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Quality of Inclusive Educational System for Work with Students with Autism Different Needs in Italy
2015
The need for realization of inclusive education, which is the basis of a sustainable education, will require new challenges in the Education System. The system used in Italy can be used as an example. Italy passed avant-garde laws concerning the integration and inclusion of special needs students into the general school system already more than thirty years ago, in the 1970s. However, even after all this time and experience, there are still unresolved problems, which testifies to the complexities of the matter. This research offers an insight into the quality of the existing Italian inclusive education system specifically in relation to students with autism. Thereby it hopes to provide educ…
Evidence of the Gluten-Free and Casein-Free Diet in Autism Spectrum Disorders
2014
In autism spectrum disorders, many parents resort to alternative treatments and these are generally perceived as risk free. Among these, the most commonly used is the gluten-free, casein-free diet. The objective of this work was to conduct a systematic review of studies published from 1970 to date related to the gluten-free, casein-free diet in autism spectrum disorder patients. Few studies can be regarded as providing sound scientific evidence since they were blinded randomized controlled trials, and even these were based on small sample sizes, reducing their validity. We observed that the evidence on this topic is currently limited and weak. We recommend that it should be only used after…
Utilizing content analysis in teaching materials for children with autism spectrum disorder
2019
It is important to look at how education materials for students with disability view disability itself. Raising the general public's awareness on autism is crucial because of the rise in the antivaxx and anti-science movements, particularly in the United States. This thesis utilizes Content Analysis to explore how a set of teaching materials for students with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) understands ASD and the agency of the ASD child and creates trust with the readers. I analyze two argumentation styles to understand how those forms of argumentation create trust with the readers. This study is qualitative and relies on philosophical and cultural definitions of agency and personhood. In a…
Dažādības pedagoģiskie risinājumi saistībā ar autisma spektra traucējumiem bilingvālajā vidē: gadījuma analīze
2017
Maģistra darbs koncentrējas uz dažādu attīstības un lingvistisko īpatnību jautājumu iekļaujošās izglītības vidē. Pētījums fokusēts uz 14 gadus veca zēna, kuram kā diagnoze noteikti autiskā spektra traucējumi (Aspergera sindroms) un kurš ir audzis un ticis izglītots bilingvālā vidē. Galvenais mērķis bija izpētīt bilingvālisma un Aspergera sindroma kognitīvos un uzvedības aspektus pamatfunkciju izpildē. Pētījumā izmantota paralēlā jauktā metode – trīs dažādi standartizēti testi papildus trim daļēji strukturētām intervijām. Pētījuma mērķis bija parādīt bilingvālās vides ietekmi uz kognitīvajām funkcijām un sociālo uzvedību bērnam ar Autiskā spektra traucējumiem (konkrētāk, Aspergera sindromu) …
Is It Possible to Educate, Intervene or “Cure” Autism Spectrum Disorder? A Content Analysis of YouTube Videos
2021
YouTube es uno de los sitios web más conocidos y de mayor acceso en todo el mundo, por lo que tiene un gran potencial pedagógico. No obstante, la calidad y la veracidad de algunos videos de YouTube son cuestionables. Las dudas sobre la confiabilidad del contenido fáctico es un factor controvertido que debe tenerse en cuenta, especialmente cuando se abordan cuestiones de salud pública. Por ello, el principal objetivo de este trabajo es analizar el contenido de los vídeos en español más vistos en YouTube relacionados con el trastorno del espectro autista (TEA). Para la realización de esta investigación se utilizaron los términos "autismo Y educación", "autismo Y intervención" y "autismo Y cur…
Impact of Three Kinds of Early Interventions on Developmental Profile in Toddlers with Autism Spectrum Disorder
2022
Autism spectrum disorder is a neurodevelopmental disorder with a rising prevalence disorder. This high-cost/high-burden condition needs evidence-based behavioral treatments that are able to reduce the impact of symptoms on children’s functioning. This retrospective chart review study compared the impact of different types of early interventions on toddlers diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder developmental profile. Analyses were conducted on 90 subjects (mean = 27.76 months, range 18–44 months; M:F = 4.29:1), of which 36 children underwent the usual treatment, 13 children underwent an intervention based on early intensive behavioral intervention (EIBI) and 41 children rece…
Equal opportunities to social inclusion for autistic Children
2014
La tasa de prevalencia de los trastornos del espectro del autismo (TEA) se ha incrementado dramáticamente en los últimos años. El Centro para el Control y la Prevención de Enfermedades de Atlanta estima que aproximadamente 1 de cada 68 niños ha sido identificado con TEA. Los niños con TEA presentan problemas en las habilidades sociales, emocionales, de comunicación y de la vida diaria. Por otra parte, presentan dificultades desde la primera infancia en áreas clave para el aprendizaje y para su desarrollo. Debido a estas características la mayoría de los niños con TEA necesitan programas específicos de inclusión educativa; en este sentido, la acción y la atención temprana es muy importante p…
Il Protocollo RE4BES per il potenziamento delle abilità cognitive, emotive e sociali di un bambino con disturbo dello spettro autistico
2020
The study reports an intervention study on a child with Autism Spectrum Disorder. The intervention was conducted using some activities included in the RE4BES protocol, a collection of guidelines for the implementation of educational robots intervention for children and young people with special educational eeeds. To assess the efficacy of the intervention, an A-B-A quasi-experimental design was used, in which the involved child was repeatedly evaluated before, during and after treatment. The results showed that robotics activities produced significant changes in his fine motor skills, verbal and preverbal skills, social reciprocity and emotional expression. Furthermore, it was possible to o…
Sexual Dysfunctions and Their Association with the Dual Control Model of Sexual Response in Men and Women with High-Functioning Autism
2019
Adults with an Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) are characterized by impairments in social interaction and communication, repetitive and stereotyped interests and behaviours as well as hyper- and/or hyposensitivities. These disorder specific symptoms could be associated with the development of sexual disorders. The Dual Control Model of Sexual Response presents one approach that is frequently used to explain the emergence of sexual dysfunctions. The aim of the present study was to assess the extent of symptoms of sexual dysfunctions in men and women with ASD and to evaluate their association with the individual propensity of sexual excitation and inhibition as defined by the Dual Control Mode…
An interactional ‘live eye tracking’ study in autism spectrum disorder : combining qualitative and quantitative approaches in the study of gaze
2017
Recent studies on gaze behaviours in individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) have utilised “live eye tracking.” Such research has focused on generating quantitative eye tracking measurements, which provide limited (if any) qualitative contextual details of the actual interactions in which gaze occurs. This article presents a novel methodological approach that combines live eye tracking with qualitative interaction analysis, multimodally informed conversation analysis. Drawing on eye tracking and wide-angle video recordings, this combination renders visible some of the functions, or what gaze “does,” in interactional situations. The participants include three children with ASD and th…