"It just depends": Parent, teacher, and expert conceptualization of social communication in young autistic children.

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Improving social communication is often one goal during early autism services. However, researchers do not yet know whether their ideas about which social communication skills should be targeted during services for young autistic children are the same as the goals of autism community members, such as parents, teachers, and expert clinicians. This study used focus groups (meetings of small groups of community members) to ask people from these groups about what aspects of social communication are most important to support in young autistic children. A total of 43 people participated in these focus groups. These groups included parents (three groups; 21 people), teachers (two groups; 8 people), and experts in early social communication and autism (two groups; 14 people).

SUBMITTER: Walton KM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10811291 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature