scholarly journals Walking Ability is Associated with Social Communication Skills in Infants at High Risk for Autism Spectrum Disorder

Infancy ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 23 (5) ◽  
pp. 674-691 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jessica Bradshaw ◽  
Cheryl Klaiman ◽  
Scott Gillespie ◽  
Natalie Brane ◽  
Moira Lewis ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Autism Spectrum Disorder ◽  
High Risk ◽  
Communication Skills ◽  
Social Communication ◽  
Autism Spectrum ◽  
Spectrum Disorder ◽  
Walking Ability ◽  
Social Communication Skills

scholarly journals A Systematic Review of Play-Based Interventions Targeting the Social Communication Skills of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder in Educational Contexts

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christina O’Keeffe ◽  
Sinéad McNally
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Autism Spectrum Disorder ◽  
Communication Skills ◽  
Social Communication ◽  
Children With Autism ◽  
Autism Spectrum ◽  
Spectrum Disorder ◽  
Social Communication Skills ◽  
Children With Asd ◽  
The Social

AbstractChildren with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) experience social communication difficulties which can be compounded by increased social demands and expectations of the school environment. Play offers a unique context for social communication development in educational settings. This systematic review aimed to synthesize play-based interventions for the social communication skills of children with ASD in educational contexts and identified nine studies. Overall, studies in this review provided a promising evidence base for supporting social communication skills through play in education for children with ASD. The review also highlighted gaps in research on play-based interventions for the social communication skills of children with ASD within naturalistic educational settings.

scholarly journals Can Social Communication Skills for Children Diagnosed With Autism Spectrum Disorder Rehearsed Inside the Video Game Environment of Minecraft Generalize to the Real World?

10.2196/14369 ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. e14369
Author(s):  
Lee Cadieux ◽  
Mickey Keenan
Keyword(s):  
Autism Spectrum Disorder ◽  
Communication Skills ◽  
Video Game ◽  
Real World ◽  
Social Communication ◽  
Autism Spectrum ◽  
Spectrum Disorder ◽  
The Real ◽  
Social Communication Skills ◽  
Game Environment

In this paper, we outline opportunities within the video game environment for building skills applicable to real-world issues faced by some children. The game Minecraft is extremely popular and of particular interest to children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder. Although the game has been used by support communities to facilitate the social interaction of children and peer support for their parents, little has been done to examine how social skills developed within the game environment generalize to the real world. Social Craft aims to establish a framework in which key social communication skills would be rehearsed in-game with a view to facilitating their replication in a similarly contained real-world environment. Central to this approach is an understanding of the basic principles of behavior and the engagement of a sound methodology for the collection of data inside and outside the respective environments.

Motor competency and social communication skills in preschool children with autism spectrum disorder

2018 ◽  
Vol 11 (6) ◽  
pp. 893-902 ◽  
Author(s):  
Francesco Craig ◽  
Alessandro Lorenzo ◽  
Elisabetta Lucarelli ◽  
Luigi Russo ◽  
Isabella Fanizza ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Autism Spectrum Disorder ◽  
Preschool Children ◽  
Communication Skills ◽  
Social Communication ◽  
Children With Autism ◽  
Autism Spectrum ◽  
Spectrum Disorder ◽  
Social Communication Skills

‘Just trying to talk to people … It’s the hardest’: Perspectives of adolescents with high-functioning autism spectrum disorder on their social communication skills

2018 ◽  
Vol 34 (3) ◽  
pp. 319-334 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rachel Kelly ◽  
Mary-Pat O’Malley ◽  
Stanislava Antonijevic
Keyword(s):  
Autism Spectrum Disorder ◽  
Communication Skills ◽  
Social Communication ◽  
High Functioning Autism ◽  
Autism Spectrum ◽  
Spectrum Disorder ◽  
Typically Developing ◽  
High Functioning ◽  
Social Communication Skills ◽  
Increased Risk

Difficulty with social communication is the most pervasive difficulty experienced by individuals with high-functioning autism spectrum disorder (HF-ASD). Communication difficulties are often magnified in adolescence as social demands become more intricate. This puts adolescents with HF-ASD at increased risk of social isolation and depression, as they have difficulty developing positive social identity. Yet, there is a dearth of literature addressing the communication issues of this population and even fewer studies including the voice of adolescents with HF-ASD themselves. This study aimed to (1) explore the perspectives of adolescents with HF-ASD as to their social communication skills, (2) explore what (if any) difficulties they perceive themselves as having when talking with their peers, (3) explore if they would like help with social communication skills and (4) determine what kind of help they think may be useful to them and establish if they already use self-initiated strategies. This study was qualitative in nature, using thematic analysis to analyse data collected from 10 semi-structured interviews with 5 adolescents with HF-ASD. Qualitative research underpins the idea that one must understand the significance and explanation that people give to situations, experiences, their own actions and to the actions of others, for one to comprehend human behaviours and actions. A qualitative design allowed us to gain the most in depth insight into how adolescents with HF-ASD understand and perceive their experiences. Three themes emerged revealing the participants’ perceptions of their difficulties communicating, challenging feelings that they experience about communication, and their perspectives about the support for developing communication skills. The participants indicated a need for support to aid their desire to improve communication skills and interactions with typically developing peers. In educational settings, adolescents with HF-ASD may benefit from a peer mentor system to give them opportunities to practice social communication skills with typically developing peers and to encourage inclusion amongst their classmates.

scholarly journals Can Social Communication Skills for Children Diagnosed With Autism Spectrum Disorder Rehearsed Inside the Video Game Environment of Minecraft Generalize to the Real World? (Preprint)

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lee Cadieux ◽  
Mickey Keenan
Keyword(s):  
Autism Spectrum Disorder ◽  
Communication Skills ◽  
Video Game ◽  
Real World ◽  
Social Communication ◽  
Autism Spectrum ◽  
Spectrum Disorder ◽  
The Real ◽  
Social Communication Skills ◽  
Game Environment

UNSTRUCTURED In this paper, we outline opportunities within the video game environment for building skills applicable to real-world issues faced by some children. The game Minecraft is extremely popular and of particular interest to children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder. Although the game has been used by support communities to facilitate the social interaction of children and peer support for their parents, little has been done to examine how social skills developed within the game environment generalize to the real world. Social Craft aims to establish a framework in which key social communication skills would be rehearsed in-game with a view to facilitating their replication in a similarly contained real-world environment. Central to this approach is an understanding of the basic principles of behavior and the engagement of a sound methodology for the collection of data inside and outside the respective environments.

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