Sabrina D Daneshvar1, Marjorie H Charlop2, Debra Berry Malmberg3. 1. a Claremont Graduate University , Claremont , USA. 2. b Department of Psychology , Claremont McKenna College , USA. 3. c Department of Psychology , California State University , Northridge , USA.
Abstract
PURPOSE: To compare the efficacy of two procedures, a photo activity schedule intervention and Social Stories, to teach social skills to four children diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). METHODS: An adapted alternating treatments design with an additional multiple baseline control was used, and two social skills were targeted for each of the four participants, one under each intervention condition. RESULTS: Results indicated that all four participants learned the target social behaviours with the photo activity schedule intervention, but did not learn target social behaviours with Social Stories. CONCLUSIONS: Findings support the use of a photo activity intervention for teaching social skillsto children with ASD; we discuss the implications of inconsistent findings of effectiveness of Social Stories.
PURPOSE: To compare the efficacy of two procedures, a photo activity schedule intervention and Social Stories, to teach social skills to four children diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). METHODS: An adapted alternating treatments design with an additional multiple baseline control was used, and two social skills were targeted for each of the four participants, one under each intervention condition. RESULTS: Results indicated that all four participants learned the target social behaviours with the photo activity schedule intervention, but did not learn target social behaviours with Social Stories. CONCLUSIONS: Findings support the use of a photo activity intervention for teaching social skillstochildren with ASD; we discuss the implications of inconsistent findings of effectiveness of Social Stories.
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Keywords:
Autism; Social Stories; photographic schedule; social behavior; social skills