Supporting Communication and Social Skills

Handouts

This Autism at-a-Glance was designed to provide information to practitioners and family members about female adolescents and young adults on the autism spectrum.
A brief summary of an article about addressing social competence and peer relationships in high school students on the autism spectrum

Articles and Conference Presentations

This presentation provides an analysis of focus group results and how that informed the adaptation of peer network interventions, as well as an overview of peer network interventions and results from early pilot studies with high school students with ASD.
Presentation on teams that implement comprehensive interventions to high school students with ASD given at the 25th Annual Meeting of the Society for Prevention Research.
Article published in Autism: The International Journal or Research & Practice about social interventions for youth with ASD.
An article in the journal Research & Practice For Persons With Severe Disabilities reporting the effects of a peer network intervention on the social interactions of high school students with Autism Spectrum Disorder.
Article published in Remedial and Special Education about efficacy of social interventions for students with ASD in inclusive classrooms.
This presentation provides an overview of social competence interventions for high school students with autism, and offers practical tips for educators and other professionals working with high school students with autism.
An oral presentation in the strand, Educational Strategies and Interventions for High School Students with Autism Spectrum Disorders, from the CEC 2015 conference in San Diego, CA.
A manuscript in a special issue of Remedial and Special Education (Autism, Adolescence, and High School) about supporting social competence and peer relationships in high school students with ASD.
Article published in Autism about supportive technology use for teens with ASD.
An oral presentation from the CEC 2016 conference in St. Louis, MO.