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How Do Children with Intellectual Disabilities Empathize in Comparison to Typically Developing Children?
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Poline Simon; Nathalie Nader-Grosbois – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2025
Objectives: Two studies were conducted to better understand how children with intellectual disabilities (ID) empathize with the feelings of others during social interactions. The first study tested hypotheses of developmental delay or difference regarding empathy in 79 children with ID by comparing them with typically developing (TD) children,…
Descriptors: Intellectual Disability, Empathy, Interaction, Interpersonal Relationship
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