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Evidence-Based Social Skills Groups for Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder Across the Lifespan

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Deficits in social interaction and communication skills are the common impairment shared by all individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), regardless of cognitive or language ability (Carter, Davis, Klin, & Volkmar, 2005). Broadly, social deficits often observed across the autism spectrum and throughout the lifespan include poor social communication and impaired social cognition. These social impairments do not appear to improve as a result of development or maturation; in fact, when left untreated, they can become more apparent during adolescence and adulthood with the increasing complexity and demands of social interactions (Laushey & Heflin, 2000; White, Keonig & Scahill, 2007; Schall & McDonough, 2010).

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Ellingsen, R., Bolton, C., Laugeson, E. (2017). Evidence-Based Social Skills Groups for Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder Across the Lifespan. In: Leaf, J. (eds) Handbook of Social Skills and Autism Spectrum Disorder . Autism and Child Psychopathology Series. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-62995-7_20

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