Improvement in Social Competence Using a Randomized Trial of a Theatre Intervention for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder

Autor/inn/en	Corbett, Blythe A.; Key, Alexandra P.; Qualls, Lydia; Fecteau, Stephanie; Newsom, Cassandra; Coke, Catherine; Yoder, Paul
Titel	Improvement in Social Competence Using a Randomized Trial of a Theatre Intervention for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder
Quelle	In: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 46 (2016) 2, S.658-672 (15 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0162-3257
DOI	10.1007/s10803-015-2600-9
Schlagwörter	Autism; Pervasive Developmental Disorders; Children; Interpersonal Competence; Skill Development; Intervention; Randomized Controlled Trials; Instructional Effectiveness; Theater Arts; Outcomes of Treatment; Experimental Groups; Control Groups; Comparative Analysis; Toys; Play; Intercultural Communication; Symptoms (Individual Disorders); Memory; Recognition (Psychology); Theory of Mind; Pilot Projects; Neuropsychology; Cognitive Processes; Brain + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Autismus; Child; Kind; Kinder; Interpersonale Kompetenz; Kompetenzentwicklung; Qualifikationsentwicklung; Unterrichtserfolg; Theaterwissenschaft; Toy; Spielzeug; Spiel; Interkulturelle Kommunikation; Psychiatrische Symptomatik; Gedächtnis; Recognition; Wiedererkennen; Pilot project; Modellversuch; Pilotprojekt; Neuropsychologie; Cognitive process; Kognitiver Prozess; Gehirn
Abstract	The efficacy of a peer-mediated, theatre-based intervention on social competence in participants with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) was tested. Thirty 8-to-14 year-olds with ASD were randomly assigned to the treatment (n = 17) or a wait-list control (n = 13) group. Immediately after treatment, group effects were seen on social ability, (d = 0.77), communication symptoms (d = -0.86), group play with toys in the company of peers (d = 0.77), immediate memory of faces as measured by neuropsychological (d = 0.75) and ERP methods (d = 0.93), delayed memory for faces (d = 0.98), and theory of mind (d = 0.99). At the 2 month follow-up period, group effects were detected on communication symptoms (d = 0.82). The results of this pilot clinical trial provide initial support for the efficacy of the theatre-based intervention. (As Provided).
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