UPC: 9783030916640 | Springer Child and Family Studies: Social Skills Teaching for Individuals with Autism: Integrating Research Into Practice (Hardcover)

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This book examines current trends and practices in social skills instruction for individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) focusing on empirical support of current practices and for which populations such practices have been most frequently evaluated (e.g. ages levels of functioning). It details key practices that may be implemented as social skills teaching strategies as well as the theoretical underpinnings of the teaching strategies relevant empirical support and a guide to utilization supported by the empirical evaluations. These guides to utilization are a practical tool for implementation of commonly evaluated social skills teaching strategies. In addition the book describes limitations of social skills teaching and offers recommendations for future research and intervention strategies that may overcome its current limitations. Key topics featured include: Video modeling and social skills training for individuals with ASD. Behavioral skills training for ASD. Peer-mediated teaching of persons with autism. Social narratives of individuals with ASD. Social Skills Teaching for Individuals with Autism is a must-have resource for researchers professors and graduate students as well as clinicians therapists and other professionals in clinical child and school psychology behavioral therapy/rehabilitation social work public health and all interrelated disciplines.