Journal Article

Social Skills Interventions for Individuals with Autism: Evaluation for Evidence-Based Practices within a Best Evidence Synthesis Framework

Volkmar, Fred R., Reichow, Brian

2010

Overview

This paper presents a best evidence synthesis of interventions to increase social behavior for individuals with autism. Sixty-six studies published in peer-reviewed journals between 2001 and July 2008 with 513 participants were included. The results are presented by the age of the individual receiving intervention and by delivery agent of intervention. The findings suggest there is much empirical evidence supporting many different treatments for the social deficits of individuals with autism. Using the criteria of evidence-based practice proposed by Reichow et al. (Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 38:1311–1318, 2008 ), social skills groups and video modeling have accumulated the evidence necessary for the classifications of established EBP and promising EBP, respectively. Recommendations for practice and areas of future research are provided.

• Publisher: Springer US,Springer,Springer Nature B.V
• Subject: Analysis / Autism / Autism Spectrum Disorders / Autistic Disorder - psychology / Autistic Disorder - therapy / Autistic people / Behavior therapy. Cognitive therapy / Behavioral Science and Psychology / Biological and medical sciences / Brain / Care and treatment / Child / Child and School Psychology / Child clinical studies / Child, Preschool / Counseling Effectiveness / Developmental disabilities / Developmental disorders / Disorders / Evidence Based Practice / Evidence-based medicine / Female / Group Counseling / Humans / Infantile autism / Interpersonal Competence / Interpersonal Relationship / Intervention / Interventions / Learning Strategies / Literature Reviews / Male / Medical sciences / Meta Analysis / Neuropsychology / Neurosciences / Observation / Online Searching / Original Paper / Parenting / Parents - education / Pediatrics / Periodicals / Photic Stimulation / Preschool Children / Psychology / Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry / Psychopathology. Psychiatry / Public Health / Role Models / Skills / Social aspects / Social Behavior / Social behaviour / Social Development / Social factors / Social groups / Social skills / Teaching / Teaching Methods / Treatment methods / Treatments / Video Technology / Videotape Recording