TY - JOUR
T1 - Transition to middle and high school
T2 - Increasing the success of students with Asperger Syndrome
AU - Adreon, Diane
AU - Stella, Jennifer
PY - 2001/5
Y1 - 2001/5
N2 - The transition from elementary to secondary school is challenging for all students as a number of environmental, social, psychological, and physiological changes are imposed on them. These challenges often have a significant effect on typical students but may have an even more profound effect on students with Asperger Syndrome (AS) due to the nature of the disability. This article outlines the numerous difficulties that students with AS may encounter during the transition to middle and high school. In addition, a range of specific supports and strategies are offered in order to assist students with AS in making a successful transition.
AB - The transition from elementary to secondary school is challenging for all students as a number of environmental, social, psychological, and physiological changes are imposed on them. These challenges often have a significant effect on typical students but may have an even more profound effect on students with Asperger Syndrome (AS) due to the nature of the disability. This article outlines the numerous difficulties that students with AS may encounter during the transition to middle and high school. In addition, a range of specific supports and strategies are offered in order to assist students with AS in making a successful transition.
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U2 - 10.1177/105345120103600502
DO - 10.1177/105345120103600502
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0038632088
VL - 36
SP - 266
EP - 271
JO - Intervention in School and Clinic
JF - Intervention in School and Clinic
SN - 1053-4512
IS - 5
ER -