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Transition Education Designees’ Perceptions Of Implementing Effective Transition Services For High School Students With Autism Spectrum Disorder, Cynthia Kososki
Transition Education Designees’ Perceptions Of Implementing Effective Transition Services For High School Students With Autism Spectrum Disorder, Cynthia Kososki
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
This project study focused on the inconsistencies in transition planning for students with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) by teachers serving as transition education designees (TEDs) in a specific local region of a southern state. Guided by Schlossberg’s transition theory, the purpose of this study was to gain an understanding of the perceptions of teachers serving as TEDs in a southern state regarding the challenges and resources needed for transitioning students with ASD in that region. The research questions addressed in this study included the TED’s perceptions of implementing effective transition services for students with ASD and the perceived challenges they …
Lived Experiences Of Young Adults Raised With A Sibling With Autism, Lamika Demitris Thomas
Lived Experiences Of Young Adults Raised With A Sibling With Autism, Lamika Demitris Thomas
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
When a child has autism spectrum disorder (ASD), the family structure is affected. Although researchers have documented increased stress and depression among parents of children with ASD, they have not adequately explored siblings’ perspectives on the emotional, physical, and/or psychological implications of having a brother or sister with ASD. The purpose of this qualitative phenomenological study was to explore siblings’ lived experiences of growing up in a household with a sibling with ASD. The conceptual framework for this study was grounded in the siblings embedded systems framework (SESF), which helps contextualize siblings’ experiences, including interacting factors, and how these experiences …