The Influence of Nonhandicapped Peers on the Social Interactions of Children with a Pervasive Developmental Disorder.

Roeyers, Herbert

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ERIC Number: EJ526036

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1996

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The Influence of Nonhandicapped Peers on the Social Interactions of Children with a Pervasive Developmental Disorder.

Roeyers, Herbert

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, v26 n3 p303-20 Jun 1996

Forty-eight children (ages 5 to 13) with autism or related pervasive developmental disability were paired with normally developing peers for informal play periods. Compared to a control group, the experimental children demonstrated improved social behavior which sometimes generalized to interactions with other children and the larger school setting. (Author/DB)

Descriptors: Developmental Disabilities, Elementary Education, Generalization, Interpersonal Competence, Peer Influence, Peer Relationship, Peer Teaching, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Play, Social Behavior, Social Integration

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Audience: Researchers

Language: English

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