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Direct linkPeidi Gu; Fang Xu; Lingwei Chen; Zijie Ma; Madian Zhang; Yi Zhang – Education and Information Technologies, 2025
Conversational skills, which are essential for effective social interactions and typically pose difficulties for individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), include abilities such as initiating topics, engaging in back-and-forth dialog, and responding to conversational cues. Chatbots have been used in mental health fields, and the development…
Descriptors: Technology Uses in Education, Artificial Intelligence, Interpersonal Communication, Communication Skills
Priscilla Brandi Gomes Godoy; Lorna McWilliams; Leticia Rodrigues da Silveira; Mirian de Cesaro Revers Biasão; Fernanda Speggiorin Pereira Alarcão; Leonardo Seda; Renata Generoso Campoli; Holan Liang; Gauri Divan; Kathy Leadbitter; Jonathan Green; Elizabeth Shephard – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2024
Effective support for autistic individuals is lacking in Brazil. Few centres offer services and those that do are limited in therapeutic options and geographical location. Paediatric Autism Communication Therapy is a low-intensity, evidence-based parent-mediated social-communication intervention that may be useful for this scenario. This…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Parent Role, Interpersonal Communication, Communication Skills
Mohammadzaheri, Fereshteh; Koegel, Lynn Kern; Bakhshi, Enayatollah; Khosrowabadi, Reza; Soleymani, Zahra – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2022
This study examined the effect of Pivotal response treatment (PRT) to improve verbal initiations in children with Autism Spectrum Disorder, age 6-12 years old, using a Randomized Clinical Trial design. Intervention was conducted three times a week for 2 months, for a total of 24 one-hour sessions. The PRT intervention taught a variety of questions…
Descriptors: Interpersonal Communication, Communication Skills, Verbal Communication, Autism
Manuel M. Molina-López; Susana González-Pérez; M. Carmen García-Centeno; Miryam Martínez-Martínez – SAGE Open, 2024
This study explores the realm of authentic leadership theory to examine how female teenagers can enhance relational authenticity and develop authentic leadership skills through a specialized program. Employing multigroup Structural Equation Modeling (SEM), we assess the impact of this leadership intervention on female teenagers, comparing pre- and…
Descriptors: Females, Adolescents, Leadership Training, Skill Development
Orla Walsh; Conor Linehan; Christian Ryan – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2025
There is increasing interest in the use of games to scaffold social skills training for autistic children and youth. However, there is no consensus on how to best approach their design, so that learning opportunities are maximised. This article presents a systematic scoping review of empirical studies that use games as social skills training for…
Descriptors: Autism Spectrum Disorders, Children, Adolescents, Late Adolescents
Download full textHoworth, Sarah K.; Rooks-Ellis, Deborah L.; Sulinski, Ella; Jones, Brooklin – Journal of Postsecondary Education and Disability, 2023
Using a single-case multiple baseline (MBL) across behaviors design, the purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of the PEERS® for Young Adults manualized intervention on the acquisition of introductory conversational skills by five adults on the autism spectrum. Five participants attended the PEERS® group in a classroom at a rural…
Descriptors: Autism Spectrum Disorders, Interpersonal Communication, Communication Skills, Young Adults
Bonnie L. Ingelin; Seyma Intepe-Tingir; Nanette C. Hammons – Topics in Early Childhood Special Education, 2023
Teaching children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) academic skills supports their future opportunities. For example, early number sense skills are predictive of future mathematical success for all children including children with ASD. Yet, research on foundational early childhood mathematics skills of children with ASD is limited. This study…
Descriptors: Preschool Children, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Numeracy, Mathematics Skills
Ke, Fengfeng; Moon, Jewoong; Sokolikj, Zlatko – Journal of Special Education Technology, 2022
In this study, the researchers explored the usage of a virtual reality (VR)-based social skills learning environment for children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Using OpenSimulator, the researchers constructed a desktop VR-based learning environment that supports social-oriented role-play, gaming, and design by children with ASD. Seven 10-14…
Descriptors: Computer Simulation, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Social Development
Edmunds, Sarah R.; Frost, Kyle M.; Sheldrick, R. Chris; Bravo, Alice; Straiton, Diondra; Pickard, Katherine; Grim, Valerie; Drahota, Amy; Kuhn, Jocelyn; Azad, Gazi; Pomales Ramos, Anamiguel; Ingersoll, Brooke; Wainer, Allison; Ibanez, Lisa V.; Stone, Wendy L.; Carter, Alice; Broder-Fingert, Sarabeth – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2022
Defining the central components of an intervention is critical for balancing fidelity with flexible implementation in both research settings and community practice. Implementation scientists distinguish an intervention's essential components (thought to cause clinical change) and adaptable periphery (recommended, but not necessary). While…
Descriptors: Intervention, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Fidelity
Cynde Katherine Josol; Marisa H. Fisher; Matthew T. Brodhead; Ana Dueñas – Journal of Developmental and Physical Disabilities, 2022
Impairments in empathic responding are related to decreased social interactions and fewer friendships for adolescents with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Teaching adolescents to respond empathetically during conversation may promote the development of healthy social relationships. The current study examined the effectiveness of an affective…
Descriptors: Technology Uses in Education, Video Technology, Feedback (Response), Affective Behavior
Shire, Stephanie Y.; Shih, Wendy; Bracaglia, Suzanne; Kodjoe, Maria; Kasari, Connie – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2020
Center-based classroom community interventions create opportunities for young children with autism to connect with peers. Yet, there has been little examination of the peer interactions of toddlers with autism who experience core challenges in social communication and play skills that may create barriers to successful peer interactions. Classrooms…
Descriptors: Toddlers, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Peer Relationship
Russell, Kaylin M.; Ingersoll, Brooke – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2021
Parental self-efficacy, parents' beliefs in their ability to successfully parent their child, plays an important role in family outcomes when a child has autism spectrum disorder. It is important to consider therapeutic self-efficacy, one's feelings of self-efficacy regarding their implementation of an intervention, within parent-mediated…
Descriptors: Parent Attitudes, Self Efficacy, Young Children, Autism
Whittenburg, Holly N.; Xu, Yaoying; Thoma, Colleen A.; Schall, Carol; Ham, Whitney – Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities, 2023
This study investigated the effects of behavioral skills training (BST) with video modeling and in situ training on workplace conversational skills of four transition-age students with autism enrolled in a U.S. community-based internship program. Intervention sessions began with BST, which included direct instruction, video modeling,…
Descriptors: Autism Spectrum Disorders, Students with Disabilities, Video Technology, Modeling (Psychology)
Coleman, Heather; Layden, Selena J.; Horner, Lynda Gayle – Education and Training in Autism and Developmental Disabilities, 2023
The use of evidence-based practices (EBPs) in the child's natural setting is critical for young children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) to improve communication skills and promote generalization. Yet, to implement EBPs effectively, caregivers often require training. The purpose of this study is to explore the efficacy of behavior skills…
Descriptors: Autism Spectrum Disorders, Evidence Based Practice, Young Children, Program Effectiveness
Bross, Leslie Ann; Huffman, Jonathan M.; Anderson, Ashley; Alhibs, Mashael; Rousey, Jessica G.; Pinczynski, Monique – Journal of Special Education Technology, 2023
Young adults with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) typically benefit from individually-designed interventions to engage in reciprocal conversation. We used a multiple baseline across participants design to evaluate the effects of a technology-based self-monitoring application (i.e., I-Connect) and visual supports to teach question asking skills to…
Descriptors: Young Adults, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Self Management, Intervention
