In the current study, we used an activity monitoring paradigm to investigate allocation of visual attention to stimuli in complex social scenes involving shared activities in older children and adults with ASD, and a typically developing (TD) comparison group. There is no current published literature...
Overall, it was found that participatory design is a suitable method for use with autistic adults, providing careful adjustments are made to some or all of the design activities to ensure their accessibility and effectiveness. It is important that researchers and practitioners have sufficient autism ...
In the current study, we used an activity monitoring paradigm to investigate allocation of visual attention to stimuli in complex social scenes involving shared activities in older children and adults with ASD, and a typically developing (TD) comparison group. There is no current published literature...
in Psychology from the University of Florida I worked with autistic children as a research assistant. Afterwards, I earned my M.Ed where I continued to learn about early childhood development while working with adolescents and young adults as a mental health counselor. I knew I wanted to be ...
“Guess who” is such a fun game for kids and adults alike! In thissimple game, each player gets a board full of different character cards. They also each draw a card with one of the characters on it. The goal of the game is to guess the other person’s characte...
When readers find this post, I am often asked about disability awareness activities for adults. Definitely needed! I hear you. But I was unable to find any disability awareness activities for adults, so you may want to adapt these to an older audience. I know it is very needed in the wo...
A student who noticed that autistic students ate in a separate lunchroom. He asked if he could eat with them and soon brought others with him—and eventually the segregation ended. A student who played his violin at senior centers to entertain the residents. He realized that many of them wer...
The first strategy, derived from anactivity book by Jennifer Cook O’Toole, is written for parents, clinicians, and educators of autistic children. Given the overlap betweenautism and ADHD, this resource may be helpful more broadly. [Get This Free Download: A Friendship Guide for Kids with AD...
We visited with our little boy. He’s autistic and we’re always looking for new experiences for him. We went to an open bounce but they do SEN sessions once a month too. We had an excellent time and felt really well supported and will be back. Before we went:The website has a go...
*** Designed by professionals specifically for those on the autistic spectrum disorder, Intellectual Disabilities and other special needs. *** Watch step by step demonstration videos and picture sequences, and make your own. *** Suitable for children, teenagers, and young adults ...