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Eva Yin-han Chung; Kenneth Kuen-fung Sin; Daniel Hung-kay Chow – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2025
Evidence-based robotic intervention programmes for children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) have been limited. As yet, there is insufficient evidence to inform therapists, teachers, and service providers on effectiveness of robotic intervention to enhance social development and participation of children with ASD in a real context. This study…
Descriptors: Robotics, Intervention, Children, Autism Spectrum Disorders
Shahar Bar Yehuda; Nirit Bauminger-Zviely – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2024
Coordinating a physical movement in time and space with social and nonsocial partners to achieve a shared goal -- "joint action" (JA) -- characterizes many peer-engagement situations that pose challenges for individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). This cross-sectional study examined development of JA capabilities comparing ASD…
Descriptors: Peer Relationship, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Young Children, Preadolescents
Bahareh Afsharnejad; Melissa H. Black; Marita Falkmer; Sven Bölte; Sonya Girdler – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2024
A systematic review and meta-analysis were utilised to explore the methodological quality, program fidelity, and efficacy of social skills group programs (SSGPs) aiming to support autistic adolescents in navigating their everyday social worlds. The study evaluated the methodological quality and theoretical fidelity of studies, with a random effect…
Descriptors: Autism Spectrum Disorders, Adolescents, Interpersonal Competence, Group Activities
Mateusz Platos; Kinga Wojaczek; Elizabeth A. Laugeson – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2024
PEERS® for Young Adults is an evidence-based program aimed at teaching social skills needed to establish and maintain close relationships, including friendship and romantic relationships. The study investigated the effects of the Polish adaptation of the curriculum on the social functioning of adults on the autism spectrum. Fifteen young adults…
Descriptors: Friendship, Dating (Social), Autism Spectrum Disorders, Intimacy
Ágústa Á. Arnardóttir; Laufey Á. Guðmundsdóttir; Dagmar Kr. Hannesdóttir; Freyr Halldórsson; Helga Auðardóttir; Berglind Sveinbjörnsdóttir – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2025
Purpose: Social skills difficulties among children on the autism spectrum can impede social, emotional, and academic development, especially with increasing age and social demands. This pilot study examined the efficacy of a 5-week skill-building program for children on the autism spectrum. Although effective social skills programs are available…
Descriptors: Pilot Projects, Program Evaluation, Friendship, Interpersonal Competence
Ronit Saban-Bezalel; Esther Ben-Itzchak; Ditza A. Zachor – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2025
Purpose: Follow-up studies of children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in early childhood that focus on friendship formation during adolescence are scarce. The present study focused on exploring characteristics possibly related to the ability to establish friendships during adolescence among children diagnosed with ASD in…
Descriptors: Toddlers, Adolescents, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Friendship
Veytsman, Elina; Baker, Elizabeth; Martin, Ann Marie; Choy, Tricia; Blacher, Jan; Stavropoulos, Katherine – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2023
The Program for the Education and Enrichment of Relational Skills (PEERS) social skills intervention has demonstrated effectiveness for adolescents with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). However, studies have been limited by a lack of objective outcome measures and an underrepresentation of Latinx families. This pilot study extends the PEERS…
Descriptors: Hispanic Americans, Adolescents, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Social Development
Factor, Reina S.; Rea, Hannah M.; Laugeson, Elizabeth A.; Scarpa, Angela – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2023
Social impairments characteristic of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) are evident in early childhood and often worsen. There is a paucity of evidence-based interventions explicitly targeting social skill development for young children with ASD and few actively integrate caregivers. The PEERS® program, an evidence-based caregiver-assisted social…
Descriptors: Feasibility Studies, Program Effectiveness, Preschool Children, Program Evaluation
Fisher, Marisa H.; Kammes, Rebecca R.; Black, Rhonda S.; Houck, Kristin; Cwiakala, Katie – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2022
Adults with Williams syndrome (WS) display hypersocial behaviors and experience social skills deficits. To improve social outcomes, we evaluated the feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary efficacy of an 8-week distance-delivered social skills program for adults with WS. Sessions were offered twice a week for 90 min. Twenty-four adults with WS…
Descriptors: Distance Education, Interpersonal Competence, Social Development, Young Adults
Vinen, Zoe; Clark, Megan; Dissanayake, Cheryl – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2023
The school-age outcomes of autistic children who received early interventions (EI) remains limited. Adaptive functioning, social, peer play skills, problem behaviours, and attitudes towards school of 31 autistic children who received community-based group early start Denver model (G-ESDM) were compared to 28 age matched autistic children who…
Descriptors: Social Development, Emotional Development, Interpersonal Competence, Autism Spectrum Disorders
Uchong Lao; Yan Li; Wuxia Bai; Yu Wang; Yongmei Li; Yixiang Xie; Xiaoqian Huang; Huilin Zhu; Xiaobing Zou – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2024
Purpose: The Program for the Education and Enrichment of Relational Skills (PEERS®) is a group-based social skills training program for adolescents on the autism spectrum. Although the program has been shown to be effective in improving social skills in autistic adolescents, evidence of its effectiveness from the Mandarin-speaking Chinese…
Descriptors: Autism Spectrum Disorders, Adolescents, Interpersonal Competence, Training
Gengoux, Grace W.; Schwartzman, Jessica M.; Millan, M. Estefania; Schuck, Rachel K.; Ruiz, Andrés A.; Weng, Yingjie; Long, Jin; Hardan, Antonio Y. – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2021
Deficits in social skills are common in children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), and there is an urgent need for effective social skills interventions, especially for improving interactions with typically developing peers. This study examined the effects of a naturalistic behavioral social skills intervention in improving social initiations…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Interpersonal Competence, Social Development
Petursdottir, Anna-Lind; Gudmundsdottir, Thorhalla – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2023
This study assessed the effects of portable video modeling on social interactions of four children with autism, three boys and one girl, 4- to 5-year-olds, in preschools in Iceland. Participants were shown 1-min videos on a small handheld device where a peer model initiated social interactions and played with two peers. A…
Descriptors: Video Technology, Modeling (Psychology), Preschool Children, Peer Influence
Scott S. Hall; Tobias C. Britton – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2024
The purpose of this study was to examine potential differences in social learning between individuals with fragile X syndrome (FXS), the leading known inherited cause of intellectual disability, and individuals with non-syndromic autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Thirty school-aged males with FXS and 26 age and symptom-matched males with…
Descriptors: Social Development, Interpersonal Competence, Behavior Change, Nonverbal Communication
Tripathi, Isita; Estabillo, Jasper A.; Moody, Christine T.; Laugeson, Elizabeth A. – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2022
Although parent-assisted social skills interventions may reduce early social challenges in preschool-aged children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), limited research has explored whether intervention gains maintain several years after treatment. This study examined the durability of PEERS® for Preschoolers, a parent-mediated social skills…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Interpersonal Competence, Social Development