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My child can no longer attend school or therapies due to COVID-19, and we are staying home to avoid transmission of the virus. I’d like my child to remain connected to her grandparents and other family members during this uncertain time, but she isn’t great at talking on the phone. Her grandparents would be so…
I teach students with autism. I feel confident teaching academics and life skills, but not social skills. I need an easy and effective teaching method that is flexible, because I need to teach a variety of skills to a variety of children. Many of my students have intermediate or advanced language skills, but have trouble…
Kasari, C., Dean, M., Kretzmann, M., Shih, W., Orlich, F., Whitney, R., … & King, B. (2016). Children with autism spectrum disorder and social skills groups at school: A randomized trial comparing intervention approach and peer composition. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 57(2), 171-179. Allison Hawkins Rutgers University, Graduate School of Applied and…
My son is 5 years old and was diagnosed with autism when he was two. He has responded well to early intervention services in terms of his communication and daily living activities. But it is still challenging for him to play games with his neurotypical peers. When all the kids at a birthday party are…
We have a nine-year old daughter with ASD who started 3rd grade in a new school. She is coming home every day very upset due to other students calling her names and isolating her from social activities. We wanted her to attend the neighborhood school but how can we protect her from bullying? Answered by…
My child with autism is doing well in his academic programming, but I’d like to help him develop social skills with peers. He participates in playdates, but I often worry that we are not making the most of these opportunities. How can I help him learn to play with a friend? Considering the recent pandemic,…
I am a parent of a 7-year-old with autism who has responded well to her early intervention program based on ABA. I would like her educational program to address social skills more extensively. My child’s school-based team has informed me that they are seeking to improve the quantity and quality of her interactions with classmates,…
Updated by Kait Evoy, MS, LBS1 Association for Science in Autism Treatment Description: Video modeling is a form of the more general practice of modeling. Video modeling is an intervention effective for teaching social skills (e.g., Buggey et. al., 2011), play skills (e.g., Lee et. al., 2017; Petursdottir & Gudmundsdottir, 2017), daily life skills (Shipley-Benamou…