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Exploring Factors of Successful Transition to Elementary School among Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder in Japan: A Focus Group Study
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Natsumi Ishikawa; Yuka Ishizuka; Yukiko Kano; Junko Iida; Jun-ichi Yamamoto – International Journal of Developmental Disabilities, 2024
Introduction: Children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) face numerous challenges in transitioning to elementary school, which can cause confusion for the children and concern among their parents. Introduction: This study aimed to identify the process of school transition from kindergarten to elementary school for children with autism spectrum…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Students with Disabilities, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Kindergarten
A Longitudinal Analysis of the Relationships between Social, Communication, and Motor Skills among Students with Autism
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Cheung, W. C.; Meadan, H.; Xia, Y. – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2022
Many students with autism have difficulties engaging with their classroom environments and forming friendships, which are mostly affected by deficits in social, communication, and motor skills. The Special Education Elementary Longitudinal Study (SEELS, 2000) data set was used, focusing on elementary age students with autism, to explore the…
Descriptors: Interpersonal Competence, Communication Skills, Psychomotor Skills, Autism Spectrum Disorders
Building Better Bridges: Outcomes of a Community-Partnered New School Transition Intervention for Students on the Autism Spectrum
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Heather J. Nuske; Tristram Smith; Lynne Levato; Briana Bronstein; Nicole Sparapani; Consuelo Garcia; Fernanda Castellon; Hyon Soo Lee; Sarah F. Vejnoska; Samantha Hochheimer; Amber R. Fitzgerald; Jenny C. Chiappe; Amanda Dimachkie Nunnally; Jennica Li; Wendy Shih; Ashlee Brown; Michelle Cullen; Lisa M. Hund; Aubyn C. Stahmer; Suzannah Iadarola; David S. Mandell; Elizabeth McGhee Hassrick; Sheryl Kataoka; Connie Kasari – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2025
New school transitions can be challenging for students on the autism spectrum. No published, evidence-based interventions exist to support families and teachers of students transitioning to elementary and secondary school during this critical period. Using Community Partnered Participatory Research, we developed "Building Better Bridges…
Descriptors: Autism Spectrum Disorders, Student Promotion, Transitional Programs, Educational Planning
Educators' Perspectives on Coordination of Transition Programming for Early Childhood Students with ASD in Inclusive Settings
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LaShundra Dees – ProQuest LLC, 2022
Coordination of special education prekindergarten (PK) to kindergarten (K) transition programming for children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) represents significant changes for students within inclusive school environments. The problem addressed by this basic qualitative study involved barriers, challenges, supports, and successes in the…
Descriptors: Special Education, Transitional Programs, Students with Disabilities, Autism Spectrum Disorders