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Social Skills Interventions For Adolescents With Asd, Adhd, And Other Comorbidities, Margaret Batson, Sarah Elliott, Gary Lam, Nora Seimears
Social Skills Interventions For Adolescents With Asd, Adhd, And Other Comorbidities, Margaret Batson, Sarah Elliott, Gary Lam, Nora Seimears
School of Occupational Therapy Master's Capstone Projects (2016-2021)
This project was part of a research initiative to collaborate with Kristin Brubaker, MSOT, OTR/L, practicing pediatric occupational therapist at the Center for Therapeutic Intervention (CTI). CTI is an outpatient, private pediatric occupational therapy clinic in Gig Harbor, WA. The purpose of our project was to determine existing and effective interventions to improve social skills in adolescents, ages 11 to 18 years, with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), sensory processing disorder (SPD) and other sensory processing issues. Our search of the literature yielded a total of 22 research studies, with the majority representing group-based interventions. Limited …