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ERIC Number: EJ632577
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2001
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ISSN: ISSN-1362-3613
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Evaluation of a New Computer Intervention To Teach People with Autism or Asperger Syndrome To Recognize and Predict Emotions in Others.
Silver, Miriam; Oakes, Peter
Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, v5 n3 p299-316 Sep 2001
A new computer program designed to teach people with autism spectrum disorders to better recognize and predict emotional responses in others was evaluated with 22 adolescents with autism or Asperger syndrome. Experimental subjects made gains relative to the control group on post-intervention assessment measures. Gains correlated significantly with amount of computer program usage. (Contains references.) (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Asperger Syndrome, Autism, Communication Skills, Computer Assisted Instruction, Emotional Response, Empathy, Instructional Effectiveness, Interpersonal Competence, Intervention, Nonverbal Communication, Social Cognition, Young Adults
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
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Language: English
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