Social Skills Group Training in High-Functioning Autism: A Qualitative Responder Study

Autor/inn/en	Choque Olsson, Nora; Rautio, Daniel; Asztalos, Jenny; Stoetzer, Ulrich; Bölte, Sven
Titel	Social Skills Group Training in High-Functioning Autism: A Qualitative Responder Study
Quelle	In: Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 20 (2016) 8, S.995-1010 (16 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1362-3613
DOI	10.1177/1362361315621885
Schlagwörter	Autism; Pervasive Developmental Disorders; Interpersonal Competence; Social Development; Skill Development; Generalization; Qualitative Research; Attitude Measures; Children; Adolescents; Parent Attitudes; Program Effectiveness; Randomized Controlled Trials; Interviews; Interpersonal Communication; Self Esteem; Intelligence Tests; Diagnostic Tests; Observation; Surveys; Likert Scales; Foreign Countries; Sweden; Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule; Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Autismus; Interpersonale Kompetenz; Soziale Entwicklung; Kompetenzentwicklung; Qualifikationsentwicklung; Qualitative Forschung; Child; Kind; Kinder; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Elternverhalten; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Interpersonale Kommunikation; Self-esteem; Selbstaufmerksamkeit; Intelligence test; Intelligenztest; Diagnostic test; Diagnostischer Test; Beobachtung; Survey; Umfrage; Befragung; Likert-Skala; Ausland; Schweden
Abstract	Systematic reviews show some evidence for the efficacy of group-based social skills group training in children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorder, but more rigorous research is needed to endorse generalizability. In addition, little is known about the perspectives of autistic individuals participating in social skills group training. Using a qualitative approach, the objective of this study was to examine experiences and opinions about social skills group training of children and adolescents with higher functioning autism spectrum disorder and their parents following participation in a manualized social skills group training ("KONTAKT"). Within an ongoing randomized controlled clinical trial (NCT01854346) and based on outcome data from the Social Responsiveness Scale, six high responders and five low-to-non-responders to social skills group training and one parent of each child (N = 22) were deep interviewed. Interestingly, both high responders and low-to-non-responders (and their parents) reported improvements in social communication and related skills (e.g. awareness of own difficulties, self-confidence, independence in everyday life) and overall treatment satisfaction, although more positive intervention experiences were expressed by responders. These findings highlight the added value of collecting verbal data in addition to quantitative data in a comprehensive evaluation of social skills group training. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01