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An Exploration Of Joint Attention And Friendship In Preschool Children With Autism
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Book Synopsis An Exploration of Joint Attention and Friendship in Preschool Children with Autism by : Ya-Chih Chang
Download or read book An Exploration of Joint Attention and Friendship in Preschool Children with Autism written by Ya-Chih Chang and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 61 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Children begin to show preferences for specific playmates as early as the first two years of life. Children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) have difficulty making friends, even in elementary and middle school. However, very little is known about earlier friendships in children with autism such as preschool friendships. The current study examined friendships in preschool children with autism and explored how joint attention contributes to these friendships in mainstreamed settings. The participants were 31 mainstreamed preschool children (ages 2-5) with ASD. Two 15-minute school observations were conducted for each participant to capture participants' interactions with peers and adults during free play. Friendship was defined by three criteria: the children must have 1) at least 50% of their social initiation attempts responded to, 2) at least one interval of joint engagement, and 3) at least one positive affective exchange (adapted from Howes, 1983). Using this definition for friendship, the results indicated that 20% of the sample had friendships at school. Children with friends were more likely than children without friends to be jointly engaged with their peers during free play, and they used higher joint attention skills. Additionally, the study also found that adults were using far more behavioral management skills than any other strategies within the classrooms. Future studies may want to examine the effects of early interventions and/or teacher training on the development of friendships in preschool children with ASD within the school setting.
Book Synopsis Joint Attention and Its Relation to Social Outcomes by : Shantel Elizabeth Meek
Download or read book Joint Attention and Its Relation to Social Outcomes written by Shantel Elizabeth Meek and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 103 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Previous research has suggested that the social interactions parents engage in with their typically developing children are critical to the relationships children form with peers later in development. Fewer studies, however, have investigated the relation between parent and child interactions and peer relations in children with autism. The current study aimed to investigate the relation between parent-child joint attention skills, social competence and friendship quality in children with autism and in typically developing children. A matched sample of 20 preschool-aged children with autism and 20 preschool-aged typically developing children were observed interacting with their parents in a laboratory setting. Approximately one year later, parents filled out a questionnaire assessing their child's social competency and quality of friendships with peers. Results indicated significant group differences between children with autism and typically developing children in all study variables, with children with autism displaying less initiation of joint attention, lower social competence and low quality friendships. Additionally, child initiated joint attention was positively related to social competence for both groups; effects were not moderated by diagnosis status. It is concluded that parent and child interactions during the preschool years are important to the development of social competence with peers. Intervention and policy implications are discussed.
Book Synopsis Destination Friendship by : Mary Benton
Download or read book Destination Friendship written by Mary Benton and published by AAPC Publishing. This book was released on 2012 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A curriculum for teaching friendship skills using a fun group format. Participants take part in hands-on activities that are geared to their strengths and preferred learning styles.
Book Synopsis The JASPER Model for Children with Autism by : Connie Kasari
Download or read book The JASPER Model for Children with Autism written by Connie Kasari and published by Guilford Publications. This book was released on 2021-11-17 with total page 380 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The authoritative guide to implementing the Joint Attention, Symbolic Play, Engagement, and Regulation (JASPER) intervention. With a strong evidence base, JASPER provides a clear, flexible structure to bolster early skills core to social communication development. The authors show how to assess 1- to 8-year-olds with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), set treatment targets, choose engaging play materials, tailor JASPER strategies to each individual, and troubleshoot common challenges.
Book Synopsis Friendly Facts by : Margaret-Anne Carter
Download or read book Friendly Facts written by Margaret-Anne Carter and published by AAPC Publishing. This book was released on 2010 with total page 92 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An interactive workbook with activities designed for children with autism spectrum and related disorders to learn how to make and keep friends.
