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Table 1 Sample activities of social skills training (for children) and outline of mothers’ program

From: TEACCH-based group social skills training for children with high-functioning autism: a pilot randomized controlled trial

Sample activities of social skills training (for children)

Session number

Session topics

Sample activities

1,14,15,20

Pragmatic speech skills

Knowing how to introduce themselves in public, such as vocal volume and the manner of standing.

2,11

Problem solving skills

Knowing how to request assistance or help from other people. Setting a difficult scene and learning the general rules of socially appropriate behaviors by using videotape.

3,4,5,6,

Friendship skills

Understanding the time, inviting to play, borrowing things, refusing a request politely and responding to rejection when a request is refused.

7,8,9

Self-regulation skills

Understanding feelings, such as knowing and controlling emotions when they lose a game, dealing with desires.

10,12,13,16

Nonverbal communication skills

Knowing the feelings of friends, such as practicing facial expressions in a mirror or face-to-face and asking about the feelings and emotions of others.

17,18,19

Shopping skills

Knowing shopping rules and paying with money at the cafe.

Outline of mothers’ program

Session number

Session topics

1

Introducing themselves and understanding the concepts of the program.

2,6,9,13,19

Watching the children’s program through a one-way mirror, understanding the TEACCH method and joining SST with their children.

3

Learning about development of HFA from a child psychiatrist.

4,7,8

Setting a goal for daily life, individual consultation by social workers and peer counseling.

5,10,11,12,14,18

Learning parent training, such as making manuals for their children or using effective instructions and communication with positive feedback.

15,16,17

Consulting about educational support for elementary school, and making a support system and a "support-book".

20

Joining the farewell ceremony and practicing positive feedback with their children.

  1. All sessions consisted of instruction, video modeling, rehearsal, feedback and demonstration of aspects of the real world.