Autismo e Sindrome di Asperger a scuola. Ricerca educativa e formazione degli insegnanti

Journal title EDUCATIONAL REFLECTIVE PRACTICES
Author/s Tamara Zappaterra
Publishing Year 2015 Issue 2014/1
Language Italian Pages 17 P. 47-63 File size 79 KB
DOI 10.3280/ERP2014-001003
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The article presents the state of the psychoeducational art research relating to Autism Spectrum Disorders, with particular reference to intervention models that suggest effective applications in education: those based on the approach of perspective Evidence Based Education and neuroscience. It also outlines the framework of the new teacher training in Italy for teacher support in relation to autism. The second part presents Asperger's syndrome as a form of high-functioning autism and draws the methodological and teaching guidelines suggested by current research on inclusive education of the pupils involved in the context of the mainstream classrooms

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Tamara Zappaterra, Autismo e Sindrome di Asperger a scuola. Ricerca educativa e formazione degli insegnanti in "EDUCATIONAL REFLECTIVE PRACTICES" 1/2014, pp 47-63, DOI: 10.3280/ERP2014-001003