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Klein-Tasman, Bonita P.; Li-Barber, Kirsten T.; Magargee, Erin T. – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2011
The behavioral phenotype of Williams syndrome (WS) is characterized by difficulties with establishment and maintenance of friendships despite high levels of interest in social interaction. Here, parents and teachers rated 84 children with WS ages 4-16 years using two commonly-used measures assessing aspects of social functioning: the Social Skills…
Descriptors: Interpersonal Relationship, Interaction, Interpersonal Competence, Genetic Disorders
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Kroeger, K. A.; Schultz, Janet R.; Newsom, Crighton – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2007
A social skills group intervention was developed and evaluated for young children with autism. Twenty-five 4- to 6-year-old (diagnosed) children were assigned to one of two kinds of social skills groups: the direct teaching group or the play activities group. The direct teaching group used a video-modeling format to teach play and social skills…
Descriptors: Intervention, Young Children, Autism, Play
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Crozier, Shannon; Tincani, Matt – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2007
Social Stories[TM] are a popular intervention for preschool children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD), but little research on Social Stories has been conducted with this population. This study investigated the effects of Social Stories on prosocial behavior of three preschool children with ASD in an inclusive setting. An ABAB design was used…
Descriptors: Prosocial Behavior, Preschool Children, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders