Social Skill Interventions for Youth and Adults With Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Systematic Review

2017 ◽  
Vol 88 (1) ◽  
pp. 3-42 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fengfeng Ke ◽  
Kelly Whalon ◽  
Joonmo Yun
Keyword(s):  
Autism Spectrum Disorder ◽  
Social Competence ◽  
Social Skill ◽  
Autism Spectrum ◽  
Spectrum Disorder ◽  
Adults With Autism ◽  
Design Elements ◽  
Learning Tasks ◽  
The Social ◽  
Minimal Improvement

This article is intended to synthesize the broader literature investigating the effectiveness and salient features of interventions designed to enhance the social competence of youth and adults with autism spectrum disorder. Outcomes for adults with autism spectrum disorder remain poor with only minimal improvement shown for decades. Among 796 articles reviewed, 42 representative social skill intervention studies met the selection criteria and were coded descriptively for design elements and findings. The review synthesizes and classifies the major categories and issues associated with the key features of the intervention (e.g., the intervention method, agent, tools, and measures), nature of the learning tasks, the implementation setting and length, research methodology, and key findings related to social competence.

scholarly journals Distinct profiles of social skill in adults with autism spectrum disorder and schizophrenia

2017 ◽  
Vol 10 (5) ◽  
pp. 878-887 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kerrianne E. Morrison ◽  
Amy E. Pinkham ◽  
David L. Penn ◽  
Skylar Kelsven ◽  
Kelsey Ludwig ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Autism Spectrum Disorder ◽  
Social Skill ◽  
Autism Spectrum ◽  
Spectrum Disorder ◽  
Adults With Autism

scholarly journals Insomnia Severity in Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder is Associated with sensory Hyper-Reactivity and Social Skill Impairment

2019 ◽  
Vol 49 (5) ◽  
pp. 2146-2155 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vanessa D. Hohn ◽  
Danielle M. J. de Veld ◽  
Kawita J. S. Mataw ◽  
Eus J. W. van Someren ◽  
Sander Begeer
Keyword(s):  
Autism Spectrum Disorder ◽  
Social Skill ◽  
Autism Spectrum ◽  
Spectrum Disorder ◽  
Adults With Autism ◽  
Insomnia Severity

scholarly journals The Social Shapes Test as a Self-Administered, Online Measure of Social Intelligence: Three Studies with Typically Developing Adults and Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Matt Brown ◽  
Christopher Chabris ◽  
Patrick Ryan Heck
Keyword(s):  
Autism Spectrum Disorder ◽  
Social Intelligence ◽  
Verbal Ability ◽  
Autism Spectrum ◽  
Spectrum Disorder ◽  
Testing Time ◽  
Adults With Autism ◽  
The Social ◽  
Intelligence Theory ◽  
Adults With Asd

The Social Shapes Test (SST) was designed as a measure of social intelligence, theory of mind,or mentalizing without using human faces or relying on extensive verbal ability and iscompletely self-administered online. Despite promising validity evidence, there have been nostudies of whether this task is suitable for adults with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Acrossthree studies, we find that the SST is an equally reliable test for adults with ASD. We detect amodest difference in SST performance due to ASD and no evidence for differential itemfunctioning. We also provide a ten-item version for whenever testing time is limited. The SST isa suitable measure of social intelligence, especially for studies where remote, online assessmentis needed

The influence of presentation modality on the social comprehension of naturalistic scenes in adults with autism spectrum disorder

Autism ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 22 (2) ◽  
pp. 205-215
Author(s):  
Haley M Gedek ◽  
Peter C Pantelis ◽  
Daniel P Kennedy
Keyword(s):  
Autism Spectrum Disorder ◽  
Social Judgment ◽  
Autism Spectrum ◽  
Spectrum Disorder ◽  
Group Differences ◽  
Presentation Modality ◽  
Adults With Autism ◽  
Seamless Integration ◽  
High Functioning ◽  
The Social