Book Synopsis Social Skills and Play Development in Young Children with Autism by : Ning Zhou
Download or read book Social Skills and Play Development in Young Children with Autism written by Ning Zhou and published by Open Dissertation Press. This book was released on 2017-01-26 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This dissertation, "Social Skills and Play Development in Young Children With Autism" by Ning, Zhou, 周寧, was obtained from The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong) and is being sold pursuant to Creative Commons: Attribution 3.0 Hong Kong License. The content of this dissertation has not been altered in any way. We have altered the formatting in order to facilitate the ease of printing and reading of the dissertation. All rights not granted by the above license are retained by the author. Abstract: The goal of the study was to investigate the contribution of early social skills to play development in preschool children with Autism (ASD). Two social skills, joint attention and imitation and their relationships with simple play and pretend play skills, were investigated. A longitudinal study with three phases of time was conducted to explore the sequence of the development of joint attention and imitation and play skills. Self-developed scales were used to measure the variables of interests and the reliabilities of the scales were established. Multiple regressions showed that imitation at Time 2 mediated the relation between joint attention at Time 1 and play skills at Time 3. The implication of the results for understanding the nature of play development and for design of early interventions for preschool children with ASD are also discussed. DOI: 10.5353/th_b5156789 Subjects: Play - Psychological aspects Autistic children Social skills in children
Book Synopsis Preschool Peer Social Intervention in Autism Spectrum Disorder by : Nirit Bauminger-Zviely
Download or read book Preschool Peer Social Intervention in Autism Spectrum Disorder written by Nirit Bauminger-Zviely and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2021-09-22 with total page 267 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book presents the Preschool Peer Social Intervention (PPSI), a manualized comprehensive social curriculum to enhance peer-interaction for pre-schoolers with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) in three key domains: play, interaction, and conversation. The book outlines the PPSI’s transactional approach in each of the three intervention domains and incorporates developmental features and age-appropriate play, interaction, and conversation skills while accounting for individual differences in social communication abilities. The intervention is designed to be implemented within the child’s natural social environment, such as preschool, and it includes the child’s social agents, namely, their peers, teachers, and parents. PPSI intervention curricula addressed in this book are based on typical play, interaction, and conversation development, taking into account the social and communication challenges found to characterize young children with ASD in these domains. Building up the ability to play, interact and converse more efficiently with peers may render a substantial impact on preschoolers with ASD, with vast potential for improving not only these children’s immediate social experience with peers, but also their future social competence that relies on these early building blocks.
Book Synopsis Play and Joint Attention of Children with Autism in the Preschool Classroom by : Connie Shu-Ya Wong
Download or read book Play and Joint Attention of Children with Autism in the Preschool Classroom written by Connie Shu-Ya Wong and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 138 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Young children learn by actively interacting with their environment. They explore their surroundings to play with objects and with other people. Through these interactions, they gain new knowledge and understanding which contributes to their social and cognitive development. Young children with autism may have difficulties interacting with their environment because of their specific deficits in symbolic play and joint attention.
Book Synopsis Handbook of Social Skills and Autism Spectrum Disorder by : Justin B. Leaf
Download or read book Handbook of Social Skills and Autism Spectrum Disorder written by Justin B. Leaf and published by Springer. This book was released on 2017-10-17 with total page 439 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This handbook identifies the various social deficiencies widely associated with children and youth diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). It discusses possible causes as well as the lifelong effects if these deficiencies are not addressed. The handbook presents current behavioral and curriculum-based methods for assessing social deficits. Chapters examine the various interventions that have been used to improve social skills and behavior, including video modeling, peer-mediated interventions, and script fading. Chapters also assess various interventions using empirically based procedures, evaluate the research of each of these procedures, provide guidelines for treatment planning, and offer clinical recommendations. The handbook concludes with future directions for the development of both social behavior and clinical social skills interventions. Topics featured in the Handbook include: Impairments in social behavior that may result in negative outcomes such as depression, loneliness, and suicide in individuals with ASD. Bullying among youth with ASD. Behavioral skills training to promote social behavior of individuals with ASD. The Early Start Denver Model approach to helping young children with ASD. The implementation of social skills groups for individuals diagnosed with ASD. The Handbook of Social Skills and Autism Spectrum Disorder is a must-have resource for researchers, clinicians/professionals, and graduate students in clinical child, school, and developmental psychology, behavioral therapy, and social work, as well as such interrelated disciplines as child and adolescent psychiatry, rehabilitation medicine/therapy, pediatrics, and special education/educational psychology.
Book Synopsis Social Timing in Preschoolers with Autism Spectrum Disorder by : Anne-Katrin Muth
Download or read book Social Timing in Preschoolers with Autism Spectrum Disorder written by Anne-Katrin Muth and published by GRIN Verlag. This book was released on 2019-06-03 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Master's Thesis from the year 2017 in the subject Psychology - Developmental Psychology, University of Wales, Bangor, language: English, abstract: The emphasis of this study is on social timing during parent-child interaction in a real-life environment in preschoolers with ASD. As an additional feature, the children and adults in this sample received Musical Intervention Therapy (MIT) in North Wales in the United Kingdom (UK). This allows comparison of interaction with music (hereafter referred to as 'Music') and without music ('Interaction') within an MIT setting. Timing plays a vital role in communication. It allows perception and coordination of communication tools such as speech, facial expressions, and body language. For example, neurotypical individuals naturally sense when it is their turn to speak, and use pauses to emphasise or alter the meaning of what they are trying to convey. When timing is optimal and communication flows evenly, people remain largely unaware of its importance. On the contrary, erratic timing is noticed immediately. For example, when the audio or video transmission during a Skype-conversation lags behind, one can still carry on with his or her conversation but it becomes harder to read social cues and communication becomes tedious. Scholars refer to this type of timing as 'social timing'. Its role is to structure and organise the timing of verbal and non-verbal communication tools. Social timing is further split into the temporal organisation of our own body language and speech ('intrapersonal') and that between self and other ('interpersonal'). Social timing in parent-infant interaction plays a key role for long-term development of communication and social skills. The pioneers of developmental social timing studies focused on describing rhythmicity of pre-verbal communication in the 1970s. A decade later, advances in statistical methods allowed examination of intra- and interpersonal timing, which can be cyclical and synchronous respectively.
