School Challenges and Services Related to Executive Functioning for Fully Included Middle Schoolers with Autism

Autor/inn/en	Duncan, Amie; Risley, Sydney; Combs, Angela; Lacey, Heather M.; Hamik, Elizabeth; Fershtman, Chaya; Kneeskern, Ellen; Patel, Meera; Crosby, Lori; Hood, Anna M.; Zoromski, Allison K.; Tamm, Leanne
Titel	School Challenges and Services Related to Executive Functioning for Fully Included Middle Schoolers with Autism
Quelle	(2022), (31 Seiten)Verfügbarkeit
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Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Autism; Pervasive Developmental Disorders; Executive Function; Individualized Education Programs; Middle School Students; Barriers; Special Education; School Personnel; Communication Problems; Interpersonal Competence; Classroom Techniques; Teacher Attitudes; Educational Strategies; Ohio (Cincinnati) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Autismus; Individualized education program; Individualisierendes Lernen; Middle school; Middle schools; Student; Students; Mittelschule; Mittelstufenschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Special needs education; Sonderpädagogik; Sonderschulwesen; Schulpersonal; Kommunikationsbarriere; Interpersonale Kompetenz; Klassenführung; Lehrerverhalten; Lehrstrategie
Abstract	The educational services available for fully included middle schoolers with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in the general education setting are not well known. Even less is known about how the executive functioning (EF) deficits of such youth are addressed in the classroom. The current study sought to identify the challenges, including EF, that middle schoolers with ASD face and the services that they receive on their Individualized Education Plan (IEP), and also explore specific strategies used to build EF skills at school. A convenience data sample was obtained from focus groups with educational personnel (n=15) and qualitative analyses of IEPs were conducted in middle schoolers with ASD with EF deficits (n=23). Results confirmed that social-communication and EF challenges are common. Multiple services and accommodations were identified, although EF challenges were rarely targeted on IEPs. Factors that may facilitate the success of EF strategies in the classroom are discussed. [This paper will be published in "Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities."] (As Provided).
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01