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ERIC Number: EJ976438
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2012-Aug
Pages: 11
Abstractor: As Provided
Reference Count: 14
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0271-1214
A Programmatic Description of a Social Skills Group for Young Children with Autism
Leaf, Justin B.; Dotson, Wesley H.; Oppenheim-Leaf, Misty L.; Sherman, James A.; Sheldon, Jan B.
Topics in Early Childhood Special Education, v32 n2 p111-121 Aug 2012
Deficits in social skills are a common problem for children with autism. One method of developing appropriate social skills in children with autism has been group instruction. To date, however, group instruction has produced mixed results. The purpose of this article is to describe a promising method of teaching social skills to children in small groups. (Contains 2 tables and 1 figure.)
Descriptors: Autism, Interpersonal Competence, Skill Development, Teaching Methods, Small Group Instruction, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Asperger Syndrome, Preschool Children, Undergraduate Students, Young Children, Interaction, Role Playing, Social Attitudes, Positive Reinforcement, Parent Attitudes, Program Effectiveness
SAGE Publications and Hammill Institute on Disabilities. 2455 Teller Road, Thousand Oaks, CA 91320. Tel: 800-818-7243; Tel: 805-499-9774; Fax: 800-583-2665; e-mail: journals@sagepub.com; Web site: http://sagepub.com
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Early Childhood Education
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: United States (Midwest)