Book Synopsis Making Play Just Right: Unleashing the Power of Play in Occupational Therapy by : Heather Kuhaneck
Download or read book Making Play Just Right: Unleashing the Power of Play in Occupational Therapy written by Heather Kuhaneck and published by Jones & Bartlett Learning. This book was released on 2022-05-19 with total page 505 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At the heart of Making Play Just Right: Unleashing the Power of Play in Occupational Therapy is the belief that the most effective way to ensure pediatric occupational therapy is through incorporating play. The Second Edition is a unique resource on pediatric activity and therapy analysis for occupational therapists and students. This text provides the background, history, evidence, and general knowledge needed to use a playful approach to pediatric occupational therapy, as well as the specific examples and recommendations needed to help therapists adopt these strategies.
Book Synopsis Who Needs Friends? by : Laurie Leventhal-Belfer
Download or read book Who Needs Friends? written by Laurie Leventhal-Belfer and published by . This book was released on 2013-04-12 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Who Needs Friends?A Guide to The Friends Program:An intervention program that helps young children on the Autism Spectrum/ Asperger's Disorder and their Parents explore and expand their social world. For the past 15 years colleagues and graduate students have asked us if we have a handbook about our program that they could share with their trainees. Parents have also inquired about a handbook that they can share with family members and their children's teachers. So here it is, a reader friendly guidebook to The Friends Program. The program strives to replicate a preschool and elementary school setting to capture the challenges that these children experience at school, across social settings such as their home, and in after school activities. The program is unique in that the parents, experienced interpreters of their children's social world, attend every session. We learned early on that their observations and comments made during the parent's group provided the clinicians with insight that might otherwise take months to acquire. A parent immediately knew which movie or video their child was referring to during the table discussion. They understood why a child may look distressed at the start of a session or what they were eager to share in the group. The program runs on the academic calendar since we have learned that different issues arise at different times such as the opening of the school year, holidays, and tests. Our curriculum is not standardized but molds to fit the issues the children are currently raising, i.e., making new friends, keeping your cool, bullying, and collaboration. The goal of this program is to enhance a child's Social Communication, capacity for shared symbolic Play, understanding of Emotions and Emotional Regulation, verbal Communication and Sensory Regulation (SPECS). The book defines each area and elaborates on how these goals are addressed in different activity themes. Each activity has a theme, goal, and strategies that address the SPECS. The goal for the parents is to increase their understanding of their child, and provide a safe and supportive setting where they can openly share with the clinical facilitator and fellow parents the stages they travel as parents of children on the Autism Spectrum/ Asperger's Disorder. The journey involves stages of denial, anger and frustration, bargaining, sadness, advocacy, and acceptance. This journey does not travel a linear path but moves up and down in relationship to how their child is doing. The stages come to life with direct quotes from the parents along with a story written by a parent who was not aware of how we were going to present this process in our first book, Asperger's Disorder in Young Children (2004). Over time an increasing number of fathers are attending each session and that has provided a rich insight into the paths that couples travel. The group parents provide each other with ongoing support years after they leave the group, often sending us updates on the progress their child has made or their recent achievements as (for example) an Eagle Scout, in the martial arts, in the arts, or in their transition to college. The book contains the charts that we use in the group, a guide to children's books we use in our program, and a list of books for professionals and parents. Lastly we provide a review of our pilot outcome study, preliminary data, and a set of outcome measures. Nothing is more satisfying than watching a child who asked their parents and the staff at the start of the program, "who needs friends?", leave the program with a desire to maintain the friendships they made in the group and gradually expand their social world with a little nudge and lots of love from their parents.
