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The Efficacy of a Social Skills Group Intervention for Improving Social Behaviors in Children with High Functioning Autism Spectrum Disorders
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DeRosier, Melissa E.; Swick, Danielle C.; Davis, Naomi Ornstein; McMillen, Janey Sturtz; Matthews, Rebecca – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2011
This study tested the efficacy of a new social skills intervention, "S ocial S kills GR oup IN tervention-High Functioning Autism" ("S.S.GRIN-HFA"), designed to improve social behaviors in children with high functioning autism spectrum disorders. Fifty-five children were randomly assigned to "S.S.GRIN-HFA" treatment (n = 27) or control (i.e.,…
Descriptors: Control Groups, Intervention, Self Efficacy, Autism
The Use of Structural Analysis to Develop Antecedent-Based Interventions for Students with Autism
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Stichter, Janine P.; Randolph, Jena K.; Kay, Denise; Gage, Nicholas – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2009
Evidence continues to maintain that the use of antecedent variables (i.e., instructional practices, and environmental characteristics) increase prosocial and adaptive behaviors of students with disabilities (e.g., Kern et al. in J Appl Behav Anal 27(1):7-19, 1994; Stichter et al. in Behav Disord 30:401-418, 2005). This study extends the literature…
Descriptors: Prosocial Behavior, Autism, Interpersonal Relationship, Interaction