EFFECTIVENESS OF SOCIAL SKILLS TRAINING IN KIDS WITH ASD


Shahnaz Ansari, Neha Jain, Surendra Kumar Meena
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Abstract
Autism is a neurodevelopmental disorder which highly affects the sensory integration, behavior and social skills of a child. In this project, social skills were evaluated. The objective of the study is to find out whether social skills are addressed to enhance the quality of life and socialization and its success in the client return to society. A different subject prospective, experimental, flexible pre-and-posttest for intervention design followed by descriptive analysis with questionnaire has been used for the purpose of this study. The social skills inventory and Autism treatment and evaluation checklist was main outcome measure. 12 patients with affected social skills shared similar demographic background with post social skills from 5 to 10 years with mean age of 6 years. Paired t-test showed significance difference (p<0.05) improve in work skill in pre-post social skills training. 94% clients who completed the program returned to work and switched over to different social areas, social norms and social age.
Keywords: social skills training, Quality Of Life, Autism, Neurodevelopmental disorder.
Journal Name :
EPRA International Journal of Research & Development (IJRD)

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Published on : 2021-10-09

Vol : 6
Issue : 10
Month : October
Year : 2021
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