A Systematic Approach to Teaching Social Skills to Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders: A Guide for Practitioners

Autor/inn/en	Bellini, Scott; Benner, Lauren; Peters-Myszak, Jessica
Titel	A Systematic Approach to Teaching Social Skills to Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders: A Guide for Practitioners
Quelle	In: Beyond Behavior, 19 (2009) 1, S.26-39 (14 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1074-2956
Schlagwörter	Autism; Program Effectiveness; Interpersonal Competence; Teaching Methods; Social Development; Pervasive Developmental Disorders; Skill Development; Prosocial Behavior; Delivery Systems; Outcomes of Treatment; Behavior Problems; Antisocial Behavior; Intervention; Prompting + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Autismus; Interpersonale Kompetenz; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Soziale Entwicklung; Kompetenzentwicklung; Qualifikationsentwicklung; Auslieferung; Benutzerführung
Abstract	Social skills training (SST) is a topic of great importance in the field of autism as social skill deficits are a prominent feature of autism spectrum disorders (ASD). Improving and/or facilitating the acquisition and performance of social skills across multiple settings should be the primary purpose of SST. Unfortunately, few children receive SST as an integral part of their treatment and educational programming. To make matters worse, those youth who are receiving SST may not be benefitting from the programming. This article focuses on how to implement systematic social skills programming and outlines a program that systematically delivers social skills instruction to children with ASD. The article discusses the structure, format, procedures, and methods used at the Social Skills Research Center (SSRC) to teach social skills and measure the social outcomes of youth with ASD. The primary purpose of the article is to provide a model for practitioners seeking to deliver systematic social skills programming to children with ASD. The collective outcomes of children participating in the SSRC program over the course of a 15-month period are presented. The purpose of presenting these data is to provide an example of how to use data to evaluate overall program effectiveness and to make programming modifications. The article concludes with a discussion of clinical observations gleaned from the analysis of these data. (Contains 6 figures and 1 table.) (ERIC).
Anmerkungen	Council for Children with Behavioral Disorders. Council for Exceptional Children, 1110 North Glebe Road, Arlington, VA 22201-5704. Tel: 612-276-0140; Fax: 612-276-0142; Web site: http://www.ccbd.net/beyondbehavior/index.cfm?categoryID=D646D293-C09F-1D6F-F9C4E203B21F5EB8
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10