Research article summary (published 29 Apr 2007):

A comparison of two group-delivered social skills programs for young children with autism.

Full Abstract

A social skills group intervention was developed and evaluated for young children with autism. Twenty-five 4- to 6-year-old (diagnosed) children were assigned to one of two kinds of social skills groups:
the direct teaching group or the play activities group. The direct teaching group used a video-modeling format to teach play and social skills over the course of the intervention, while the play activities group engaged in unstructured play during the sessions. Groups met for 5 weeks, three times per week, 1 h each time. Data were derived and coded from videotapes of pre- and post-treatment unstructured play sessions. Findings indicated that while members of both groups increased prosocial behaviors, the direct teaching group made more gains in social skills.

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Author information

Author/s: Kroeger, K A (KA); Schultz, Janet R (JR); Newsom, Crighton (C);

Affiliation: Xavier University, Cincinnati, OH, USA. kimberly.kroeger-geoppinger(-atsign-)cchmc.org

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

Journal: Journal of autism and developmental disorders (J Autism Dev Disord), published in United States. (Language: eng)

Reference: 2007-May; vol 37 (issue 5) : pp 808-17

Dates: Created 2007/05/18; Completed 2007/08/28;

PMID: 16927011, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 12/26/2008)

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Autistic Disorder - epidemiology; psychology Child Child, Preschool Female Humans Interpersonal Relations

Language Disorders - epidemiology Learning Male Observer Variation Program Development Social Behavior

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