Beatrice Bunyasi Awori, John K. Mugo, John A. Orodho & G. K. Karugu Abstract Several factors had been cited as contributing to the perpetually dismal academic achievement of girls with hearing impairment in Kenya. Personal esteem factors had...

Applying Empathy Curriculum to Enhance the Role of the Paraprofessional for Students with Multiple Disabilities Christopher Russel Soribel Genao, PhD CUNY, Queens College Abstract The primary aim of this paper is to address how empathy...

Cheryl Ostryn, Ph.D., BCBA-D, LBA - Center for Applied Behavior Analysis The Sage Colleges Abstract Individuals with ASD are less likely to engage in social mands, such as wh-question asking, even though this skill is demonstrated in those...

Sella Munyendo & Franciscah Irangi Wamocho Abstract The purpose of this study was to find out the effect of embossed picture technique when used in teaching reading to the pupils with hearing impairment. The study was guided by Piaget’s theory...

Dr Mohammed Alzyoudi - Professor AbedAlziz. Sartawi - Dr. Osha Almuhiri UAEU Al Ain-United Arab Emirates Abstract Children with autism often show a lack of the interactive social skills that would allow them to engage with others successfully....

Vance L. Austin Manhattanville College Abstract The classification of “Specific Learning Disabilities” has experienced revision in the last decade due, in no small part, to the changes provided in IDEIA 2004. The “discrepancy clause” has been...

Ms. Cathy Haarstad, MS Dr. Evan Borisinkoff, Ph.D. Ms. Rhonda Weathers, MS Minot State University Abstract While significant evidence indicates that making complex choices and decisions contributes to self-determination, the authors found no...

Using Social Stories to Decrease Negative Behaviors in Students with Autism and Other Disabilities Vivian C. Williams, Ed.D. University of California Santa Barbara Abstract Social stories are effective interventions that can be used to manage...

Teaching Children with SMA 1 to Expressively Communicate Using Augmentative and Alternative Communication Systems: Extending Functional Communication Teaching Using a Model of Verbal Behavior Cheryl Ostryn, PhD, BCBA-D, LBA Center for Applied...

Lauren E. Andersen Providence College Abstract Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a neurological disorder that manifests itself within an individual through cognitive, social, and academic deficits. As is true for all spectrum disorders, each...