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Social deficits are a core characteristic of individuals with autism spectrum disorders and co-occurring intellectual disabilities (ASD-ID). Despite persistence of these deficits into adolescence, few social skills interventions have been empirically evaluated for older individuals with ASD-ID. The present investigation adapted an efficacious protocol for adolescents with ASD, video-based group instruction (VGI), and extended the procedure to 4 adolescents in a public high school setting. A multiple probe across behaviors design demonstrated the effectiveness of VGI for teaching novel social behavior to three of the four participants, with mixed outcomes for the fourth participant. Long-term maintenance was observed for two participants, though generalization outcomes were mixed. The results support using VGI within high school curricula for some adolescents with ASD-ID.
Author(s): Joshua B. Plavnick[sup.1] , Tiffany Kaid[sup.1] , Mari C. MacFarland[sup.1] Author Affiliations: (1) Department of Counseling, Educational Psychology, and Special Education, Michigan State University, 620 Farm Lane, 341 Erickson [...]