Effects of Social Stories on Prosocial Behavior of Preschool Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders

Source:

J Autism Dev Disord, Volume 37, Issue 9, p.1803-1814 (2007)

Layperson Summary:

Social Stories(TM) can be used as therapy to help some preschool-aged children to work better in the classroom.

This study was designed to see if Social Stories(TM) help children with autism be a better part of the preschool setting. They found that Social Stories(TM) do help children with autism. There were three children in the study and two of them were helped more by their Social Stories(TM) than the third one. The authors of the study believe that this was because the third child did not want to play with the other children and that is why he did not respond as well to the Social Stories(TM). The authors note that it takes time to read the Social Stories(TM) in the classroom and there needs to be a way to wean the child off of the Social Stories(TM).

Scientific Abstract

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