John Jacob Peters
An environmental justice fictional case study for engaging non-majors in human biology
Journal of microbiology & biology education
although social skills group interventions children autism common outpatient clinic settings little research conducted determine efficacy treatments study examined effectiveness outpatient clinicbased social skills group intervention four highfunctioning elementaryaged children autism group designed teach specific social skills including greeting conversation play skills brief therapy format eight sessions total end skillstraining session children autism observed play sessions typical peers typical peers received peer education ways interact children autism results indicate social skills group implemented outpatient clinic setting effective improving greeting play skills less clear improvements noted conversation skills addition children autism reported increased feelings social support classmates school following participation group however parent report data greeting conversation play skills outside clinic setting indicated significant improvements greeting skills thus although clinicbased intervention led improvements social skills fewer changes noted generalization nonclinic settings