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- Title
TEACHING SOCIAL SKILLS TO STUDENTS WITH AUTISM: A VIDEO MODELING SOCIAL STORIES APPROACH.
- Authors
Halle, Sarah; Ninness, Chris; Ninness, Sharon K.; Lawson, David
- Abstract
The present study evaluates the effects of a social story procedure as developed by Gray (2010). The social story alone was presented in a video modeled format to four middle school students who were eligible for the special education autism criteria and who were instructed primarily in a public middle school general education setting. Using a multiple baseline design across participants in their natural school setting, this study found consistent improvements in all participants' social responses when greeted by peer helpers. During the follow-up phase, participants' prosocial greeting responses remained consistent with intervention phase responses. One of the primary purposes of this study was to find more reliable evidencebased treatments and outcomes for those individuals afflicted with autism, a growing population within our society. Importantly, this study placed particular emphasis on a social story protocol as employed in the absence of other concurrent treatments. Participants were exposed to a video modeling protocol within a natural school setting. Social stories videos were focused on peer-interactive greeting behaviors. Techniques for establishing generalization of prosocial peer-interactive behaviors are discussed, and strategies for observing students during follow-up conditions are described.
- Subjects
SOCIAL skills; MIDDLE schools; AUTISM; SPECIAL education; SPECIAL needs students
- Publication
Behavior & Social Issues, 2016, Vol 25, p42
- ISSN
1064-9506
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.5210/bsi.v25i0.6190