Improving Socialization for High School Students with ASD by Using Their Preferred Interests

Autor/inn/en	Koegel, Robert; Kim, Sunny; Koegel, Lynn; Schwartzman, Ben
Titel	Improving Socialization for High School Students with ASD by Using Their Preferred Interests
Quelle	In: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 43 (2013) 9, S.2121-2134 (14 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0162-3257
DOI	10.1007/s10803-013-1765-3
Schlagwörter	High School Students; Intervention; Adolescents; Autism; Pervasive Developmental Disorders; Interpersonal Competence; Peer Relationship; Student Interests; Behavior Change; Student Behavior; Social Behavior; Socialization + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? High school; High schools; Student; Students; Oberschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Autismus; Interpersonale Kompetenz; Peer-Beziehungen; Studieninteresse; Student behaviour; Schülerverhalten; Social behaviour; Soziales Verhalten; Socialisation; Sozialisation
Abstract	There has been a paucity of research on effective social interventions for adolescents with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) in inclusive high school settings. The literature, however, suggests that incorporating the student with ASD's special interests into activities may help improve their socialization with typical peers. Within the context of a multiple baseline across participants design, we implemented lunchtime activities incorporating the adolescent with ASD's preferred interests that were similar to ongoing activities already available at the schools. Results showed this increased both level of engagement and their rate of initiations made to typical peers. Social validation measures suggest that both adolescents with ASD and typical peers enjoyed participating in these activities and that the results generalized to other similar activities. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10