The Experiences of Students with Autism Spectrum Disorders in College: A Heuristic Exploration

This inquiry was conducted to describe the experience of individuals with autism spectrum disorders who have experienced the higher education system. All participants have been diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder and experienced some aspect of the higher education system. Data was collected using primarily face to face interviews. The data was then analyzed using the heuristic methodology of Dr. Clark Moustakas (1990). Ultimately, many patterns and themes emerged from this analysis, culminating in a creative synthesis which sums up the experience. The themes showed the highs and lows of being a college student coupled with the experience of having a developmental disorder as an adult. The final creative synthesis focuses on the life altering changes that occur during the course of the higher education experience for students with autism spectrum disorders

A Heuristic Study of the Experiences of Students with ASDs in Higher Education

This inquiry was conducted to describe the experience of individuals with autism spectrum disorders who have experienced the higher education system. All participants have been diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder and experienced some aspect of the higher education system. Data was collected using primarily face to face interviews. The data was then analyzed using the heuristic methodology of Dr. Clark Moustakas (1990). Ultimately, many patterns and themes emerged from this analysis, culminating in a creative synthesis which sums up the experience. The themes showed the highs and lows of being a college student coupled with the experience of having a developmental disorder as an adult. The final creative synthesis focuses on the life altering changes that occur during the course of the higher education experience for students with autism spectrum disorders

An Empirical Real-Time Test for Takeoff with Applications to Cellular Telephony

No methodology exists to aid the manager in empirically identifying a takeoff event in a real-time. This paper addresses this problem by developing generally applicable, simple and empirical tests for the determination of the takeoff point of a growth curve. The tests are applied to the adoption of wireless cellular telephony across 40 countries. The tests are shown to provide useful insight into the temporal development and dissemination of this technology.

Translating relational schema with constraints into OODB schema

IFIP Transactions A: Computer Science and TechnologyA-2569-85ITAT