Community Trial of a Comprehensive Psychosocial Treatment for HFASDs

Autor/inn/en	Lopata, Christopher; Toomey, Jennifer A.; Thomeer, Marcus L.; McDonald, Christin A.; Fox, Jeffery D.; Smith, Rachael A.; Meichenbaum, David L.; Volker, Martin A.; Lee, Gloria K.; Lipinski, Alanna M.
Titel	Community Trial of a Comprehensive Psychosocial Treatment for HFASDs
Quelle	In: Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities, 30 (2015) 2, S.115-125 (11 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1088-3576
DOI	10.1177/1088357614525662
Schlagwörter	Program Evaluation; Program Effectiveness; Autism; Pervasive Developmental Disorders; Children; Intervention; Social Development; Skill Development; Emotional Response; Emotional Development; Nonverbal Communication; Interests; Language Skills; Behavior Modification; Symptoms (Individual Disorders); Behavior Problems; Fidelity; Satisfaction; Parent Attitudes; Interpersonal Competence; Communication Skills; Asperger Syndrome; Expressive Language; Receptive Language; Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule; Behavior Assessment System for Children; Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Programme evaluation; Programmevaluation; Autismus; Child; Kind; Kinder; Soziale Entwicklung; Kompetenzentwicklung; Qualifikationsentwicklung; Emotionales Verhalten; Gefühlsbildung; Non-verbal communication; Nonverbale Kommunikation; Bildungsinteresse; Language skill; Sprachkompetenz; Behaviour modification; Verhaltensänderung; Psychiatrische Symptomatik; Zufriedenheit; Elternverhalten; Interpersonale Kompetenz; Kommunikationsstil; Asperger-Syndrom; Rezeptive Kommunikationsfähigkeit
Abstract	This community effectiveness trial examined the feasibility and efficacy of a comprehensive psychosocial treatment for 28 children, aged 7 to 10 years with high-functioning autism spectrum disorders (HFASDs). Treatment included instruction and therapeutic activities targeting social skills, face-emotion recognition skills, interest expansion, and interpretation of non-literal language skills. A behavioral program was instituted to foster skills acquisition and reduce ASD symptoms and problem behaviors. Feasibility was supported in high levels of fidelity and satisfaction. Significant improvements were found for the children's non-literal language skills and parent ratings of target social and communicative skills, broader social performance, and ASD symptoms. Secondary staff ratings corroborated parent ratings. Results suggest that the treatment, when administered by a community agency, was feasible and yielded positive outcomes similar to prior randomized clinical trials (RCTs). (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01