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Birri, Nicole L.; Dymond, Stacy K.; Rooney-Kron, Magen – Education and Training in Autism and Developmental Disabilities, 2022
To better understand the existing research for teaching workplace social skills to individuals with severe disabilities, we conducted a systematic review of the literature across five databases between the years 1975 and 2020. This review examined study characteristics, intervention efficacy, and methodological soundness. We identified a total of…
Descriptors: Severe Disabilities, Interpersonal Competence, Skill Development, Work Environment
Milne, Christine M.; Leaf, Justin B.; Cihon, Joseph H.; Ferguson, Julia L.; McEachin, John; Leaf, Ronald – Education and Training in Autism and Developmental Disabilities, 2020
One intervention that has been evaluated in numerous empirical investigations and has been implemented clinically is Social Stories. Social Stories are a systematic form of intervention where a text is written describing a situation (e.g., social situation) and how the learner should respond during that situation. Previous reviews and analysis…
Descriptors: Interpersonal Competence, Story Telling, Teaching Methods, Intervention
Chou, Yu-Chi – Education and Training in Autism and Developmental Disabilities, 2020
The purpose of the study was to investigate the effectiveness of a three-phased self-directed model in enhancing the social problem-solving skills and the levels of self-determination of students with ASD. A total of 44 junior high school students with ASD were assigned to either an experimental group (n = 24) receiving the three-phased…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Problem Solving, Self Determination
Karal, Muhammed A.; Wolfe, Pamela S. – Education and Training in Autism and Developmental Disabilities, 2018
Social stories frequently have been used to improve the social interaction of students with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). This literature review examines the effectiveness of social story interventions on the social interactions of students with ASD including with whom, where, and what formats have been implemented, as well as the methodological…
Descriptors: Interpersonal Competence, Interaction, Story Telling, Social Development
Olcay-Gül, Seray; Tekin-Iftar, Elif – Education and Training in Autism and Developmental Disabilities, 2016
The purpose of this study was to examine whether (a) family members were able to learn to write a social story and deliver social story intervention to teach social skills to their children (age 12 to 16) with ASD, (b) youths with ASD acquired and maintained the targeted social skills and generalized these skills across novel situations. Multiple…
Descriptors: Interpersonal Competence, Story Telling, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders
Leaf, Justin B.; Oppenheim-Leaf, Misty L.; Leaf, Ronald B.; Taubman, Mitchell; McEachin, John; Parker,Tracee; Waks, Andrea B.; Mountjoy, Toby – Education and Training in Autism and Developmental Disabilities, 2015
Social stories are a commonly empirically evaluated and implemented procedure to increase pro-social behaviors and decrease aberrant behaviors for individuals diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder. Despite their widespread use there have been questions raised to the soundness of the research methodology and the results which have been…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Story Telling, Interpersonal Competence, Autism
Leaf, Justin B.; Tsuji, Kathleen H.; Griggs, Brandy; Edwards, Andrew; Taubman, Mitchell; McEachin, John; Leaf, Ronald; Oppenheim-Leaf, Misty L. – Education and Training in Autism and Developmental Disabilities, 2012
This study evaluated the effects of the cool versus not cool procedure for teaching three children diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder eight social skills. The cool versus not cool procedure is a social discrimination program used to increase children's ability to display appropriate social behaviors. In this study, the cool versus not cool…
Descriptors: Social Behavior, Social Discrimination, Autism, Researchers
Travers, Jason; Tincani, Matt – Education and Training in Autism and Developmental Disabilities, 2010
Individuals with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) present unique needs regarding sexuality education. While the topic of sexuality has received increased attention in the fields of intellectual and developmental disabilities generally, less consideration has focused on the unique needs of individuals with ASD specifically. This paper presents one…
Descriptors: Sex Education, Mental Retardation, Sexuality, Pervasive Developmental Disorders