Cell phone use by adolescents with Asperger Syndrome

While young people have generally been at the forefront of the adoption and use of new communications technologies, little is known of uses by exceptional youth

Authors:
DURKIN, K., WHITEHOUSE, A.J.O., JAQUET, E., & ZIATAS, K.

Authors notes:
Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders, 4, 314-318

Keywords:
cell phone use, adolescents, with Asperger Syndrome, forefront of the adoption and use of new communications technologies, little is known, uses by exceptional youth, compares cell phone use, adolescents with Asperger Syndrome (n = 35), adolescents with typical development (n = 35)

Abstract:

While young people have generally been at the forefront of the adoption and use of new communications technologies, little is known of uses by exceptional youth. This study compares cell phone use by a group of adolescents with Asperger Syndrome (n = 35) with that by a group of adolescents with typical development (n = 35).