title: Social Skills Groups for Asperger's Disorder and Pervasive Developmental Disorder Not Otherwise Specified.
abstract: Pervasive developmental disorders (PDD) including Asperger's disorder are relatively rare conditions that can be very disabling for individuals affected. This article focuses on social skills therapy, looking at research that has been completed in a group therapy format and then using composite case examples to review basic techniques that have been used to teach social skills to children with a diagnosis of PDD.
authors.affiliation: Dr. Countryman is from the Department of Psychiatry, Boonshoft School of Medicine, Wright State University, Dayton, Ohio; Dr. Gillig is Professor of Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, Wright State University, Dayton, Ohio.
authors.forename: Jacqueline
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Countryman