Use of a Social Story Intervention To Improve Mealtime Skills of an Adolescent with Asperger Syndrome.

Bledsoe, Rebecca; Myles, Brenda Smith; Simpson, Richard L.

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ERIC Number: EJ674709

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 2003

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Use of a Social Story Intervention To Improve Mealtime Skills of an Adolescent with Asperger Syndrome.

Bledsoe, Rebecca; Myles, Brenda Smith; Simpson, Richard L.

Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, v7 n3 p289-95 Sep 2003

A study assessed the utility of a social story intervention to improve the lunchtime eating behaviors of an adolescent with Asperger syndrome. The social story program resulted in a decrease in the number of food and drink skills and an increase in the frequency of appropriate mouth-wiping during school lunch. (Contains references.) (Author/CR)

Descriptors: Adolescents, Asperger Syndrome, Behavior Modification, Eating Habits, Instructional Effectiveness, Secondary Education, Social Development, Socialization, Story Telling

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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