For the comparison between the SST and the ST-PTI groups, we considered an effect size of 0.60 SD of the mean to be clinically relevant. Due to the variation in defined differences between the compared groups, a larger amount of children was needed for comparing SST and SST–PTI than for...
1.Department of Rehabilitation, Xuzhou Children′s Hospital Affiliated to Xuzhou Medical University, Jiangsu 221000, China; 2.Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Xuzhou Rehabilitation Hospital Affiliated to Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou Central Hospital, Jiangsu 221000, China Abstract: [Abstract] Objec...
Journal of the Association for Persons with Severe Handicaps, 25, 142–152. Article Google Scholar Mueser, K. T., Valenti-Hein, D., & Yarnold, P. R. (1987). Dating-skills groups for the developmentally disabled: Social skills and problem-solving versus relaxation training. Behavior ...
For children (especially autistic children), readingsocial cuesmight be hard. So why not get a head start by doing something fun AND delicious? Facial ExpressionCookies.I love to bake, and a great kids’ activity is to make cookies with different facial expressions. You can even ask questions...
Specific aims of the investigation reported here were to (a) compare autistic child behaviors in clinic versus home settings, (b) compare father and mother behaviors in clinic versus home settings, and (c) characterize interactions of fathers with their autistic children and compare these with ...
Autistic children are often reported less socially connected, while recent studies show autistic children experiencing more loneliness in school than allistic (i.e. non-autistic) children, contradicting the traditional view that autistic children lack social motivation. This study aimed to understand ...
We also hypothesized, that response to gaze direction would be different between the ASD and TD groups, which in turn would modulate attention patterns both in these older children with ASD [29,30,31] and TD groups. Finally, in an exploratory analysis, we investigated whether differences in ...
We report here that 8-year-old autistic children with a mental age of 7, who fail ToM tasks, nevertheless know and use gender and race stereotypes just like normal children. This provides a powerful argument for the assumption of distinct processes in social reasoning [6] (see Supplemental ...
Since no single official certification exists for social skills therapists, techniques vary. In a school setting, social skills therapy may consist of group activities with autistic andneurotypicalpeers.6Generally speaking, school social skills groups focus on game playing, sharing, and conversation. Gr...
Our oldest son is a young adult who works with autistic children. Our other sons are in high school. They keep us busy with tennis, wrestling, track, and golf. Additionally, our family is deeply rooted in the 4-H program. Our sons show pigs and are active Junior Leaders. I look f...