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The Social Skills and Attachment to Dogs of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder
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Carlisle, Gretchen K. – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2015
Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) have deficits in social skills, and interaction with service dogs has been associated with increased social skills for children with ASD. In this telephone survey of 70 parents of children with ASD, children owning dogs had greater Mean scores for social skills, using the Social Skills Improvement…
Descriptors: Children, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Interpersonal Competence
A Group-Administered Social Skills Training for 8- to 12-Year-Old, High-Functioning Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders: An Evaluation of Its Effectiveness in a Naturalistic Outpatient Treatment Setting
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Deckers, Anne; Muris, Peter; Roelofs, Jeffrey; Arntz, Arnoud – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2016
A social skills training (SST) for high-functioning children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) was evaluated in an outpatient setting using a combined between- and within-subject design in which SST and a waiting list condition were compared. According to parents and teachers, the SST produced greater improvement of social skills than the…
Descriptors: Social Behavior, Skill Development, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders