Adults with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) experience significant social communication challenges that impact key areas of life, including relationship and employment success. Evidence points to great potential for social communication growth in adults with ASD; however, families' access to supports and ...
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However, no previous systematic review has evaluated the quality of FCT for adults with ASD, and the empirical support for this practice among adults is unknown. The purpose of the current review was to synthesize the extant research, including a quality appraisal of the literature on the use ...
Researchers from the Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (UOC) and Parc Taulí University Hospital have developed a mobile application that compiles and presents valuable pieces of information and advice for people who interact with children or adults with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Ad The content ...
Case sharing of children and adults benefit from PECS for their communication and independent life. Significant experts of ASD and speech therapy of China provide insight of communication with ASD. Free for the public, opening for audience from all around the world. ...
many social skills programs have been designed for children and adults with ASD and include training in cognitive skills. One such program is Seaver-NETT (nonverbal communication, emotion recognition, and theory of mind training), a modular cognitive-behavioral group intervention for children ages 4...
Why is social identity important? Why is social conformity important in society? Why is training on how to use specific communication techniques or communication devices with a student with ASD essential for parents and related service providers? How should this training take place? How long should...
To prevent cigarette smoking among adolescents, communication skills workshops were developed to teach adults how to help young people make responsible decisions and resist peer influences. Workshops were conducted with 125 parents, teachers, and other adults. They were evaluated through a one-year foll...
Inner speech is used to mediate short-term memory, but not planning, among intellectually high-functioning adults with autism spectrum disorder Evidence regarding the use of inner speech by individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is equivocal. To clarify this issue, the current study employ...
Greater communication skills gains were found for individuals using aided compared to unaided AAC, and individuals with ASD made greater gains in communication skills than individuals with intellectual disabilities (Holyfield et al., 2017). A systematic review of studies comparing participant preference ...