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Lim, Valerie Hwee Taur; Chen, Yu-Wei Ryan; Tseng, Mei-Hui; Bundy, Anita; Cordier, Reinie – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2021
Caregivers of adolescents with autism spectrum disorder commonly experience stigma. However, how stigma influences social interactions of adolescents with autism spectrum disorder is unclear. We aimed to explore the impact of caregiver stigma on real-life social experiences of Taiwanese adolescents with autism spectrum disorder. In the context of…
Descriptors: Caregivers, Caregiver Attitudes, Mothers, Rejection (Psychology)
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Fisher, Karin M.; Gallegos, Benjamin; Bousfield, Taylor – Proceedings of the Interdisciplinary STEM Teaching and Learning Conference, 2019
One of the challenges of educating adolescents with autism spectrum disorders is to find activities that are interesting and engaging. Researchers have shown that adolescents with autism often are attracted to technology. Using an exploratory research method, the experiences of three students with autism who participated in after school robotics…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Robotics, Teaching Methods
Dekeyzer, Lori Lynn – ProQuest LLC, 2009
With passage of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act in 1990, autism was recognized as a distinct special education category. Subsequently, there has been a steady increase in the number of students qualified in the schools to receive special education services under this category. There are a number of questions as to the types of…
Descriptors: Autism, Special Education, Related Services (Special Education), Urban Schools