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Using a Personal Digital Assistant to Improve the Recording of Homework Assignments by an Adolescent with Asperger Syndrome
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Myles, Brenda Smith; Ferguson, Heather; Hagiwara, Taku – Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities, 2007
The purpose of this study was to determine whether the use of a personal digital assistant (PDA) would facilitate the recording of homework by an adolescent boy with Asperger syndrome (AS). A multiple-baseline-across-settings design was used in the student's history, English, and science classes to determine the accuracy with which he recorded (a)…
Descriptors: Homework, Asperger Syndrome, Computers, Adolescents
Analysis of Reading Skills in Individuals with Asperger Syndrome.
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Myles, Brenda Smith; Hilgenfeld, Tracy D.; Barnhill, Gena P.; Griswold, Deborah E.; Hagiwara, Taku; Simpson, Richard L. – Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities, 2002
A study examined the reading performance of 16 individuals (ages 6-16) with Asperger syndrome. The Classroom Reading Inventory found students exhibited reading levels commensurate with their grade levels on Instructional, Frustration, and Listening Capacity. Silent Reading and Independent Reading levels, however, were below grade level. (Contains…
Descriptors: Asperger Syndrome, Autism, Decoding (Reading), Elementary Secondary Education
Asperger Syndrome and Academic Achievement.
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Griswold, Deborah E.; Barnhill, Gena P.; Myles, Brenda Smith; Hagiwara, Taku; Simpson, Richard L. – Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities, 2002
A study focused on identifying the academic characteristics of 21 children and youth who have Asperger syndrome. Students had an extraordinary range of academic achievement scores, extending from significantly above average to far below grade level. Lowest achievement scores were shown for numerical operations, listening comprehension, and written…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Academic Achievement, Asperger Syndrome, Cognitive Development
Asperger Syndrome: A Study of the Cognitive Profiles of 37 Children and Adolescents.
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Barnhill, Gena; Hagiwara, Taku; Myles, Brenda Smith; Simpson, Richard L. – Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities, 2000
Results are reported of an analysis of Wechsler IQ scores of 37 children (ages 3-14) with Asperger syndrome. Data revealed cognitive patterns dissimilar to those of children with other autism related disorders and similar to many typically developing and achieving individuals.. Findings are discussed in reference to identification and intervention…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Asperger Syndrome, Children, Cognitive Ability
A Multimedia Social Story Intervention: Teaching Skills to Children with Autism.
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Hagiwara, Taku; Myles, Brenda Smith – Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities, 1999
This study developed an intervention that used social stories in a computer-based format with three elementary-aged boys with autism. Results indicated the multimedia intervention was effective in reducing behavioral and social problems in the boys. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Autism, Behavior Change, Behavior Problems, Computer Assisted Instruction