The study describes the perspectives of individuals with Asperger syndrome and other autism spectrum disabilities (ASDs) regarding social challenges and supports. Eighteen adults with ASDs were individually interviewed. They were asked to describe their experiences navigating their social worlds, and recommend effective social supports and strategies for improving social connectedness. Qualitative analyses of the interview transcripts revealed a number of common experiences including a profound sense of isolation, difficulty initiating social interactions, challenges relating to communication, longing for greater intimacy, desire to contribute to one's community, and effort to develop greater social/self-awareness. Commonly recommended social supports included external supports (e.g. activities based on shared interests, highly structured or scripted social activities, and small groups or dyads); communication supports (e.g. alternative modes of communication, explicit communication, and instruction in interpreting and using social cues); and self-initiated strategies for handling social anxiety (e.g. creative/improvisational outlets, physical activity, spiritual practice/organized religion, and time spent alone).

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Energijačasovno odvisnih sistemov se ne ohranja. Zanima nas pod kakšnimi splošnimi pogoji lahko energijačasovno odvisnega sistema neomejeno narašča.Casovno odvisni biljardi služijo kot preprosti modeli splošnejšihčasovno odvisnih sitemov, ki so zelo prikladni za numerično računanje. Numerični računi sčasovno odvisnimi biljardi v splošnem kažejo, da povprečna hitrost ansambla, po velikem stevilu trkov, sledi potenčnemu zakonu v ∝ n β , kjer je nštevilo trkov. Vrednost parametra β varira na intervalu med 0 in 1 in je odvisna od dinamičnih lastnosti zamrznjenega biljarda in od načina dihanja. V primeru popolnoma kaotičnih biljardov vidimo, da lahko ima β zgolj eno od treh vrednosti β = 1/6, 1/4, 1/2 [1,2], medtem ko je v sistemih mešanega tipa slika precej bolj zapletena [3,4].