Dorothy V M Bishop, Helen Watt, Marietta Papadatou-Pastou
An efficient and reliable method for measuring cerebral lateralization during speech with functional transcranial Doppler ultrasound
Neuropsychologia
extant literature demonstrates children autism spectrum disorder asd often difficulty interacting socially connecting typically developing classmates however children asd social outcomes consistent typically developing counterparts little known subgroup children asd study examined stable unlikely change malleable changeable characteristics socially successful children asd study used baseline data three intervention studies performed public schools southwestern united states total 148 elementaryaged children asd 130 classrooms 47 public schools participated measures playground peer engagement social network salience inclusion informal peer groups obtained results demonstrated number malleable factors significantly predicted playground peer engagement class size autism symptom severity peer connections social network salience autism symptom severity peer connections received friendships addition age stable factor significantly predicted social network salience interestingly two malleable ie peer connections received friendships stable factors ie age iq sex predicted overall social success eg high playground peer engagement social network salience children asd schoolbased interventions address malleable factors number peer connections received friendships predict best social outcomes children asd