Effectiveness of Manualised Interpersonal Problem-Solving Skills Intervention for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD).
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2016
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Psicothema
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Abstract
Children with Autism spectrum disorders (ASD) frequently
present a defi cit in interpersonal and social problem solving skills. The
Interpersonal Problem-Solving Skills Programme for Children (SCIChildren)
comprises 10 weekly, one hour sessions working on interpersonal
abilities from a mediation strategy for training purposes. Method: The fi rst
study explores the effectiveness of training through pre- and post-treatment
evaluations of a sample of 22 children with ASD (7-13 years of age). The
second study replicates the programme with 15 children who were assessed
three times (three months before the programme starts, at the beginning
of the training and at the end of it). Results: In the fi rst study, signifi cant
differences were found in outcome measures (a parent-report subscale
of a socialisation measure and child performance on one subscale and
total scores of an interpersonal problem-solving skills task). Results in the
second study showed no signifi cant changes in absence of the treatment
during the waiting period and signifi cant changes after the treatment in
the socialisation measure. Conclusions: These fi ndings suggest that the
SCI-Children program causes positive impact on the participants. Further
evaluation is warranted.
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Asperger syndrome, Autism Spectrum Disorder, Group intervention, School-age children