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'If I Behave Like the Stupidly Kind Character Maybe I Will Stop Being Accidentally Rude to People': Does Reading Fiction Inform the Social Understanding and Masking Behaviours of Autistic Females?
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Jemima Hill – English in Education, 2024
Girls are consistently found to have higher literacy levels than their male peers and to consume more social narrative fiction. This study conducted interviews with four autistic girls to better understand how reading fiction can inform the camouflaging behaviours of autistic girls. Participants described how imitating characters embodying desired…
Descriptors: Autism Spectrum Disorders, Females, College Students, Student Attitudes
Positive and Multifaceted Perceptions of Israeli Kindergarten Teachers Contribute to Developmental Gains of Children with Developmental Delay
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Efrat Sher-Censor; Smadar Dolev; Michal Shalem Gan-Or; Esther Zach – Early Child Development and Care, 2024
This study examined the links between Israeli teachers' perceptions of children with developmental delay (DD) in special education kindergartens and changes in children's development. Participants were 47 teachers and children diagnosed with DD. At Time 1, teachers' perceptions were assessed via the valence of their narrative about the child and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Kindergarten, Preschool Teachers, Developmental Delays