Judicial decision-making in family court involving children with autism spectrum disorder

The prevalence of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in children and adolescents has increased over the past decade. Consequently, the courts and experts are more likely to be exposed to these children whose needs are highly heterogeneous. The present study aims to document judicial decision-making about children with autism spectrum as well as the parenting recommendations made by experts involved in these cases. There were 104 court decisions reviewed in Quebec over the past ten years. The results show that 85.6% of the decisions included a child custody assessment and that judges are more likely to order primary care to mother (56%). However, shared parenting (27%) and primary care to the father (17%) were also ordered in disputes involving an autistic child. Bivariate analyses revealed that challenges with parental monitoring and supervision were associated with court-ordered parenting arrangements. The present study revealed that a child custody assessment as well as father custody are more often observed than in the general population. This study highlights the need for further research to shed light on the best interests of children with ASD following the separation of their parents.     

大学英语写作课教学刍议

英语写作课教学始终是英语教学的薄弱环节.写作教学不是孤立的,它有赖于其他教学环节.只有学生打下了扎实基础,积累了一定语言知识,写作能力才能提高.在写作的教学过程中,教师应当对各种教法兼容并蓄,并用不悖.要根据学生的学习状态以及教学的课时安排扬长避短,运用好不同的教学方法.