Comparing Social StoriesTMto Cool Versus Not Cool

In this study we compared the cool versus not cool procedure to Social StoriesTM for teaching various social behaviors to one individual diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder. The researchers randomly assigned three social skills to the cool versus not cool procedure and three social skills to the...

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Published in:Education & treatment of children 2016-05, Vol.39 (2), p.173-185
Main Authors: Leaf, Justin B., Mitchell, Erin, Townley-Cochran, Donna, McEachin, John, Taubman, Mitchell, Leaf, Ronald
Format: Article
Language:English
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EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES
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Summary:In this study we compared the cool versus not cool procedure to Social StoriesTM for teaching various social behaviors to one individual diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder. The researchers randomly assigned three social skills to the cool versus not cool procedure and three social skills to the Social StoriesTM procedure. Naturalistic probes were utilized to determine the participant's successful demonstration of the various social skills taught with each procedure. The researchers utilized an adapted alternating treatment design to compare the effectiveness of each of the two procedures. Results indicated that the participant acquired all of the skills taught with the cool versus not cool procedure and demonstrated minimal improvements for the skills taught with Social StoriesTM. Practical implications as well as future research are discussed.
ISSN:0748-8491
1934-8924