A comparison of two group-delivered social skills programs for young children with autism
A comparison of two group-delivered social skills programs for young children with autism
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DOI:
10.1007/s10803-006-0207-x
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发表时间:
2007-05-01
影响因子:
3.9
通讯作者:
Newsom, Crighton
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作者:
Kroeger, K. A.;Schultz, Janet R.;Newsom, Crighton
A social skills group intervention was developed and evaluated for young children with autism. Twenty-five 4- to 6-year-old (diagnosed) children were assigned to one of two kinds of social skills groups: the direct teaching group or the play activities group. The direct teaching group used a video-modeling format to teach play and social skills over the course of the intervention, while the play activities group engaged in unstructured play during the sessions. Groups met for 5 weeks, three times per week, 1 h each time. Data were derived and coded from videotapes of pre- and post-treatment unstructured play sessions. Findings indicated that while members of both groups increased prosocial behaviors, the direct teaching group made more gains in social skills.