Promoting social communication in high functioning individuals with autistic spectrum disorders.
This article reviews a range of social communication interventions that have been developed for students with autism at the preschool, school age, and adolescent level. Adult-mediated and peer-mediated methods that use highly structured, child-centered, and hybrid methods are examined. Programs that provide information on generalization and maintenance are identified. A set of recommendations for programs that would seem to be most appropriate for students with Asperger syndrome is presented.
Paul
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Department of Communication Disorders, Southern Connecticut State University, Yale Child Study Center, New Haven, CT, USA. rhea.paul@yale.edu
D000293:Adolescent; D020817:Asperger Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D001321:Autistic Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D001521:Behavior Therapy; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006801:Humans; D007360:Intelligence; D010379:Peer Group; D010988:Play and Playthings; D012917:Social Adjustment; D012919:Social Behavior