TY - JOUR
T1 - Exploring the social impact of being a typical peer model for included children with autism spectrum disorder
AU - Locke, Jill
AU - Rotheram-Fuller, Erin
AU - Kasari, Connie
PY - 2012/9
Y1 - 2012/9
N2 - This study examined the social impact of being a typical peer model as part of a social skills intervention for children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Participants were drawn from a randomized-controlled-treatment trial that examined the effects of targeted interventions on the social networks of 60 elementary-aged children with ASD. Results demonstrated that typical peer models had higher social network centrality, received friendships, friendship quality, and less loneliness than non-peer models. Peer models were also more likely to be connected with children with ASD than non-peer models at baseline and exit. These results suggest that typical peers can be socially connected to children with ASD, as well as other classmates, and maintain a strong and positive role within the classroom.
AB - This study examined the social impact of being a typical peer model as part of a social skills intervention for children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Participants were drawn from a randomized-controlled-treatment trial that examined the effects of targeted interventions on the social networks of 60 elementary-aged children with ASD. Results demonstrated that typical peer models had higher social network centrality, received friendships, friendship quality, and less loneliness than non-peer models. Peer models were also more likely to be connected with children with ASD than non-peer models at baseline and exit. These results suggest that typical peers can be socially connected to children with ASD, as well as other classmates, and maintain a strong and positive role within the classroom.
KW - Autism
KW - Peer models
KW - Social networks
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U2 - 10.1007/s10803-011-1437-0
DO - 10.1007/s10803-011-1437-0
M3 - Article
C2 - 22215436
AN - SCOPUS:84866728943
VL - 42
SP - 1895
EP - 1905
JO - Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders
JF - Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders
SN - 0162-3257
IS - 9
ER -