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Parent-Assisted Social Skills Training to Improve Friendships in Teens with Autism Spectrum Disorders
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Laugeson, Elizabeth A.; Frankel, Fred; Mogil, Catherine; Dillon, Ashley R. – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2009
This study examines the efficacy of a manualized parent-assisted social skills intervention in comparison with a matched Delayed Treatment Control group to improve friendship quality and social skills among teens 13-17 years of age with autism spectrum disorders. Targeted skills included conversational skills, peer entry and exiting skills,…
Descriptors: Control Groups, Autism, Friendship, Interpersonal Competence
A Social Adjustment Enhancement Intervention for High Functioning Autism, Asperger's Syndrome, and Pervasive Developmental Disorder NOS
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Solomon, Marjorie; Goodlin-Jones, Beth L.; Anders, Thomas F. – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2004
This paper reports the findings of a 20-week social adjustment enhancement curriculum for boys aged 8-12. The curriculum was designed to address three areas hypothesized to be deficient in persons with HFA, AS, and PDDNOS: emotion recognition and understanding; theory of mind; and executive functions/real life type problem solving. Parents…
Descriptors: Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Social Adjustment, Intervention, Autism
Multiple Method Validation Study of Facilitated Communication: II. Individual Differences and Subgroup Results.
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Bebko, James M.; And Others – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 1996
Potential individual variations in the effectiveness of facilitated communication (FC) were examined with 20 students with autism and related disorders. Use of multiple methods (including auditory or visual input, simple point responses, and typing) provided no clear support for validity of FC over students' independent communication. Increased…
Descriptors: Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Autism, Communication Aids (for Disabled), Communication Disorders