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Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

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06-01-2018 | Original Paper

An Evaluation of Behavioral Skills Training for Teaching Caregivers How to Support Social Skill Development in Their Child with Autism Spectrum Disorder

Auteurs: Mahfuz Hassan, Andrea Simpson, Katey Danaher, James Haesen, Tanya Makela, Kendra Thomson

Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders | Uitgave 6/2018

Abstract

Limited research has explored how to best train caregivers to support their child with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) despite caregivers being well suited to promote generalization and maintenance of their child’s skills in the natural environment. Children with ASD have been shown to benefit from social skill training, which is not always conducted in the natural context. This research examined the efficacy of behavioral skills training (BST) with, and without in situ training (IST), for teaching caregivers how to also use BST to support their child’s context-specific social skills. Although caregivers met mastery criterion within BST sessions, their skills did not generalize to the natural environment until IST was introduced. The implications of the findings are discussed.

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Titel: An Evaluation of Behavioral Skills Training for Teaching Caregivers How to Support Social Skill Development in Their Child with Autism Spectrum Disorder
Auteurs: Mahfuz Hassan
Andrea Simpson
Katey Danaher
James Haesen
Tanya Makela
Kendra Thomson
Publicatiedatum: 06-01-2018
Uitgeverij: Springer US
Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders / Uitgave 6/2018
Print ISSN: 0162-3257
Elektronisch ISSN: 1573-3432
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-017-3455-z

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