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Promoting daily living skills for adolescents with autism spectrum disorders via parent delivery of video prompting on the iPad

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Date Issued:
2015
Summary:
Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) affects one out of every 68 children in the United States. The disorder is characterized by persistent deficits in social communication, social interaction, and restricted, repetitive patterns of behavior, interest, or activities that together limit and impair everyday functioning. Research has shown that the use of visual resources, such as video modeling procedures, can support individuals with ASD to acquire and maintain a variety of daily living skills leading to enhanced levels of independence.
Title: Promoting daily living skills for adolescents with autism spectrum disorders via parent delivery of video prompting on the iPad.
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Name(s): Cruz-Torres, Elisa M., author
Duffy, Mary L., Thesis advisor
Florida Atlantic University, Degree grantor
College of Education
Department of Exceptional Student Education
Type of Resource: text
Genre: Electronic Thesis Or Dissertation
Date Created: 2015
Date Issued: 2015
Publisher: Florida Atlantic University
Place of Publication: Boca Raton, Fla.
Physical Form: application/pdf
Extent: 157 p.
Language(s): English
Summary: Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) affects one out of every 68 children in the United States. The disorder is characterized by persistent deficits in social communication, social interaction, and restricted, repetitive patterns of behavior, interest, or activities that together limit and impair everyday functioning. Research has shown that the use of visual resources, such as video modeling procedures, can support individuals with ASD to acquire and maintain a variety of daily living skills leading to enhanced levels of independence.
Identifier: FA00004358 (IID)
Degree granted: Dissertation (Ph.D.)--Florida Atlantic University, 2015.
Collection: FAU Electronic Theses and Dissertations Collection
Note(s): Includes bibliography.
Subject(s): Autism in adolescence
Autism spectrum disorders -- Patients -- Life skills guides
Autism spectrum disorders -- Patients -- Rehabilitation
Parents of autistic children
Social skills in adolescence
Visual programming (Computer science)
Youth with autism spectrum disorders -- Behavior modification
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