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Generalisation of Social Communication Skills by Autistic Children during Play-Based Assessments across Home, School and an Unfamiliar Research Setting
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Sophie Carruthers; Tony Charman; Kathy Leadbitter; Ceri Ellis; Lauren Taylor; Heather Moore; Carol Taylor; Kirsty James; Matea Balabanovska; Sophie Langhorne; Catherine Aldred; Vicky Slonims; Vicki Grahame; Patricia Howlin; Helen McConachie; Jeremy Parr; Richard Emsley; Ann Le Couteur; Jonathan Green; Andrew Pickles; PACT-G Trial Group – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2025
We investigated autistic children's generalisation of social communication over time across three settings during a play-based assessment with different adults and explore the potential moderating effects on generalisation of age, nonverbal IQ and level of restricted and repetitive behaviours. The social communication abilities of 248 autistic…
Descriptors: Generalization, Interpersonal Communication, Interpersonal Competence, Communication Skills
Preschool Peer Social Intervention (PPSI) to Enhance Social Play, Interaction, and Conversation: Study Outcomes
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Bauminger-Zviely, Nirit; Eytan, Dganit; Hoshmand, Sagit; Ben-Shlomo, Ofira Rajwan – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2020
This RCT study examined efficacy of a preschool peer social intervention (PPSI) in facilitating social engagement of preschoolers with high-functioning ASD (HFASD; N = 65). HFASD participants were randomly assigned by preschool to a 6-month intervention (play, interaction, or conversation) or a waitlisted-treatment-as-usual control group. Trained…
Descriptors: Intervention, Peer Relationship, Preschool Children, Autism
Overcoming Language Barriers between Interventionists and Immigrant Parents of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder
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Lim, Nataly; O'Reilly, Mark F.; Londono, Fabiola Vargas; Russell-George, Adrienne – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2021
This study used a video prompting intervention to overcome language barriers between English-speaking trainers and Spanish-speaking immigrant parents of children with autism. Parents were taught instructional skills targeting independent dressing. A multiple baseline design across three families and a replication using an alternating treatments…
Descriptors: Cues, Video Technology, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders
Using Portable Video Modeling Technology to Increase the Compliment Behaviors of Children with Autism during Athletic Group Play
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Macpherson, Kevin; Charlop, Marjorie H.; Miltenberger, Catherine A. – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2015
A multiple baseline design across participants was used to examine the effects of a portable video modeling intervention delivered in the natural environment on the verbal compliments and compliment gestures demonstrated by five children with autism. Participants were observed playing kickball with peers and adults. In baseline, participants…
Descriptors: Autism, Interpersonal Competence, Physical Activities, Athletics
The Effects of Social Interactive Training on Early Social Communication Skills of Children with Autism.
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Hwang, Bogseon; Hughes, Carolyn – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2000
A study reviewed 16 studies that investigated the effects of interventions designed to increase early social communicative skills of young children with autism by increasing their role as initiator of social interactions. Positive changes were reported for social and affective behaviors. Limited generalization or maintenance of target behaviors…
Descriptors: Autism, Children, Generalization, Instructional Effectiveness