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Play, Behaviour, Language and Social Skills: The Comparison of a Play and a Non-Play Intervention within a Specialist School Setting
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O'Connor, Chloe; Stagnitti, Karen – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2011
The aim of the present study was to investigate the play, behaviour, language and social skills of children aged 5-8 years participating in a play intervention (based on the "Learn to Play" program) compared to a group of children participating in traditional classroom activities within a specialist school over a six month period.…
Descriptors: Special Schools, Quasiexperimental Design, Play, Intervention
Improving Social Understanding of Individuals of Intellectual and Developmental disabilities through a 3D-Facial Expression Intervention Program
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Cheng, Yufang; Chen, Shuhui – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2010
Individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) have specific difficulties in cognitive social-emotional capability, which affect numerous aspects of social competence. This study evaluated the learning effects of using 3D-emotion system intervention program for individuals with IDD in learning socially based-emotions capability…
Descriptors: Nonverbal Communication, Intervention, Mental Retardation, Developmental Disabilities
Can Social Stories Enhance the Interpersonal Conflict Resolution Skills of Children with LD?
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Kalyva, Efrosini; Agaliotis, Ioannis – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2009
Since many children with learning disabilities (LD) face interpersonal conflict resolution problems, this study examines the efficacy of social stories in helping them choose more appropriate interpersonal conflict resolution strategies. A social story was recorded and played to the 31 children with LD in the experimental group twice a week for a…
Descriptors: Experimental Groups, Control Groups, Intervention, Learning Disabilities
Teaching Social Skills to Adults with Intellectual Disabilities: A Comparison of External Control and Problem-Solving Interventions
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O'Reilly, Mark F.; Lancioni, Giulio E.; Sigafoos, Jeff; O'Donoghue, Deirdre; Lacey, Claire; Edrisinha, Chaturi – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2004
We compared the effectiveness of a problem-solving and an external control intervention to teach social skills to five adults with mild intellectual disabilities. The social skills of ''responding to corrective feedback'' and ''managing conflict'' were targeted for intervention. Each participant received the problem-solving intervention with one…
Descriptors: Interpersonal Competence, Problem Solving, Mild Mental Retardation, Adults
The Effects of Intellectual Functioning and Autism Severity on Outcome of Early Behavioral Intervention for Children with Autism
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Ben-Itzchak, Esther; Zachor, Ditza A. – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2007
This study assessed the relation between pre-intervention variables (cognition, socialization and communication) to outcome in young children with autism. Method: Twenty five children with autism (20-32 months) were enrolled in intensive behavior intervention. The children were divided into groups based on their IQ scores and on the severity of…
Descriptors: Severity (of Disability), Language Skills, Intervention, Interpersonal Relationship