Therapy that teaches Social Thinking can help children with autism learn to have better social skills.

Many teachers and therapists must meet the social needs of children with autism on a daily basis. This study was designed to see if a type of social skills therapy known as Social Thinking can help children with Asperger Syndrome or High Functioning Autism. Social Thinking is unique in that it teaches children how to think about social situations. Success in the study was measured based upon the number of times the student had good social interactions when not in the treatment setting. The authors found that children who received Social Thinking therapy had better social skills after intervention.