Characteristics of socially successful elementary school-aged children with autism.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The extant literature demonstrates that children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) often have difficulty interacting and socially connecting with typically developing classmates. However, some children with ASD have social outcomes that are consistent with their typically developing counterparts. Little is known about this subgroup of children with ASD. This study examined the stable (unlikely to change) and malleable (changeable) characteristics of socially successful children with ASD.

Methods

This study used baseline data from three intervention studies performed in public schools in the Southwestern United States. A total of 148 elementary-aged children with ASD in 130 classrooms in 47 public schools participated. Measures of playground peer engagement and s

SUBMITTER: Locke J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5161548 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature