Peer Attitudes and Education

We are interested in understanding how typically developing students view their peers with autism. Based on principles of social persuasion, we are interested in how to modify peers’ attitudes towards peers with autism spectrum disorders.

Peer education articles

Changing Children’s Attitudes Toward Autism. Social Persuasion 2006 

Descriptive and Explanatory Information Improves Peers’ Perceptions 2004 

Peers’ Attitudes Toward Autism Differ Across Sociometric Groups 2005 

Middle School Students’ Response to Self Introduction 2007.RASE

Information Source Affects Peers’ Attitudes 2008 RIDD 

Reliability and Validity of the Shared Activities Questionnaire JADD 2008 

Middle.School.Students.Knowledge.of.Autism.JADD.2010

We are also interested in how teachers and peers select and view children who are enlisted as peer tutors or peer buddies to facilitate social acceptance of students with autism.

Peer tutor and peer buddy publications

Teachers’ Peer Buddy Selections for Children with Autism 2009 JADD

Sociometric Status and Behavioral Characteristics of Peer Nominated Buddies 2009 JADD