Friendship interventions for children with neurodevelopmental needs: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Rationale

Children with neurodevelopmental disorders such as attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), autism, developmental language disorder (DLD), intellectual disability (ID), and social (pragmatic) communication disorder (SPCD) experience difficulties with social functioning due to differences in their social, emotional and cognitive skills. Previous systematic reviews have focussed on specific aspects of social functioning rather than broader peer functioning and friendships.

Objective

To systematically review and methodologically appraise the quality and effectiveness of existing intervention studies that measured friendship outcomes for children with ADHD, autism, DLD, ID, and SPCD.

Method

Following PRISMA guidelines, we searched five electronic databas

SUBMITTER: Cordier R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10721178 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature