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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- 作者：Anne Deckers ; Peter Muris ; Jeffrey Roelofs…
- 关键词：Social skills ; Autism spectrum disorders ; Children
- 刊名：Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders
- 出版年：2016
- 出版时间：November 2016
- 年：2016
- 卷：46
- 期：11
- 页码：3493-3504
- 全文大小：533 KB
- 刊物类别：Behavioral Science
- 刊物主题：Psychology
Child and School Psychology
Pediatrics - 出版者：Springer Netherlands
- ISSN：1573-3432
- 卷排序：46
文摘
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 waiting list, and these effects were maintained at 3 months follow-up. No between-group effects were found for loneliness, although in general scores on this outcome measure decreased from pre- to follow-up. The effects of SST were unaffected by social anxiety, ADHD symptoms, Theory of Mind, or desire for social interaction. Altogether, SST seems an effective intervention for high-functioning children with ASD that can be applied in daily clinical practice.