A Real-World Application of Social Stories as an Intervention for Children with Communication and Behaviour Difficulties

Autor/inn/en	O'Connor, Kim M.; Hayes, Ben
Titel	A Real-World Application of Social Stories as an Intervention for Children with Communication and Behaviour Difficulties
Quelle	In: Emotional & Behavioural Difficulties, 24 (2019) 4, S.323-338 (16 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1363-2752
DOI	10.1080/13632752.2019.1625246
Schlagwörter	Story Telling; Interpersonal Competence; Intervention; Communication Skills; Communication Disorders; Behavior Problems; Foreign Countries; Autism; Behavior Modification; Language Impairments; Elementary School Students; Elementary Schools; Program Effectiveness; Language Proficiency; United Kingdom (London) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Interpersonale Kompetenz; Kommunikationsstil; Kommunikationsstörung; Ausland; Autismus; Behaviour modification; Verhaltensänderung; Speech disorder; Speech disorders; Speech disabilities; Speech disability; Speech handicap; Speech handicaps; Speech impairment; Speech impairments; Language handicaps; Sprachbehinderung; Elementary school; Grundschule; Volksschule; Language skill; Language skills; Sprachkompetenz
Abstract	Increasingly, pragmatic language skills are viewed as playing a crucial role in the relationship between language and behaviour difficulties. This study aimed to explore whether Social Stories, a familiar intervention for children with autism, would lead to improvements in problematic behaviour for children with both behaviour and pragmatic language difficulties. Four children (3 males, 1 female) in Key Stage 2 and four school staff personnel in two primary schools in England were recruited to a single-case multiple-baseline design study. Direct observations were examined through visual analysis and intervention effects calculated. Generalisation and maintenance data were also collected and analysed. The Social Story intervention led to a reduction in problematic behaviour across all four participants, with intervention effect size ranging from small-medium (NAP = 0.58-0.79). Social Stories, therefore, offer a promising intervention for children with pragmatic language and behaviour difficulties. Limitations of the study are discussed and directions for future research provided. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01