The Effectiveness of a Social Story Intervention in Decreasing Problem Behavior in Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder
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Social stories, problem behaviour, children with autismAbstract
This study explores whether or not Social Stories Intervention Strategy has positive effects decreasing problem behaviour of children with autism. Participants were ten children between the ages of seven and nine who attended a center for autism. A pre- post design was used to examine the effectiveness of the social stories Intervention Strategy on decreasing problem behaviour of the target children. Findings from this study indicated the effectiveness of the social stories intervention employed in teaching the target children problem behaviour. On the basis of the findings, the study advocated for the effectiveness of the social stories intervention employed in teaching the target children problem behaviour.Downloads
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