The comprehension of dynamically unfolding social situations is made possible by the seamless integration of multimodal information merged with rich intuitions about the thoughts and behaviors of others. We examined how high-functioning adults with autism spectrum disorder and neurotypical controls made a complex social judgment (i.e. rating the social awkwardness of scenes from a television sitcom) across three conditions that manipulated presentation modality—visual alone, transcribed text alone, or visual and auditory together. The autism spectrum disorder and control groups collectively assigned similar mean awkwardness ratings to individual scenes. However, individual participants with autism spectrum disorder tended to respond more idiosyncratically than controls, assigning ratings that were less correlated with the ratings of the other participants in the sample. We found no evidence that this group difference was isolated to any specific presentation modality. In a comparison condition, we found no group differences when participants instead rated the happiness of characters (a more basic social judgment) in full audiovisual format. Thus, although we observed differences in the manner with which high-functioning adults with autism spectrum disorder make social judgments compared to controls, these group differences may be dependent on the social dimension being judged, rather than the specific modality of presentation.

The Promise and Relevance of Emerging Technologies in the Education of Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder

2018 ◽  
pp. 582-602
Author(s):  
Edmon Begoli ◽  
Jeanine DeFalco ◽  
Cristi Ogle
Keyword(s):  
Autism Spectrum Disorder ◽  
Social Skill ◽  
High Performance ◽  
Skill Training ◽  
Autism Spectrum ◽  
Spectrum Disorder ◽  
Social Skill Development ◽  
Adults With Autism ◽  
Behavioral Therapies ◽  
Children And Young Adults

This chapter is a survey of the application areas of virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) technologies in the education and behavioral therapies for children and young adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). This survey includes the most recent successful applications of social skill training through VR and AR for ASD populations. VR and AR technologies are rapidly increasing in popularity and availability due to the improved affordability and availability of high-performance devices. This chapter provides an overview of some of the most recent devices and tools that could be of use for educational and social skill development purposes.

scholarly journals Reduced Gray Matter Volume in the Social Brain Network in Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder

2017 ◽  
Vol 11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wataru Sato ◽  
Takanori Kochiyama ◽  
Shota Uono ◽  
Sayaka Yoshimura ◽  
Yasutaka Kubota ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Autism Spectrum Disorder ◽  
Gray Matter ◽  
Gray Matter Volume ◽  
Autism Spectrum ◽  
Brain Network ◽  
Spectrum Disorder ◽  
Social Brain ◽  
Adults With Autism ◽  
Matter Volume ◽  
The Social

Combining Self-Regulation Activities and Social Skills Training to Improve Social Competence Among Children Diagnosed With Autism Spectrum Disorder

2021 ◽  
Vol 75 (Supplement_2) ◽  
pp. 7512515322p1-7512515322p1
Author(s):  
Orley Ann Templeton ◽  
Lori A. Charney ◽  
Kelsey Hadsall ◽  
Randi Huffman ◽  
Robert Kennedy ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Autism Spectrum Disorder ◽  
Social Skills ◽  
Social Competence ◽  
Social Skills Training ◽  
Self Regulation ◽  
Skills Training ◽  
Autism Spectrum ◽  
Spectrum Disorder ◽  
Group Model ◽  
The Social

Abstract Date Presented Accepted for AOTA INSPIRE 2021 but unable to be presented due to online event limitations. With the growing prevalence of children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), a prevailing symptom limiting their occupation is deficits in social competence. It is vital that OTs advance their use of evidence-based strategies to foster social skills development. This research examines the effectiveness of an OT group model, incorporating both self-regulation activities and social skills training to improve the social competence of children with ASD. Primary Author and Speaker: Orley Ann Templeton Additional Authors and Speakers: Lori A. Charney, Kelsey Hadsall, Randi Huffman, Robert Kennedy, Mariah Laubach, David Lutchko, Callie O'Donovan, Kristen Ritter, and Carmelina Tringali

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