EBP Compendium: Summary of Systematic Review
A Meta-Analysis of School-Based Social Skills Interventions for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders
Bellini, S., Peters, J. K., et al.
(2007).
Remedial and Special Education, 28(3), 153–162.
Indicators of Review Quality:
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The review addresses a clearly focused question
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Criteria for inclusion of studies are provided
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Search strategy is described in sufficient detail for replication
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Included studies are assessed for study quality
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Quality assessments are reproducible
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Description: This is a meta-analysis of single-subject designs investigating school-based social skills interventions for children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorders (ASD).
Question(s) Addressed:
Question not specifically stated.
Population: Children and adolescents with ASD
Intervention/Assessment: School-based social skills interventions
Number of Studies Included: 55
Years Included: 1980–2005
Findings:
Conclusions:
Treatment
Cognition/Language
Pragmatics/Social Skills - This meta-analysis found school-based social skills interventions to be "minimally effective for children with ASD" (p. 159). These interventions yielded “low treatment effects and low generalization effects across participants, settings, and play stimuli. Moderate maintenance effects were observed suggesting that gains made via social skills interventions are maintained after the intervention is withdrawn” (p. 159).
Keywords: Autism Spectrum Disorders; Social Skills
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Added to Compendium: August 2010