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Montoya-Rodríguez, María M.; de Souza Franco, Vanessa; Tomás Llerena, Clementina; Molina Cobos, Francisco J.; Pizzarossa, Sofía; García, Ana C.; Martínez-Valderrey, Vanesa – Journal of Intellectual Disabilities, 2023
Virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) programs have proliferated significantly in recent years and they are finding their way into different educational and therapeutic purposes. This systematic review aims at analyzing the virtual reality and augmented reality programs designed to promote the development of social skills in individuals…
Descriptors: Computer Simulation, Interpersonal Competence, Skill Development, Intellectual Disability
Mateusz Platos; Kinga Wojaczek; Elizabeth A. Laugeson – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2024
PEERS® for Young Adults is an evidence-based program aimed at teaching social skills needed to establish and maintain close relationships, including friendship and romantic relationships. The study investigated the effects of the Polish adaptation of the curriculum on the social functioning of adults on the autism spectrum. Fifteen young adults…
Descriptors: Friendship, Dating (Social), Autism Spectrum Disorders, Intimacy
Sani-Bozkurt, Sunagül; Bozkus-Genc, Gulden – International Journal of Disability, Development and Education, 2023
With technological developments in the 21st century, robot applications have proven to be beneficial in providing some opportunities to help with teaching numerous skills such as joint attention and social skills to children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). However, in the studies investigating the effects of robots on joint attention (JA) in…
Descriptors: Robotics, Attention, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Skill Development
Joel Brown – American Journal of Health Education, 2024
Background: Despite recent declines, youth nicotine vaping remains seen by experts as a national public health epidemic. Few, if any, researchers have examined how related high-profile and school-based prevention programs such as LifeSkills Training (LST) are further disseminated with cooperation from research-to-practice entities as well as the…
Descriptors: Prevention, Smoking, Stress Variables, Skill Development
Ágústa Á. Arnardóttir; Laufey Á. Guðmundsdóttir; Dagmar Kr. Hannesdóttir; Freyr Halldórsson; Helga Auðardóttir; Berglind Sveinbjörnsdóttir – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2025
Purpose: Social skills difficulties among children on the autism spectrum can impede social, emotional, and academic development, especially with increasing age and social demands. This pilot study examined the efficacy of a 5-week skill-building program for children on the autism spectrum. Although effective social skills programs are available…
Descriptors: Pilot Projects, Program Evaluation, Friendship, Interpersonal Competence
Crewdson, Margaret; Skinner, Christopher H.; Wilson, Chelsea; Fowler, Kristen; Richardson, Robert; Wilhoit, Brian – Psychology in the Schools, 2023
We extended research on social skills training to determine if the activities first-grade students were engaged in while Tootling would influence their performance of two recently trained social skills: complimenting and encouraging peers. After receiving social skills training, students engaged in two experimental small-group activities, a…
Descriptors: Interpersonal Competence, Social Development, Grade 1, Elementary School Students
Baker, Elizabeth; Choy, Tricia; Veytsman, Elina; Martin, Ann Marie; Blacher, Jan; Stavropoulos, Katherine Kuhl Meltzoff – Mind, Brain, and Education, 2023
Thirteen autistic teens, who were predominantly Latinx, completed the Program for the Education and Enrichment of Relational Skills (PEERS), a 16-week social skills intervention. Time-frequency decomposition was calculated using advanced electroencephalographic techniques to measure oscillatory brain activity during reward anticipation and…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Hispanic Americans, Interpersonal Competence
Pamela S. Wolfe; Muhammed A. Karal; Jonte' C. Taylor – Journal of the American Academy of Special Education Professionals, 2024
Sexuality education is an essential part of a comprehensive curriculum for individuals with disabilities as emerging adults. Lack of socio-sexuality education for individuals with disabilities has been linked to limited resources and training for teachers/personnel, and restrictive attitudes. The present study examined the effectiveness of the…
Descriptors: Sex Education, Students with Disabilities, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Sexuality
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
Jonathan D. Rodgers; Marcus L. Thomeer; Christopher Lopata; James P. Donnelly; Shelby L. Brennan; Brigit M. Reilly; Christian J. Rajnisz; Zoe L. Gionis; Annamaria Monti; Samantha L. Andrews – Journal of Developmental and Physical Disabilities, 2023
This study reports on two pilot studies developing a telemedicine parent-delivered social skills intervention (PDSSI) for school-aged children with ASD. Pilot study 1 involved initial development, training, and feasibility testing for six parent-child pairs using in-person training and fidelity monitoring. Findings from study 1 supported the…
Descriptors: Telecommunications, Parents, Interpersonal Competence, Social Development
Gray Atherton; Emily Dawson; Liam Cross – American Journal of Play, 2024
The authors discuss how board games offer individuals with autism (who often struggle with social settings and require structured outlets for building relationships) an affordable, naturalistic, collaborative environment that is stimulating, engaging, and educational. Board games, they assert, provide opportunities to practice social skills,…
Descriptors: Games, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Interpersonal Relationship, Cooperation
Jewoong Moon – ProQuest LLC, 2021
My dissertation examined the effect of adaptive prompts in virtual reality (VR) based social skills training on social skills of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). In my dissertation, adaptive prompts refer to an instructional technique to enhance social skill performance of children with ASD considering their emotional states. Despite…
Descriptors: Prompting, Cues, Computer Simulation, Interpersonal Competence
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
Pat Bullen; Rachel A. Williamson-Dean; Gavin T. L. Brown – New Zealand Journal of Educational Studies, 2024
Schools are important in nurturing social skills and behaviours. Research consistently demonstrates that movement into/out of school (transience/mobility) disrupts positive social skill development, especially for students who frequently move. The impact of attending a highly transient school on "non-mobile" students is not as…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Students, Control Groups, Well Being
Kaye, Amy J.; Pejic, Vanja; Moffa, Kathryn; Jordan, Molly; Dennery, Kristine M.; DeMaso, David R. – Psychology in the Schools, 2022
The objective of this study was to evaluate an innovative model for providing high quality professional development workshops (PDWs) in the context of a Learning Collaborative (LC) based intervention to build the capacities of school professionals to promote the social, emotional, and behavioral health of students. Eleven PDWs totaling 27.5 h were…
Descriptors: Faculty Development, Workshops, Social Development, Emotional Development