title: Enhancing the conversation skills of a boy with Asperger's Disorder through Social Stories and video modeling.
abstract: This study combined Social Stories with video modeling in an effort to enhance the conversation skills of a boy with Asperger's Disorder. Treatment consisted of two components: (a) observation of video taped Social Stories that included two adults modeling targeted conversational skills and (b) 5-min social interactions. A multiple baseline design across behaviors was used to evaluate the intervention and an increase in 2 out of 3 targeted conversation skills occurred. In addition, generalized behavior changes were observed. These findings provide support for including Social Stories as part of a video treatment package in teaching complex social interaction behaviors to young children with Asperger's Disorder.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Division of Child Development and Behavioral Medicine, The University of Mississippi Medical Center, 2500 North State Street, Jackson, MS 39216-4505, USA. dscattone@ped.umsmed.edu
authors.forename: Dorothy
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Scattone
mesh_terms: D020817:Asperger Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D001288:Attention; D002648:Child; D005403:Fixation, Ocular; D005793:Generalization, Psychological; D006801:Humans; D007100:Imitative Behavior; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D007805:Language Development Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D008297:Male; D010379:Peer Group; D012904:Smiling; D012919:Social Behavior; D014705:Verbal Behavior; D014741:Video Recording