Abstract
This study examined specific social skills that children with Autism Spectrum Disorder need to improve in their life. This quantitative study obtained data from 40 parents who have children or youth with ASD who participated in a one week day camp. A modified version of the Autism Social Skills Profile (ASSP) was given three times to determine if children and youth with ASD made improvements in social skills after participating in the one week day camp. Survey 1 was distributed before the beginning of camp, survey 2 was given at the end of camp, and survey 3 was given eight weeks post camp. This study reported statistically significant differences when the five domains included in social skills (communication, reciprocity, social cognition, initiation, and perspective taking and self-awareness) were analyzed. The time by treatment interaction was statistically significant for the communication, initiation, and reciprocity domains. These results suggest that participants who attended Camp New Amigos showed a positive impact on social skills for children and youth with ASD, as rated by their parents. Keywords: communication, social skills, imitation, social cognition, perspective taking DOI: 10.7176/JEP/11-17-14 Publication date: June 30th 2020
Highlights
Autism is a Greek word which came from the word “autos,” which means self (Sicile-Kira, 2004).Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) is a complex neuro-developmental disorder, and is characterized by different levels of impairment in social interaction, and restricted and repetitive behavior, interests, or activities (Maenneret al., 2020).Autism Spectrum Disorders is growing so fast, affecting more children than any other disease (Kellman, 2010)
This study describes the effect of a summer camp program on improving social skills for children and youth with ASD.The history of summer camp in the United States started in the 1860s
ASD who participated in the summer camp program
Summary
Autism is a Greek word which came from the word “autos,” which means self (Sicile-Kira, 2004).Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) is a complex neuro-developmental disorder, and is characterized by different levels of impairment in social interaction, and restricted and repetitive behavior , interests, or activities (Maenneret al., 2020).Autism Spectrum Disorders is growing so fast, affecting more children than any other disease (Kellman, 2010). ASD is a complex neuro-developmental disorder, and is characterized by different levels of impairment in social interaction, verbal and non-verbal communication, and restricted and repetitive behavior before three years of age (Napolioni et al, 2011). Victor could not use language or communicate with others (Goldstein &Ozonoff, 2009).Historically, few studies in the United States have examined the prevalence of ASD. In 2001 a study conducted by the CDC found that 67 in 10,000 children were diagnosed with ASD. In 2009, the ADDM report showed that one in every 110 children age eight years were diagnosed with ASD. ASD is 4 times more common among boys than girls (Maenner et al, 2020).According to estimates from the CDC and the ADDM Network
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