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- Title
- Social-cognitive processing in 6- to 12-year-old children with Asperger's disorder.
- Creator
- Carothers, Douglas Edward, Florida Atlantic University, Taylor, Ronald L.
- Abstract/Description
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Students with Asperger's disorder manifest social, behavioral and pragmatic language impairments that result in their lower social acceptance. However, peer rejection in childhood is correlated with both current and future maladjustment, so it is important to investigate the causes of social rejection for children with Asperger's disorder. The first purpose of this study was to determine the relative effectiveness with which students with Asperger's disorder and typically developing students...
Show moreStudents with Asperger's disorder manifest social, behavioral and pragmatic language impairments that result in their lower social acceptance. However, peer rejection in childhood is correlated with both current and future maladjustment, so it is important to investigate the causes of social rejection for children with Asperger's disorder. The first purpose of this study was to determine the relative effectiveness with which students with Asperger's disorder and typically developing students were able to interpret the social intentions of their peers. The second purpose of the study was to determine whether, with a given interpretation of social intention, there were differences in the social interaction strategies chosen by these two groups of students. Twenty students with Asperger's disorder and 20 typically developing elementary school students participated in this study. They viewed videotapes depicting social conflict situations and were interviewed to determine if they perceived the cause of a conflict, how they interpreted an antagonist's actions, and how they would respond in a similar situation. An independent samples t-test indicated that the typically developing group performed significantly better on the encoding of conflicts and benign intention cues. Further, the Asperger's disorder group rejected benign intention cues that they had encoded at a higher rate than their typically developing peers. A mixed ANOVA revealed that there were significant differences between groups for the rating of a peer as "not mean" based on cue type, with the Asperger's disorder group most likely to rate a peer as "not mean" after watching ambiguous vignettes and the typically developing group most likely to give this rating after watching benign vignettes. Additionally, a mixed ANOVA demonstrated that the Asperger's disorder group was significantly more likely to cite the use of aggressive strategies both against peer entry and peer provocation conflict types and when they had attributed a peer to be "mean."
Show less - Date Issued
- 2002
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FADT12000
- Subject Headings
- Asperger's syndrome, Autistic children--Education--Social aspects, Autism in children
- Format
- Document (PDF)
- Title
- Effects of the relationship enhancement® program on social skills, empathy and social support for adults with autism spectrum disorders.
- Creator
- Cunningham, Alexandra, Sperry, Len, Florida Atlantic University, College of Education, Department of Counselor Education
- Abstract/Description
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An important area of research is emerging for adults diagnosed with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) with respect to the challenges they face in their social relationships. Social relationships include those that are romantic in nature such as dating, cohabitation and marriage. Researchers suggest that engaging in a healthy and happy romantic relationship has many physical and mental health benefits that contribute to improved quality of life. This study used a quasi-experimental group design...
Show moreAn important area of research is emerging for adults diagnosed with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) with respect to the challenges they face in their social relationships. Social relationships include those that are romantic in nature such as dating, cohabitation and marriage. Researchers suggest that engaging in a healthy and happy romantic relationship has many physical and mental health benefits that contribute to improved quality of life. This study used a quasi-experimental group design to explore the effects of psychoeducation for adults with ASD. Study participants were assigned to one of two group conditions. One group received the Relationship Enhancement®(RE) program and the other received RE with supplements targeting specific social skills. Social skills, empathy and social support were measured pre and post intervention for participants both within and between groups. Significant differences were found in the assessment of all participants, in both groups, as measured by t-tests and effect sizes in the variables of social skills (t(37)=- 2.28-2.72, p=.028-.029, η2=.122) and empathy (t(37)=-2.31, p=.027, η2=.123). These differences indicate that all participants, in both groups improved in social skills and empathy from pre to post treatment. No significant differences were found among all group participants for the variable of social support. There were no significant differences between groups for the three variables measured (p>0.05). Overall, these results provide support for the use of RE and the targeted supplements to increase social skills and empathy among adults with ASD who are interested in engaging in romantic relationships.
Show less - Date Issued
- 2014
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00004096
- Subject Headings
- Asperger's syndrome -- Patients -- Conduct of life, Asperger's syndrome -- Social aspects, Autism spectrum disorders, Interpersonal relations, Mindfulness based cognitive therapy, Psychology, Pathological
- Format
- Document (PDF)
