ERIC Number: EJ1350314
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2022
Pages: 6
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Promoting Generalization of Social Skills to Inclusive Play Settings for Children with Autism and Their Peers
Raulston, Tracy J.; Hansen, Sarah G.
TEACHING Exceptional Children, v54 n6 p434-439 Jul-Aug 2022
Children on the autism spectrum often experience difficulty generalizing social skills across environments and contexts, which can make developing friendships challenging in early childhood. This means that, in addition to initial social skills instruction, children with autism may need specialized supports to promote the generalization of newly learned skills to natural inclusive play routines such as unstructured social centers and playdates. In this paper, we describe strategies teachers can employ to promote the generalization of newly learned social skills. Specifically, we describe how social narratives, visual supports, and environmental arrangement, prompting, and praise can be used during social centers and playdates to facilitate setting generalization. When teachers systematically support generalized social skills and behaviors, children will have more opportunities to develop meaningful friendships.
Descriptors: Autism Spectrum Disorders, Play, Generalization, Interpersonal Competence, Social Development, Skill Development, Inclusion, Prompting, Positive Reinforcement, Environmental Influences, Visual Stimuli, Cues
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Audience: Teachers
Language: English
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