This thesis is part of the Aurora project, an ongoing long-term project investigating the potential use of robots to help children with autism overcome some of their impairments in social interaction, communication and imagination. Autism is a spectrum disorder and children with…
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The use of projective assessments has a long history and tradition within psychological testing. However, there is a relative lack of research using these techniques with people with Autistic Spectrum Disorders (ASD) and Asperger Syndrome (AS). People with ASD have common featur…
As our understanding of learning focuses on the whole person rather than individual aspects of learning, so the process of learning is beginning to be studied from a wide variety of perspectives and disciplines. This handbook presents a comprehensive overview of the contemporary…
This research project is focused on the integration of religion and spirituality into the parenting of families that include children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). Although most research examines how families that include children with ASD refer to religion and spirituali…
While a diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) presents a myriad of difficulties, comorbid psychiatric disorders can exacerbate an individual’s challenges, as well as those related to parenting and caregiving (Guerrera et al., 2019). Specifically, parental self-efficacy, de…
Theories of autistic musicality—or, how autistic people experience and perform music—have existed since the modern concept of autism was elaborated in the 1940s. As understandings of autism have changed, so too have ideas concerning autistic musicality. This dissertation explore…
A phenomenological study of twelve current students with autism studying in Mid-Western United States universities were interviewed about their time in middle and high school. The research question was “What were the lived experiences of university students with autism (ages eig…
This dissertation presents a program for caregivers of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) who are experiencing psychological distress. This innovative approach integrates evidence-based practices in a relaxing camping environment to increase emotional well-being among …
Individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) have difficulty learning social, behavior, and communication skills. These difficulties may manifest in various ways and, in some circumstances, lead to problematic sexual behavior (PSB). PSB are behaviors that occur at an inapprop…
Despite the high prevalence of co-occurring anxiety in children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), little is known about parental preferences for treatment in addressing these anxiety concerns. Understanding parents’ preferences for treatment is an important factor to consider…
This thesis examines intersubjective and therapeutic processes of narrative self-construction as they emerge in three recent women's autobiographies of trauma and healing. Autobiographical narration, the thesis suggests, is an illocutionary act addressed to a reader with whom th…
When a child has a sibling with a disability, siblings must learn to adapt to additional challenges and demands and may often be overlooked by their parents, teachers, and service providers. While research has demonstrated that the social and emotional development of siblings of…
Background: It has long been accepted that the environment we experience can impact our well-being; throughout recorded history, the greatest prevalence and severity of disease has been experienced by marginalized and underserved populations. However, the translation of such non…
Epilogue to Resonance is a body of photographic work that focuses on how the resonance of imagery can be used as a tool for communication. This thesis expounds upon that idea, reflecting on photography as a medium to convey emotional affect and thought in a non-verbal form. Afte…
Parent education programs have become an effective mode of treatment delivery for teaching families effective behavioral strategies to manage challenging behavior in young children with autism. Functional assessment and functional communication training (FCT) are empirically val…
In discussion with other congregational leaders around the members of their community, a growing population seems to be absent. The individuals and the families of those on the Autism Spectrum Disorder are not present in our worship services. This neuro-different population is n…
This study explored the male preservice special education teachers’ perceptions in regard to the preservice special education teacher preparation courses, practicum, and evidence-based practices that they have recently completed. The participants of the study included five prese…
There is a population of individuals classified as having Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). This group of people should be included in places of worship, the schools they attend and the communities where they reside. Consequently, they are sometimes excluded from some occurrences …
Autism Spectrum Disorder is one of the most controversial behavioral disorders in America, and I have it. Diagnosed at a young age with Asperger’s Syndrome, a now defunct diagnosis, I have been marked as different, weird, a freak. In this thesis I will reflect on the autistic ex…