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Improving Social Skills in a Child With Autism Spectrum Disorder Through Self-Management Training

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  16 September 2015

Yadan Liu ,
Dennis W. Moore  and
Angelika Anderson
Yadan Liu*
Affiliation:
Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Dennis W. Moore
Affiliation:
Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Angelika Anderson
Affiliation:
Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
*
Address for correspondence: Yadan Liu, Faculty of Education, Monash University VIC 3800, Australia. Email: yadan.liu@monash.edu
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Abstract

The aim of this study was to assess the effects of a partially parent-implemented self-management intervention incorporating video-modelling for discrimination training on improving social skills in a child with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). The participant was a 9-year-old girl with ASD. A multiple baseline across behaviour design (no interruption, asking for opinions, and appropriately greeting unfamiliar adults) was used to assess the effects of the intervention. Results showed: (a) the intervention was associated with improvements in all target behaviours in the training setting with a strong overall treatment effect; (b) the behavioural gains were generalised to non-training settings and maintained in both fading and follow-up phases; and (c) social validity measured by the Behavior Intervention Rating Scale — Adapted version (pre- and postintervention) was high. The intervention was effective in improving social skills with this participant, with good generalisation and maintenance effects and high social validity.

Keywords

autism spectrum disorderself-managementsocial skillsdiscrimination training
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Behaviour Change , Volume 32 , Issue 4 , December 2015 , pp. 273 - 284
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Copyright © The Author(s) 2015 

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