THE SECRET AGENT SOCIETY SOCIAL SKILLS PROGRAM FOR CHILDREN WITH HIGH-FUNCTIONING AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDERS: A COMPARISON OF TWO SCHOOL VARIANTS

2015 ◽  
Vol 52 (4) ◽  
pp. 390-402 ◽  
Author(s):  
Renae Beaumont ◽  
Cassie Rotolone ◽  
Kate Sofronoff
Keyword(s):  
Autism Spectrum Disorders ◽  
Social Skills ◽  
High Functioning Autism ◽  
Autism Spectrum ◽  
High Functioning ◽  
Social Skills Program ◽  
Spectrum Disorders ◽  
Secret Agent

scholarly journals An Evaluation of Individually Delivered Secret Agent Society Social Skills Program for Children with High-Functioning Autism Spectrum Disorders: A Pilot Study

2015 ◽  
Vol 32 (3) ◽  
pp. 159-174 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yunxi Lynette Tan ◽  
Trevor G. Mazzucchelli ◽  
Renae Beaumont
Keyword(s):  
Autism Spectrum Disorders ◽  
Social Skills ◽  
Pilot Study ◽  
Social Competence ◽  
Autism Spectrum ◽  
Post Intervention ◽  
High Functioning ◽  
Spectrum Disorders ◽  
Secret Agent

High-functioning children with autism spectrum disorders display social skill deficits that can have a debilitating impact on their daily lives. The Secret Agent Society (SAS) program has been shown to be effective in improving the social skills of these children when delivered in a group setting. This pilot study evaluated whether individually delivered SAS would yield similar outcomes. Three participants were recruited for the 9-week intervention. Measures of social competence were administered at four points: pretest 1, pretest 2, post-intervention, and 6-week follow-up. Participants showed significant improvement in half of the measures assessing social competence. On a third of these measures, two participants demonstrated improvements to within the range of their typically developing peers. Follow-up results suggested that improvements were maintained at 6 weeks’ post-intervention. Limitations of this study and directions for future research are discussed.

scholarly journals Do social attribution skills improve with age in children with high functioning autism spectrum disorders?

2013 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 9-16 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elgiz Bal ◽  
Benjamin E. Yerys ◽  
Jennifer L. Sokoloff ◽  
Mark J. Celano ◽  
Lauren Kenworthy ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Autism Spectrum Disorders ◽  
High Functioning Autism ◽  
Autism Spectrum ◽  
High Functioning ◽  
Social Attribution ◽  
Spectrum Disorders
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