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Is Participation in Family Role-play in Second Life Associated with Improved Social and Emotional Support and Well-Being Among Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorders?
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This study examines whether participation in Second Life (SL) among adults with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) is associated with perceptions increased perceptions of emotional support and wellbeing. A total of 53 participants were included in the analysis: In the sample, 7 had ASD and used SL,...
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Maintenance and transfer of academic behavior in children with autism: the role of intrinsic motivation
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Educational programs for children with autism rely on the use of extrinsic rewards to increase children’s motivation to participate. However, maintenance and transfer of intervention gains remains problematic. Research with typically developing children and adults has shown that extrinsic rewards...
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2022-11-15
SSHRC PDG awarded 2023: This project will be the first large-scale, multi-method study to comprehensively examine autistic written language development with a focus on understanding the intersections between writing products, writing processes, and autistic identity. Over three years, we will...
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Parental Experiences of a Parent-assisted Social Skills Intervention for Adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorder
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The Program for the Education and Enrichment of Relational Skills (PEERS) is a parent-assisted social skills program for teens with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). In the PEERS program, the parents play a vital role in supporting and coaching their teen’s skill development. The purpose of this...
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Perspectives and Learning Needs Assessment of Pediatric Residents Across Medical Schools in Canada: A Qualitative Study of Autism Care and Education
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Autism is a neurodevelopmental condition characterized by social communication differences and the presence of restricted, repetitive interests and patterns of behaviour. Despite its 2% prevalence rate in Canada, many pediatricians miss cases of autism due to a lack of knowledge of screening...
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Promoting Family Resilience through ASD Diagnostic Assessment: An Enhanced Critical Incident Technique Study
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This study will attempt to bridge the gap between the theoretical knowledge of family resilience and the practical implementation of this knowledge. The primary objective, in conducting this study, is to better understand how families with children with ASD can capitalize on their strengths by...
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Storytelling and Special Interests: Microstructure in the Fictional and Personal Narratives of Autistic Adults
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Background and objectives: Past research has found that autistic individuals have pragmatic and morphosyntactic deficits in narrative language; however, the majority of these studies use fictional narrative prompts and are on children, not older autistic individuals. Furthermore, very few use...
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Fall 2022
The phenomena of quality of life and camouflaging of autistic individuals have garnered significant attention from academic researchers over the past decade; however, the impact of camouflaging on the quality of life of Canadian autistic women has seldom been assessed. Camouflaging, also...