Parents may be able to help teens with autism learn social skills and deepen friendships.
This study looked at whether parent-assisted social skills intervention could help 33 teens (13-17 years of age) with autism to improve social skills and friendships. The study used the program PEERS (Program for the Education and Enrichment of Relational Skills). This study found that parents and teens believed that the teens learned social skills with the PEERS program. Teachers did not report changes in social skills in kids in the program. The authors think that this is because very few teachers turned in the reports on the teens.
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Feb 22, 2010 by AnonymousI have had my child enrolled in gymnastics as a form of physical therapy. I have lots of experience teaching swim lessons, and I use "aquatic therapy" as a means of therapy for her sensory problems and speech and social skills.
Social Skill Builder
Feb 16, 2010 by meganSocial Skill Builder, Inc. was founded by speech pathologists and sisters Jennifer Jacobs M.S. CCC-SLP andLaurie Jacobs M.A. CCC-SLP in 1999. Social Skill Builder provides appropriate tools for teaching social skills to children affected by Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and other language/learning difficulties.
Because social interaction between people usually happens so quickly and naturally, it is hard to teach these skills to children with social competence difficulties. Social Skill Builder software programs allow children to dissect social situations in a safe and controlled environment, with the opportunity to replay scenarios for greater understanding. Such practice provides children with greater insight into social interactions and increases their confidence as they try out new skills in their real-world environments.
Social Skill Builder has created a series of learning tools, targeting preschool through young adults, which use real life video in computer assisted programs to teach social skills. The user is able to watch the video scenarios unfold and then make choices about what should be said or done next in a safe and controlled environment. These interactive features allow the child or adolescent to step inside familiar social situations to problem solve or predict outcomes. Motivating reinforcements and games make learning the social skills fun and entertaining. This unique training software provides a reference for language, behaviors and interactions that children can carry into the natural environment.
Social Skill Builder's products are designed for speech and occupational therapists, educators, counselors and psychologists, and parents who interact with children and adolescents ages 3-18 affected by ASDs and other learning/language deficits.
You can find more information regarding our software at www.socialskillbuilder.com
Autism Social Skills Stories
Jan 27, 2010 by meganAutism Social Skills Stories
Dedicated to providing Social Skills Stories and Visual Support Cards to children and young people with autism and related conditions.
The Effect of Early Intervention in the Progress of Autistic Child with Mental Retardation
Nov 18, 2009 by AnonymousINTRODUCTION:
Autism is an incapacitating life long developmental disorder that typically occurs in the first three years of life. Children affected with autism have disturbances in three main areas like social skill, communication and eye contact. There are many causes for autisms some are environmental and some are genetic. Since definite cause is yet to be known it cannot be cured completely. An attempt was made in the present study to know the effectiveness of different types of therapies and treatments. Parental opinion was collected from the children affected with autism. Findings indicated that most of the parents have positive views on standardized therapies, innovative therapies and treatments. Modification in behavior is possible through early intervention by therapies and treatment.
Present Study: the present study finds the effect of early intervention in the progress of autistic child with mental retardation. Investigator considered three major areas, which were generally used in progress of the autistic child, they are as follows:
Comparison between different types of standardized therapies: When different types of standardized therapies were compared with arithmetic mean, it was found that occupational therapy and speech therapy was found to be more effective compared to other type of therapies.
COMPARISON BETWEEN STANDARDIZED THERAPIES
Comparison between different types of Innovative therapies: When different type of innovative therapies are compared with arithmetic mean , it was found that touch therapy and Art therapy was found to be more effective compared to other type of therapies.
Comparison between different types of treatments: When different types treatments are compared with arithmetic mean, it was found that Diet and special diet treatment, was found to be more effective.
Major Findings of the Study
SUPERVISOR: D.r.A. RAMAKRISHNA PROFESSOR, IASE, OSMANIA UNIVERSITY
INVESTIGATOR: K.SAILAJA