: research
