Asperger's syndrome (AS) is a grouping of physical and behavioral characteristics that introduces educational challenges for students of all ages, especially at middle school levels when literacy activities involve inferential and...
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Asperger's syndrome (AS) is a grouping of physical and behavioral characteristics that introduces educational challenges for students of all ages, especially at middle school levels when literacy activities involve inferential and critical levels of analysis. Often overlooked or misdiagnosed in primary level class- rooms because the syndrome is still rel- atively unfamiliar to educators, the symptoms are not readily recognized by individual specialists, and the subtleties of behavior are often misleading. Several medical and special education researchers have re-introduced this social communicative disorder (e.g., Frith, 1991; Gillberg, 1995; Klin, Volkmar, & Sparrow, 2000; Twachtman- Cullen, 1996), describing the syndrome and its general characteristics in broad terms. Due to the increased awareness on the part of special education staff, students in private and public school systems have been identified in larger numbers. Because these students often remain in general education classrooms for various lengths of time, it is benefi- cial for educators to become familiar with the specific idiosyncrasies of indi- viduals with AS, their practical lan- guage systems, and effective education- al strategies. To guide new learning, case studies extend people's understanding through naturalistic, psychological generaliza- tions. Advantages of case studies include application of theory to practice, activation of problem-solving skills, and immersion in authentic and relevant experiences (Elksnin, 1998); therefore, we chose a case study focus to describe students' discourse patterns, their edu- cators' contextualization (or facilitation) cues, and the collaborative intervention approaches characteristic of the two programs (i.e., one clinically based and one school-based), for two children with Asperger's syndrome. 48
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