Parent Skills Training for Families of Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Keyword(s):  
Autism Spectrum Disorder ◽  
Children With Autism ◽  
Skills Training ◽  
Autism Spectrum ◽  
Spectrum Disorder ◽  
Parent Skills Training

scholarly journals Long-Term Treatment Outcomes of PEERS® for Preschoolers: A Parent-Mediated Social Skills Training Program for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Isita Tripathi ◽  
Jasper A. Estabillo ◽  
Christine T. Moody ◽  
Elizabeth A. Laugeson
Keyword(s):  
Autism Spectrum Disorder ◽  
Social Skills ◽  
Training Program ◽  
Social Skills Training ◽  
Children With Autism ◽  
Skills Training ◽  
Autism Spectrum ◽  
Spectrum Disorder ◽  
Social Challenges

AbstractAlthough parent-assisted social skills interventions may reduce early social challenges in preschool-aged children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), limited research has explored whether intervention gains maintain several years after treatment. This study examined the durability of PEERS® for Preschoolers, a parent-mediated social skills training program for preschool-aged children with ASD and other social challenges. Twenty-nine parents reported on child and family outcomes 1–5 years following treatment. Results demonstrated maintenance of treatment gains on measures of ASD-related social impairments including social communication, social responsiveness, social motivation, and peer engagement. Post-treatment improvements in problem behaviors and parenting stress were not maintained at long-term follow-up. Implications of these results are discussed.

Virtual Reality–Based Social Skills Training for Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder

2020 ◽  
pp. 016264342094560 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fengfeng Ke ◽  
Jewoong Moon ◽  
Zlatko Sokolikj
Keyword(s):  
Autism Spectrum Disorder ◽  
Virtual Reality ◽  
Social Skills ◽  
Learning Environment ◽  
Children With Autism ◽  
Skills Training ◽  
Autism Spectrum ◽  
Spectrum Disorder ◽  
Children With Asd ◽  
Skills Learning

In this study, the researchers explored the usage of a virtual reality (VR)–based social skills learning environment for children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Using OpenSimulator, the researchers constructed a desktop VR-based learning environment that supports social-oriented role-play, gaming, and design by children with ASD. Seven 10–14 years old children with ASD participated in this VR-based social skills program for 20+ hr on average. Data were collected via screen recording and observation of play- and design-oriented social skills enactment and pre- and postintervention Social Communication and Skills Questionnaires. Participants demonstrated an increased level of successful social skills performance from the baseline to the intervention phase. The findings provided preliminary evidence for the usage of a VR-based social skills learning environment for children with ASD.

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