Research: Behavioral Summer Treatment Program Improves Social and Behavioral Functioning of Four Children with Asperger’s Disorder

Authored by Mrug, S., and Hodgens JB in Clinical Case Studies, Volume 7, Issue 3, p. 171-190, (2008).

Article summary (posted Aug 5, 2008):

The Summer Treatment Program in Alabama has had success in teaching social skills to children with Asperger's Syndrome.

Many experts believe that social skills therapy is an important part of a therapy program for children with autism. Experts also suggest that there is a need for treatments that are intense and that mimic real life. Very few studies, however, have looked to see which types of social skills therapy works best for children with autism. This case study describes four boys with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and Asperger Syndrome who were in the Summer Treatment Program for children with ADHD. The behavioral interventions in the program helped all four boys.

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Asperger Syndrome, attention, attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), autism, case study, hyperactivity, intervention, mimic, social skills groups, summer, therapy, treatment
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