Social stories for teenagers can be helpful tools to learn important skills and navigate complex situations. The teenage years present numerous social challenges that can be overwhelming for many teens, including neurotypical high school students. However, older students with autism or ADHD may find it...
Social Functioning in Adults with Autism: The Role of Biological Stress Response, Perceived Stress, and Stressful Life EventsLauren BishopFitzpatrick, MSW
Social attention to activities in children and adults with autism spectrum disorder: effects of context and age Dzmitry A. Kaliukhovich, Nikolay V. Manyakov, Abigail Bangerter, Seth Ness, Andrew Skalkin, Matthew S. Goodwin, Geraldine Dawson, Robert L. Hendren, Bennett Leventhal, ...
There is little information on the mental health needs of adults with intellectual disability (ID) and autism spectrum disorders (ASDs). Such evidence is much needed for the development of more effective mental health services for this group. The aim of this study is to compare adults with ID...
The concept of Social Stories was created by Carol Gray in 1991 to use with both adults and children with autism. She hoped that it would better assist them with a variety of situations in more detail. Although her targeted audience was autistic people, Gray had specifically created it for ...
Despite the psychosocial difficulties common among young adults with autism spectrum disorders (ASD), little to no evidence-based social skills interventio
As many have recently discovered, social connections are vital to a person's wellbeing. While social isolation is a core challenge associated with autism, researchers from Drexel University's A.J. Drexel Autism Institute have laid the groundwork to show
In order to better understand which factors play a role in non-adaptive social behavior in autism spectrum disorder (ASD) we looked into physiological arou
Autism is a lifelong developmental disorder, referred to as a 'spectrum condition' since some people with autism have profound difficulties and require specialist support, while others live largely independent lives. Autism: Improving access to social care for adults. Available from: https://www....
Background: Low levels of adaptive social functioning in adults with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) have been reported across a range of longitudinal studies (reviewed in Seltzer et. al, 2004). However, some adults with ASD achieve higher levels of social functioning (Kanner et al., 1972; Ko...