Handbook of Social Skills and Autism Spectrum Disorder

1. An Introduction to the Handbook
Justin B. Leaf

Part I. Social Skills Deficits

2. Understanding the Social Nature of Autism: From Clinical Manifestations to Brain Mechanisms
Fred R. Volkmar, Brent Wyk

3. Have a Happy, Fun, Assertive Life! (Avoid Depression, Anxiety, Loneliness, and Suicide!)
Peter Sturmey

4. Bullying Among Youth with Autism Spectrum Disorders
Inge Zweers, Ron Scholte, Robert Didden

5. Friendship in Autism Spectrum Disorder
Nirit Bauminger-Zviely, Yael Kimhi

Part II. Assessment

6. Standardized Assessment of Social Skills in Autism Spectrum Disorder
B. J. Freeman, Pegeen Cronin

7. Assessment of Adaptive Behavior and Autism Spectrum Disorder
Pegeen Cronin, B. J. Freeman

8. Curriculum-Based Assessment of Social Development: Goal Selection and Sequencing
Raymond G. Romanczyk, Kaylie Wiseman, Hannah Morton

Part III. Social Skills Interventions

9. Evidence-Based Interventions
Florence D. DiGennaro Reed, Matthew D. Novak, Amy J. Henley, Denys Brand, Mary E. McDonald

10. Discrete Trial Teaching and Social Skill Training: Don’t Throw the Baby Out with the Bathwater
Mary Jane Weiss, Jennifer Hilton, Samantha Russo

11. Incidental Teaching: Happy Progress
Shahla Alai-Rosales, Karen A. Toussaint, Gail G. McGee

12. Pivotal Response Treatment: Empirically Supported Strategies to Target Social Competencies and Motivation in Individuals with ASD
Ty Vernon

13. Helping Young Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder Develop Social Ability: The Early Start Denver Model Approach
Sally J. Rogers, Giacomo Vivanti, Marie Rocha

14. Video-Based Instruction for Learners with Autism
Kevin M. Ayres, Jason Travers, Sally B. Shepley, Rachel Cagliani

15. Visual Learning Strategies to Promote Independence and Appropriate Social Behavior
Thomas S. Higbee, Tyra P. Sellers

16. Peer Mediation Interventions to Improve Social and Communication Skills for Children and Youth with Autism Spectrum Disorders
Debra M. Kamps, Rose Mason, Linda Heitzman-Powell

17. Parent-Mediated Interventions for Social Communication in Young Children with ASD
Karis A. Casagrande, Brooke R. Ingersoll

18. Using the Teaching Interaction Procedure to Teach Social Skills for Individuals Diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder
Joseph H. Cihon, Sara M. Weinkauf, Mitchell Taubman

19. Behavioral Skills Training to Promote Social Behavior of Individuals with Autism
Raymond G. Miltenberger, Heather M. Zerger, Marissa Novotny, Cynthia P. Livingston

20. Evidence-Based Social Skills Groups for Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder Across the Lifespan
Ruth Ellingsen, Courtney Bolton, Elizabeth Laugeson

21. Matrix Training Procedures
Robert K. Ross

22. Social Stories™: A Cautionary Tale
Justin B. Leaf, Julia L. Ferguson

23. Emerging Social Skills Interventions for Individuals with Autism
Andrea Trubanova Wieckowski, Susan W. White

Part IV. Future Directions

24. Future Research Directions as it Relates to Social Behavior for Individuals Diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder
Justin B. Leaf, Misty Oppenheim-Leaf, Mary Jane Weiss

25. Future Directions for Clinical Social Skills Interventions
Mitchell Taubman, Julia L. Ferguson

Nyckelord: Psychology, Child and School Psychology, Behavioral Therapy, Social Work