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A Pilot Study on the FEST Program -- Friendship and Emotional Skills Training for Children on the Autism Spectrum
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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
World Health Organisation-Caregiver Skills Training (WHO-CST) Program: Feasibility of Delivery by Non-Specialist Providers in Real-World Urban Settings in India
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Sengupta, Koyeli; Shah, Henal; Ghosh, Subharati; Sanghvi, Disha; Mahadik, Sanchita; Dani, Allauki; Deshmukh, Oshin; Pacione, Laura; Dixon, Pamela; Salomone, Erica; Servili, Chiara – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2023
The World Health Organization-Caregiver Skills Training Program, a parent-mediated early intervention facilitated by non-specialist providers piloted in urban India was evaluated using mixed-methods for feasibility and effects on child and caregiver outcomes. Caregivers (n = 22) of children (2-9 years) with social-communication delays participated…
Descriptors: International Organizations, Caregiver Training, Early Intervention, Urban Areas
Validating a Culturally-Sensitive Social Competence Training Programme for Adolescents with ASD in a Chinese Context: An Initial Investigation
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Chan, Raymond Won Shing; Leung, Cecilia Nga Wing; Ng, Denise Ching Yiu; Yau, Sania Sau Wai – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2018
Previous studies on social skills training on ASD were done almost exclusively in the West with children as the main subjects. Demonstrations of the applicability of social interventions in different cultures and age groups are warranted. The current study outlined the development and preliminary evaluation of a CBT-context-based social competence…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Interpersonal Competence
Dismantling the Active Ingredients of an Intervention for Children with Autism
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Pellecchia, Melanie; Connell, James E.; Beidas, Rinad S.; Xie, Ming; Marcus, Steven C.; Mandell, David S. – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2015
This study evaluated the association of fidelity to each of the components of the Strategies for Teaching based on Autism Research (STAR) program, a comprehensive treatment package for children with autism that includes discrete trial training, pivotal response training, and teaching in functional routines, on outcomes for 191 students ages…
Descriptors: Autism, Young Children, Public Schools, Intervention
Training Adults and Children with an Autism Spectrum Disorder to Be Compliant with a Clinical Dental Assessment Using a TEACCH-Based Approach
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Orellana, Lorena M.; Martínez-Sanchis, Sonia; Silvestre, Francisco J. – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2014
The specific neuropsychological and sensory profile found in persons with autism spectrum disorders complicate dental procedures and as a result of this, most are treated under general anesthesia or unnecessary sedation. The main goal of the present study was to evaluate the effectiveness of a short treatment and education of autistic and related…
Descriptors: Training Methods, Adults, Children, Autism
Improving Question-Asking Initiations in Young Children with Autism Using Pivotal Response Treatment
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Koegel, Robert L.; Bradshaw, Jessica L.; Ashbaugh, Kristen; Koegel, Lynn Kern – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2014
Social initiations make up a core deficit for children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). In particular, initiated questions during social interactions are often minimal or absent in this population. In the context of a multiple baseline design, the efficacy of using the motivational procedures of Pivotal Response Treatment to increase social…
Descriptors: Questioning Techniques, Young Children, Autism, Communication Skills