Story composition, mental state language and self‐regulated strategy instruction for writers with autism spectrum conditions

• Published in: Journal of research in special educational needs Vol. 18; no. 1; pp. 36 - 49
• Main Authors: Mourgkasi, Vasiliki, Mavropoulou, Sofia
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford Wiley-Blackwell 01.01.2018; Blackwell Publishing Ltd
• Subjects: Autism; Autistic children; Intervention; Language Usage; mental state language; Mental states; Metacognition; Pervasive Developmental Disorders; Self regulation; self‐regulated strategy; Teaching Methods; Transfer of Training; writing; Writing (Composition); Writing Improvement; Writing Instruction; Writing Processes; Writing Strategies

In this single‐subject study, we evaluated the effects of an intervention using a modified version of the Self‐Regulated Strategy Development (SRSD) approach on the story composition skills and the use of mental state language in three writers with autism spectrum conditions (ASC). Interestingly, th...