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- Title
Summer Treatment Program Improves Behavior of Children with High-Functioning Autism Spectrum Disorder.
- Authors
Mitchell, Elisabeth; Mrug, Sylvie; Patterson, Cryshelle; Bailey, Kirstin; Bart Hodgens, J.
- Abstract
This study evaluated the effects of a behavioral summer treatment program for children with high-functioning autism spectrum disorder (HFASD). Twenty boys ( M = 9.2 years) diagnosed with HFASD participated in the 6-week program across 6 years. Detailed daily behavioral data were collected on a variety of positive and negative social behaviors. Repeated measures ANOVAs of weekly behavior frequencies indicated substantial improvements in a number of behaviors over the 6 weeks of the program, including following activity rules, contributing to a group discussion, paying attention, and less complaining/whining. Overall, results highlight the potential efficacy of treating chronic functional impairments of HFASD and associated problem behaviors in the context of an intensive behavioral summer treatment program.
- Subjects
TREATMENT of autism; ANALYSIS of variance; ATTENTION; BLACK people; CAMPS; COOPERATIVENESS; STATISTICAL correlation; GAMES; INTELLIGENCE tests; LIFE skills; REWARD (Psychology); SCALE analysis (Psychology); SOCIAL skills; SOCIAL skills education; SPORTS; STATISTICS; WHITE people; AFFINITY groups; DATA analysis; GROUP process; BEHAVIOR disorders; REPEATED measures design; RETROSPECTIVE studies; PARENTING education; CHILDREN
- Publication
Journal of Autism & Developmental Disorders, 2015, Vol 45, Issue 8, p2295
- ISSN
0162-3257
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s10803-014-2241-4