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    An evaluation of individually delivered secret agent society social skills program for children with high-functioning autism spectrum disorders: A pilot study

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    Authors
    Tan, Y.
    Mazzucchelli, Trevor
    Beaumont, R.
    Date
    2015
    Type
    Journal Article
    
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    Abstract

    © The Author(s) 2015. High-functioning children with autism spectrum disorders display social skill deficits that can have a debilitating impact on their daily lives. The Secret Agent Society (SAS) program has been shown to be effective in improving the social skills of these children when delivered in a group setting. This pilot study evaluated whether individually delivered SAS would yield similar outcomes. Three participants were recruited for the 9-week intervention. Measures of social competence were administered at four points: pretest 1, pretest 2, post-intervention, and 6-week follow-up. Participants showed significant improvement in half of the measures assessing social competence. On a third of these measures, two participants demonstrated improvements to within the range of their typically developing peers. Follow-up results suggested that improvements were maintained at 6 weeks' post-intervention. Limitations of this study and directions for future research are discussed.

    Citation
    Tan, Y. and Mazzucchelli, T. and Beaumont, R. 2015. An evaluation of individually delivered secret agent society social skills program for children with high-functioning autism spectrum disorders: A pilot study. Behaviour Change. 32 (3): pp. 159-174.
    Source Title
    Behaviour Change
    DOI
    10.1017/bec.2015.7
    ISSN
    0813-4839
    School
    School of Psychology and Speech Pathology
    Remarks

    This version of the article has been accepted for publication and will appear in a revised form subsequent to peer review and / or editorial input

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    http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/32573
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    • Curtin Research Publications

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