Journal
LANGUAGE SPEECH AND HEARING SERVICES IN SCHOOLS
Volume 40, Issue 2, Pages 109-115Publisher
AMER SPEECH-LANGUAGE-HEARING ASSOC
DOI: 10.1044/0161-1461(2008/07-0089)
Keywords
autism; social skills; parent; teacher report
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Purpose: The purpose of this study was to examine the agreement between, parent and teacher perceptions of specific social behaviors in children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD). Method: Informant ratings Were generated concerning 45 children with ASD between the ages of 5 and 14 years who were enrolled in social skills groups at 2 Midwestern outpatient autism treatment centers. Results: Moderate agreement parents and teachers for the overall social skills rating scores (r = 0.34; p < 0.05), but there was little agreement on specific social items. Distinct patterns of skill profiles emerged. Parents consistently provided relatively higher ratings on items that pertained to initiating interactions Teachers, on the other hand, consistently provided higher ratings on items related to responding to and maintaining interactions. Parents and teachers agreed most often on items of affective understanding and perspective taking. Conclusion: These findings suggest that specific social behaviors may be context dependent, indicating the need for a multi-informant approach to provide a more complete profile of a child's social abilities, which is necessary for generating a more effective treatment plan.
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