Conversational Skills for Autistic Adolescents: Teaching Assertiveness in Naturalistic Game Settings.

McGee, Gail G.; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ308398

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1984

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Conversational Skills for Autistic Adolescents: Teaching Assertiveness in Naturalistic Game Settings.

McGee, Gail G.; And Others

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, v14 n3 p319-30 Sep 1984

A naturalistic social skills training program was used to teach assertive responses to three autistic adolescents in the context of two game situations. Results demonstrated the effectiveness of the procedure in generating high levels of positive and negative assertions that maintained across a 4.5-month follow-up interval. (Author/CL)

Descriptors: Adolescents, Assertiveness, Autism, Communication Skills, Games, Social Development

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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