With interest to feature university research on Special Education from across the Nordics, we were glad to conenct with Anders Nordahl-Hansen, Professor of Special Education at Østfold University College, to discuss several topics including researchers engaging with public, media research on autism, themes of focus at his department and more. […]
Research Focus
Developmental Language Disorder—a Language Specific Disorder or a Domain General Disorder? By Annika Andersson, Hanna Lindfors & Kristina Hansson Annika Andersson, Linnaeus University, Department of Swedish, Växjö, Sweden, Linnaeus University Language Processing Lab, LiLa-lab Hanna Lindfors, Linnaeus University, Department of Swedish, Växjö, Sweden Kristina Hansson, Lund University, Department of Clinical […]
Social well-being of autistic high school students in mainstream high schools in Norway By Ingjerd Skafle Inclusive education is a political goal in Norway, meaning that students, regardless of their challenges, should attend their local mainstream schools which again should provide the support needed to fulfill their education. Special education […]
“It is estimated that there are approximately 10 000 students in Finnish basic education who need significant special support, and the number is growing (MoEC 2017). Therefore, there is a significant demand among teachers and student teachers for further training and education in significant special needs support. The TUVET-project has […]
Virtual Reality (VR) has shown to be a preferable tool for autistic individuals and is now to be used for training social skills in children and adolescents who want to improve such skills. Doctoral Research Fellow Anders Dechsling from Østfold University College collaborates with autistic individuals and researchers worldwide in […]