Autism Classroom Connections

描述（由申请人提供）：这项小型企业创新研究提案的目的是继续开发和评估自闭症教室连接（ACC），这是一个创新的多媒体项目，旨在促进自闭症儿童的社会融入。ACC干预的目标是：1)增加典型同龄人对自闭症的认识；2)促进对自闭症儿童的理解和接受；3)在课堂上培养自闭症儿童的社会融合；4)改善自闭症儿童的生活质量，特别是在包容性环境中；5)为教师和其他促进者提供工具，使自闭症儿童融入课堂。在第一阶段，Danya开发了AutismVision，这是一个干预包，由视频和引导者指南组成，专为8至11岁自闭症儿童的教室设计。在第二阶段，Danya建议开发两个额外的干预包，一个是教育8至11岁的儿童关于高功能自闭症和阿斯伯格综合症的儿童，另一个是教育12至15岁的青少年关于自闭症谱系障碍的儿童。同样在第二阶段，Danya建议在包括自闭症儿童的教室中对所有三种基于视频的干预包进行全面评估，并开发和规划一个在线学习中心，以补充整个ACC干预包系列。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The purpose of this Small Business Innovation Research proposal is to continue the development and evaluation of Autism Classroom Connections (ACC), an innovative, multimedia program designed to facilitate the social inclusion of children with autism. The goals of the ACC intervention are to: 1) Increase knowledge about autism in typical peers; 2) Promote understanding and acceptance of children with autism; 3) Foster the social integration of children with autism in the classroom; 4) Improve the quality of life of children with autism, particularly those in inclusive settings; and 5) Provide teachers and other facilitators with tools to integrate the inclusion of children with autism in the classroom. During Phase I, Danya developed AutismVision, an intervention package consisting of a video and facilitator's guide designed for use in classrooms with children with autism, ages 8 to 11. During Phase II, Danya proposes to develop two additional intervention packages, one to educate children ages 8 to 11 about children with high-functioning Autism and Asperger's syndrome, and the other to educate adolescents, ages 12 to 15, about Autism Spectrum Disorders. Also during Phase II, Danya proposes to conduct a full-scale evaluation of all three video-based intervention packages in classrooms that include children with autism, and develop and program an Online Learning Center to compliment the entire line of ACC intervention packages.