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Objective: The present study aimed at investigating the effectiveness of video modeling on social skills of children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). Methods: The current experimental study with pre-test, post-test design and control group was conducted on 24 male children with ASD aged 6-8 years from two special schools. The samples were selected by random sampling method and randomly div...

To develop and validate an ultra-short measure to assess the Big Five in social network designs, the unipolar items of the Ten-Item Personality Inventory were adapted to create a bipolar single-item scale (TIPI-r), including a new Openness item. Reliability was examined in terms of the internal consistency and test–retest stability of self-ratings and peer-rating composites (trait reputations)....

the purpose of this study was to explore the effects of group assertive training on social anxiety, social skills and academic performance of high school adolescents in isfahan city. the sample includes 60 students selected by random multistage sampling method. they were randomly divided into experiment and control groups. participants in this study completed a battery of scales including watso...

OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study is to ascertain whether there are differences among groups of children based on their social perception skills in visual perception and fluid reasoning to assist in more effective intervention planning. METHOD A total of 80 children were grouped on the basis of their performance on a social perception measure (Child and Adolescent Social Perception) and the...

Social skills deficits are a defining feature of individuals diagnosed with autism and other pervasive developmental disorders (PDD), which can impair functioning and put the individual at higher risk for developing problem behavior (e.g., self-injury, aggression). In the current study, an adolescent with PDD displayed inappropriate social behavior (inappropriate comments, social withdrawal, an...

This study evaluated the impact of generalization of the Social Competence Intervention-Adolescent (SCI-A) curriculum in a school setting for individuals with high-functioning autism or Asperger's Syndrome (N = 6). This study examined to what degree the generalization of the SCI-A curriculum could be measured when delivered in a school setting. Across the six participants preliminary results su...