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Examination Of The Effectiveness Of A One-Week Camp On Social Interaction For Youth With An Autism Spectrum Disorder, Maureen Louise O'Brien
Examination Of The Effectiveness Of A One-Week Camp On Social Interaction For Youth With An Autism Spectrum Disorder, Maureen Louise O'Brien
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Background. Persons with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) each have unique abilities and limitations, but all experience challenges interacting with others. Most studies examining intervention approaches to improve social interaction for children with ASD occur in artificial contexts and for short sessions over an extended period of time. Furthermore, effectiveness of intervention typically measures a child’s social competence by parent report (Reichow, Steiner & Volkmar, 2013; Case-Smith & Arbesman, 2008). Purpose. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of an intense one-week, natural camp designed to promote the quality of social interaction for 15 children with …