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Direct linkAnna Fridell; Nora Choque Olsson; Christina Coco; Sven Bölte; Ulf Jonsson – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2025
Social skills group training is frequently used to support autistic children and adolescents in coping with everyday social demands and expectations. Meta-analytic studies suggest small to medium effect sizes. Effect moderators must be better understood to inform implementation and allow optimization of intervention protocols. Using data from two…
Descriptors: Autism Spectrum Disorders, Interpersonal Competence, Social Development, Skill Development
Melissa H. Black; Abi Lilford; Vy Nguyen; Erin Walker; Haw Huei Wee; Olov Falkmer; Sarah McGarry – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2025
Using games as part of the intervention and support process (sometimes referred to as 'gaming therapy') is an increasingly popular method of supporting autistic youth to develop social competencies and other skills because they are believed to be inherently motivating and fun for youth. Some emerging research has indicated that intervention…
Descriptors: Intervention, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Interpersonal Competence, Game Based Learning
Sissons, Jon H.; Blakemore, Elise; Shafi, Hannah; Skotny, Naomi; Lloyd, Donna M. – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2022
The aim of this systematic review was to evaluate the effect of animal-assisted interventions on social functioning in children with autism spectrum disorder, based on evidence from randomized control trials. Included studies were articles published in English, with school aged children from 4 to 18 years with autism spectrum disorder. Databases…
Descriptors: Animals, Intervention, Interpersonal Competence, Children
Han, Yvonne M.Y.; Chan, Melody M.Y.; Shea, Caroline K.S.; Mo, Flora Y.M.; Yiu, Klaire W.K.; Chung, Raymond C.K.; Cheung, Mei-Chun; Chan, Agnes S. – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2023
This triple-arm, double-blind, randomized clinical trial investigated the effect of multisession prefrontal transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) on social functioning in individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). A total of 105 individuals (age 14-21 years) diagnosed with ASD were randomized into the active-tDCS, sham-tDCS, and…
Descriptors: Autism Spectrum Disorders, Brain Hemisphere Functions, Stimulation, Stimuli
Wright, Barry; Kingsley, Ellen; Cooper, Cindy; Biggs, Katie; Bursnall, Matthew; Wang, Han-I; Chater, Tim; Coates, Elizabeth; Teare, M. Dawn; McKendrick, Kirsty; Gomez de la Cuesta, Gina; Barr, Amy; Solaiman, Kiera; Packham, Anna; Marshall, David; Varley, Danielle; Nekooi, Roshanak; Parrott, Steve; Ali, Shehzad; Gilbody, Simon; Le Couteur, Ann – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2023
Social learning through friendships is important in child development. Autistic children often initiate and engage in social interactions differently than neurotypical peers. LEGO® based therapy is a group intervention which facilitates social interactions with peers using collaborative LEGO® play. A 1:1 cluster randomised controlled trial with…
Descriptors: Interpersonal Relationship, Friendship, Interpersonal Competence, Social Isolation
Rothman, Emily F.; Graham Holmes, Laura; Caplan, Reid; Chiang, Melody; Haberer, Brandy; Gallop, Nick; Kadel, Rabindra; Person, Mariah; Sanchez, Amelia; Quinn, Emily; Wharmby, Peter – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2022
This study tested the feasibility and preliminary efficacy of a six-session online class on healthy relationships for autistic individuals ages 18-44 years old (N = 55). The content of the Healthy Relationships on the Autism Spectrum class was informed by formative research with 25 autistic individuals, and developed collaboratively by two…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Interpersonal Relationship, Online Courses
Ben-Itzchak, Esther; Zachor, Ditza A. – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2021
Controlled studies examining canine therapy in autism spectrum disorder are scarce. This study examined the effectiveness of a "Dog Training Intervention" on adaptive skills, autism severity, and anxiety using a controlled crossover design. Seventy-three participants diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (M[subscript age] = 4:10 ± 1:0)…
Descriptors: Animals, Intervention, Interpersonal Competence, Communication Skills
Bremer, Emily; Lloyd, Meghann – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2021
This study examined whether adaptive behaviour, emotional and behavioural challenges, and social skills, respectively, moderated the effect of a movement skill intervention on movement skills among preschool aged children with autism spectrum disorder. Twenty-seven participants with autism spectrum disorder (N = 13 experimental) between 3 and 5…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Behavior Problems, Emotional Problems
Dean, Michelle; Chang, Ya-Chih – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2021
This review examined school-based social skills interventions for students with autism spectrum disorder who were educated in inclusive school settings. Secondary aims sought to explore observation protocols and the resulting social outcomes used to measure the social behaviors of students with autism spectrum disorder within authentic social…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Interpersonal Competence, Skill Development
Michael Siller; Lindee Morgan; Sally Fuhrmeister; Quentin Wedderburn; Brooke Schirmer; Emma Chatson; Scott Gillespie – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2024
Preschool classrooms provide a unique context for supporting the development of children with social-communication challenges. This study is an uncontrolled clinical trial of an adapted professional development intervention for preschool teachers (Social Emotional Engagement-Knowledge & Skills-Early Childhood). Social Emotional…
Descriptors: Students with Disabilities, Intervention, Preschool Education, Preschool Children
Sung, Connie; Connor, Annemarie; Chen, June; Lin, Chien-Chun; Kuo, Hung-Jen; Chun, Jina – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2019
This article details the iterative development, feasibility, and preliminary efficacy of an 8-week work-related social skills intervention, Assistive Soft Skills and Employment Training, for young adults with high-functioning autism spectrum disorder. In this mixed-methods study, pre- and post-intervention surveys, interviews, and functional…
Descriptors: Interpersonal Competence, Intervention, Young Adults, Autism
Download full textHugh, Maria L.; Johnson, LeAnne D.; Cook, Clayton – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2022
Early Childhood Special Education teachers select practices to use to promote social communication development for their students with autism spectrum disorder. Understanding what evidence-based practices teachers select and why can inform the development of dissemination and implementation supports at the critical Adoption-Decision stage of…
Descriptors: Preschool Teachers, Special Education Teachers, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders
Pellecchia, Melanie; Beidas, Rinad S.; Lawson, Gwendolyn; Williams, Nathaniel J.; Seidman, Max; Kimberly, John R.; Cannuscio, Carolyn C.; Mandell, David S. – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2020
This study examines how the introduction of TeachTown:Basics, a computer-assisted intervention for students with autism spectrum disorder, influenced teachers' use of other evidence-based practices. In a randomized controlled trial that enrolled 73 teachers nested within 58 schools, we used three-level hierarchical linear models to evaluate…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Intervention, Evidence Based Practice
Ko, Jordan A.; Miller, Amber R.; Vernon, Ty W. – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2019
There has been a significant increase in the development of interventions to improve the social competence and success of adolescents with autism spectrum disorder. The current investigation used direct observation and coding of social conversations as a rigorous method to further assess the efficacy of the Social Tools And Rules for Teens…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Adolescents, Interpersonal Competence
Vivanti, Giacomo; Dissanayake, Cheryl; Duncan, Ed; Feary, Jessica; Capes, Kristy; Upson, Shannon; Bent, Catherine A.; Rogers, Sally J.; Hudry, Kristelle – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2019
A major topic of debate is whether children with autism spectrum disorder should be educated in inclusive or specialized settings. We examined the feasibility and preliminary effectiveness of delivering the Group-Early Start Denver Model to children with autism spectrum disorder in inclusive versus specialized classrooms. We randomly assigned 44…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Preschool Children, Program Effectiveness
