Handbook of social skills and autism spectrum disorder assessment, curricula, and intervention /

:This handbook identifies the various social deficiencies widely associated with children and youth diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). It discusses possible causes as well as the lifelong effects if these deficiencies are not addressed. The handbook presents current behavioral and curric...

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Other Authors: Leaf, Justin B.,, SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language: English
Published: Cham, Switzerland : Springer, [2017]
Physical Description: 1 online resource (xvii, 445 pages) : illustrations.
Series: Autism and child psychopathology series.
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Table of Contents:
  • An introduction to the handbook / Justin B. Leaf
  • Part I. Social skills deficits. Understanding the social nature of autism : from clinical manifestations to brain mechanisms / Fred R. Volkmar and Brent van der Wyk
  • Have a happy, fun, assertive life! (Avoid depression, anxiety, loneliness, and suicide!) / Peter Sturmey
  • Bullying among youth with autism spectrum disorders / Inge Zweers, Ron Scholte, and Robert Didden
  • Friendship in autism spectrum disorder / Nirit Bauminger-Zviely and Yael Kimhi
  • Part II. Assessment. Standardized assessment of social skills in autism spectrum disorder / B.J. Freeman and Pegeen Cronin
  • Assessment of adaptive behavior and autism spectrum disorder / Pegeen Cronin and B.J. Freeman
  • Curriculum-based assessment of social development : goal selection and sequencing / Raymond G. Romanczyk, Kaylie Wiseman, and Hannah Morton
  • Part III. Social skills interventions. Evidence-based interventions / Florence D. DiGennaro Reed, Matthew D. Novak, Amy J. Henley, Denys Brand, and Mary E. McDonald
  • Discrete trial teaching and social skill training : dont throw the baby out with the bathwater / Mary Jane Weiss, Jennifer Hilton, and Samantha Russo
  • Incidental teaching : happy progress / Shahla Alai-Rosales, Karen A. Toussaint, and Gail G. McGee
  • Pivotal response treatment : empirically supported strategies to target social competencies and motivation in individuals with ASD / Ty Vernon
  • Helping young children with autism spectrum disorder develop social ability : the early start Denver Model approach / Sally J. Rogers, Giacomo Vivanti, and Marie Rocha
  • Video-based instruction for learners with autism / Kevin M. Ayres, Jason Travers, Sally B. Shepley, and Rachel Cagliani
  • Visual learning strategies to promote independence and appropriate social behavior / Thomas S. Higbee and Tyra P. Sellers
  • Peer mediation interventions to improve social and communication skills for children and youth with autism spectrum disorders / Debra M. Kamps, Rose Mason, and Linda Heitzman-Powell
  • Parent-mediated interventions for social communication in young children with ASD / Karis A. Casagrande and Brooke R. Ingersoll
  • Using the teaching interaction procedure to teach social skills for individuals diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder / Joseph H. Cihon, Sara M. Weinkauf, and Mitchell Taubman
  • Behavioral skills training to promote social behavior of individuals with autism / Raymond G. Miltenberger, Heather M. Zerger, Marissa Novotny, and Cynthia P. Livingston
  • Evidence-based social skills groups for individuals with autism spectrum disorder across the lifespan / Ruth Ellingsen, Courtney Bolton, and Elizabeth Laugeson
  • Matrix training procedures / Robert K. Ross
  • Social sories" : a cautionary tale / Justin B. Leaf and Julia L. Ferguson
  • Emerging social skills interventions for individuals with autism / Andrea Trubanova Wieckowski and Susan W. White
  • Part IV. Future directions. Future research directions as it relates to social behavior for individuals diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder / Justin B. Leaf, Misty Oppenheim-Leaf, and Mary Jane Weiss
  • Future directions for clinical social skills interventions / Mitchell Taubman and Julia L. Ferguson.