Book Synopsis Joint Attention Interventions for Young Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders by : Abigail Klass Vo
Download or read book Joint Attention Interventions for Young Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders written by Abigail Klass Vo and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Early intervention is a critical component of efforts to optimize outcomes for children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) and their families. One promising target for early intervention is joint attention, an early developing social-cognitive competency that is foundational to many other social, communicative, and cognitive skills; and a core deficit in children with ASD. While joint attention interventions are gaining interest among researchers, many are limited by their failure to situate joint attention development within the caregiver-child relationship and to adequately examine child and caregiver outcomes and transactional processes. The purpose of this study was to examine changes in child and caregiver joint attention actions and transactions across the course of a parent-mediated joint attention intervention. The Child-Caregiver Joint Attention coding system was developed and applied to videotaped caregiver-child interaction sessions from all phases of the Joint Attention Mediated Learning intervention. Participants included five mothers and their toddler aged sons. Joint attention actions examined included gaze alternations, pointing, showing, joint attention responding, and joint attention initiating for both children and caregivers. Four of five children demonstrated increases in gaze alternations, joint attention responding, and joint attention initiating by the end of the intervention. Three caregivers demonstrated increases in gaze alternations and joint attention responding, and four displayed increases in joint attention initiating. There was no clear pattern of change across children or caregivers in pointing or showing. All participants, with the exception of one caregiver, responded to a higher percentage of opportunities for joint attention in the final intervention phase than in Baseline, suggesting that most participants became more responsive to their social partners by the end of the intervention. The findings of this study suggest that parent-mediated joint attention interventions have the potential to promote changes in both child and caregiver joint attention actions and transactional relationships. Future research should continue to examine outcomes for both children and primary caregivers and changes in child-caregiver transactions over the course of different types of joint attention interventions in order to inform intervention development and selection, and explore mechanisms for change.
Download or read book Wanna Play written by Ruth Herron Ross and published by Corwin Press. This book was released on 2006-10-17 with total page 217 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Youngsters at risk or with developmental delays or disabilities may experience considerable difficulty in learning how to make friends. This practical teacher resource presents the Wanna Play Program[Trademark], a curriculum devoted specifically to helping PreK-3 students develop the social skills they need to interact appropriately with individuals and groups. This parent- and teacher-friendly handbook provides over 60 lesson plans involving more than 300 games and activities. With dozens of reproducibles, it offers many instructional options for teachers, including: Lesson plans outlining teaching concepts, objectives, and attitudinal approaches, Links to Individual Education Program (IEP) goals and reporting categories, Practical, flexible methods of engaging young students in developing friendship skills, Constructive advice for teaching children who exhibit difficult behavior but may not have been diagnosed with a disability. Discover how to foster young children's ability to develop the relationship-building skills they'll need in their early years and beyond. Book jacket.
Book Synopsis Using a Contextual Play Intervention to Increase Joint Attention in Preschool Aged Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder by : Alexandra Paige Thomas
Download or read book Using a Contextual Play Intervention to Increase Joint Attention in Preschool Aged Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder written by Alexandra Paige Thomas and published by . This book was released on 2023 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Joint attention and play skills are pivotal in the development of language and communication for a young learner. Many children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) demonstrate deficits in joint attention and play skills. A multiple baseline design across three participants was used to assess the efficacy of modeling toy play on contextual play behaviors as well as the effectiveness of teaching joint attention through a contextual play intervention in preschool aged children with ASD. During baseline all three participants demonstrated minimal joint attention and contextual play behaviors. Within the contextual play intervention, one of three participants demonstrated an increase in joint attention and all three of the participants demonstrated an increase in contextual play behaviors.
Book Synopsis Learning About Friendship by : Kay Al-Ghani
Download or read book Learning About Friendship written by Kay Al-Ghani and published by Jessica Kingsley Publishers. This book was released on 2011-05-15 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Making friends can be a challenge for all children, but those with autistic spectrum disorder (ASD) can struggle more than most. This collection of ten fully-illustrated stories explores friendship issues encountered by children with ASD aged four to eight and looks at how they can be overcome successfully. Key problem areas are addressed, including sharing, taking turns, being a tattletale, obsessions, winning and losing, jealousy, personal space, tact and diplomacy, and defining friendship. The lively and entertaining stories depersonalize issues, allowing children to see situations from the perspective of others and enabling them to recognize themselves in the characters. This opens the door to discussion, which in turn leads to useful insight and strategies they can practise and implement in the future. Each story has a separate introduction for adults which explains the main strategies within it. This book will be a valuable resource for all parents and teachers of children with ASD, along with their friends and families, and anybody else looking to help children on the spectrum to understand, make and maintain friendships.
Book Synopsis Peers(r) for Preschoolers by : Elizabeth Laugeson
Download or read book Peers(r) for Preschoolers written by Elizabeth Laugeson and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2024-12-23 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This manual builds on the success of the PEERS(R), an internationally renowned program used in over 150 countries and translated into numerous languages, now expanded to work with autistic and neurodivergent preschool-aged children, and those with other social challenges.
