It is a challenge for children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) to integrate language, social understanding, and emotional intent of messages to understand their social world. They often have deficits in language and social cognition and difficulty interpreting and labeling emotions and incorporating or integrating each of these aspects of…

The relationship of ethics to communication is a central issue in the discipline of comunication. Accepting the idea that the twin goals of communication are to maximize the freedom of the individual and maximize the quality of society, acceptance of responsibility becomes the first moral article in a code of communication ethics. Most often,…

The controversy surrounding television as an art form is presented. It is compared to literature, theatre, and movies. (JR)

Amplification problems caused by incompatability between hearing aids and new L-type telephone receivers are discussed, and a new type of hearing aid which may be compatable with all types of receivers is described. (LS)

Using a case study approach, the authors apply organizational development principles to change a public agency into a more effective organization. (EA)

Brief case studies of three projects are presented to illustrate the steps which open "Wonderful Programs" to evaluation research. The evaluator is provided with the perspective needed to believe the evaluation is worth doing. The project staff is then redirected to the need for a new type of evidence. An ongoing review of the commitment…

Each individual views the world from a frame of reference that is unique and personal. Messages are perceived in three steps: (1) data is selected data; (2) information is organized in some meaningful way; and (3) the information is interpreted. Three activities (paperfolding, T-puzzle, and cooperative geometry) were devised to display the need…

Portions of two previous studies which examined the effects of training in transactional analysis upon the interpersonal communication between supervisor and supervisee form the basis of this exploratory study. Major findings in the previous studies suggest that cognitive scripting, i.e., the behavioral patterns, thought patterns, and…

The paper examines communication between physically impaired and physically nonimpaired people. The paper begins with a definition of key terms (stigmatized and nonstigmatized are used to denote physically impaired and physically-nonimpaired people). It continues with a brief review of the literature in which the inattention to ways of humanizing…

Communication is an ongoing, dynamic process involving both transmitting and receiving verbal and nonverbal messages. To be fully functional, communication must include a feedback component that allows assessment of the effectiveness of the communication. Models of communication stress various relationships between senders and receivers, focusing…

Adult education in Kenya is mainly concerned with dissemination of technology and ideas to rural production units to increase awareness and innovativeness. Systematic weakness in the development of communication as a major concommitant to the design of development programs and the development of ideas is discussed. (Author/EA)

Discusses the problems encountered when counseling a student who does not wish to talk. Suggests that counselors have many objects about office, including games, on which students can focus attention to facilitate movement from nonverbal to verbal. A case study is included. (Author/HMV)