scholarly journals Differences in Adolescents With Down Syndrome and Asperger in a Social Skills Training Program

SAGE Open ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 215824402110088
Author(s):  
María Auxiliadora Robles-Bello ◽  
David Sánchez-Teruel ◽  
Nieves Valalencia-Naranjo ◽  
Francisca Barba Colmenero

Background/Objective: Researchers have traditionally reported that individuals with Down syndrome possess a strength in their social development, yet the opposite occurs with Asperger’s syndrome. Based on this premise, we sought to assess effectiveness of the social skills training program. Method: Thirty adolescents aged 11 to 14 years with Down syndrome and Asperger’s syndrome participated in the study. Results: Significant differences between both groups were detected in the posttreatment measures and a connection was found between adolescents’ learning potential and the benefits gained. Conclusions: The training program is effective at improving the social skills under evaluation in adolescents with Down syndrome; however, this benefit is greater among adolescents with Asperger’s syndrome.

2013 ◽  
Vol 7 ◽  
pp. 141-157
Author(s):  
Žaneta Grinkevičiūtė ◽  
Jorūnė Vyšniauskytė-Rimkienė

Kauno „Atžalyno“ vidurinė mokyklaPartizanų g. 46, Kaunas. Tel. (8 37) 31 19 73El. paštas: [email protected] Didžiojo universitetasDonelaičio g. 52 Kaunas. Tel. (8 37) 32 78 46El. paštas: [email protected]  Prevencinė socialinių įgūdžių lavinimo programa buvo parengta ir įdiegta bendrojo lavinimo mokyklos 14–16 metų paauglių klasėje. Šešiolikos užsiėmimų programą vedė profesionalus socialinis darbuotojas. Socialiniams paauglių įgūdžiams lavinti naudoti instruktavimo, modeliavimo, vaidmenų žaidimų, elgesio generalizacijos ir kiti darbo grupėje metodai. Tyrime naudotas trianguliacijos metodas: taikytos kokybinio ir kiekybinio tyrimų prieigos. Atliktas veiklos tyrimas atskleidė, kad socialinių įgūdžių lavinimo programa bendrojo lavinimo mokykloje yra iš dalies veiksminga. Tyrimo rezultatai parodė, kad berniukai tapo atviresni, pradėjo labiau reikšti savo jausmus ir domėtis, kaip jaučiasi kiti bendraamžiai. Tyrime dalyvavę paaugliai pradėjo dažniau inicijuoti pokalbius, tarpusavio sąveikose tapo drąsesni. Grupės darbe pokytis buvo nustatytas merginų tarpe, jos tapo vieningesnės, „drąsiai dalindavosi savo situacijomis bei įsitraukdavo į grupinį darbą“. Remiantis atlikto tyrimo duomenimis, bendrojo lavinimo mokykloms rekomenduojama organizuoti nuolatinius ir ilgalaikius socialinių įgūdžių lavinimo užsiėmimus, kuriuose galėtų dalyvauti skirtingą socialinę kompetenciją turintys vaikai ir paaugliai.Pagrindiniai žodžiai: socialiniai įgūdžiai, prevencinis socialinių įgūdžių lavinimas, socialinių įgūdžių lavinimas mokykloje.Preventive Training of Social Skills at School: Development of Social Skills in AdolescentsŽaneta Grinkevičiūtė, Jorūnė Vyšniauskytė-RimkienėSummaryA preventive program of training social skills was developed and implemented in-class for 14–16-year-old adolescents in a regular secondary school. The social skills training program of sixteen workshops was led by a professional social worker. The methods of instruction, modeling, role-playing games, generalization were used to develop social skills of adolescents. In the research, the triangulation method (qualitative and quantitative) was used. The action research revealed that the social skills training program was partially effective. The boys’ behaviour mostly changed according to data of the assertiveness and empathy scales. The boys became more open; moreover, they began to express their feelings and show interest in other peoples’ feelings. Adolescents began to initiate conversations and became assertive in interactions with others. In group work, the girls showed more changes in their behaviour (became more united, were sharing their situations, were actively involed in the group work). According to the data of the research, recommendations were prepared for organizations and institutions working with adolescents in organizing stable and long-term social skills training sessions including participants with different levels of social competence development.Key words: social skills, preventive training of social skills, training of social skills at school.


2016 ◽  
Vol Ano 6 ◽  
pp. 16-23
Author(s):  
Maria C G Pereira Ferreira de Lima ◽  
Mariana Guimarães Dilascio

A síndrome de Asperger é um transtorno do espectro autista que cursa com comprometimento da socialização, da comunicação verbal e não verbal e da flexibilidade cognitiva e comportamental. A abordagem dessas características pelo treinamento de habilidades sociais (THS), baseado na terapia cognitivocomportamental (TCC), visa melhorar a qualidade de vida e reduzir alguns sintomas psiquiátricos nesses pacientes. Entre as dificuldades abordadas estão: 1) a compreensão social; 2) as regras de interação social e as expectativas interpessoais; 3) a conversa recíproca; 4) o uso e a interpretação das condutas não verbais; 5) o autocontrole; 6) os comportamentos estereotipados e os interesses obsessivos; e 7) a formação de amizades. O presente artigo é uma revisão crítica do tema.


2009 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
pp. 48-54 ◽  
Author(s):  
Allison Breit-Smith ◽  
Donna S. Murray

Abstract This article discusses the conversational abilities of children diagnosed with High functioning autism/Asperger’s syndrome in the context of the broader social deficits associated with the disorder and describes how social skills training groups might address conversation skill difficulties in this population. We present a template for how speech-language pathologists might structure a social skills training group to increase conversational responding in children with high functioning autism/Asperger’s syndrome.


2000 ◽  
Vol 34 (4) ◽  
pp. 697-697 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kazuhiko Nakamura ◽  
Kazuhiko Iwahashi ◽  
Isao Fukunishi ◽  
Hiroshi Suwaki

PsycCRITIQUES ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 56 (48) ◽  
Author(s):  
Georgette Yetter ◽  
Catherine Laterza

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